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Recommended VM for MacOS to Run Epic Games
I want to use windows on a VM on my Mac Retina to run Epic Games but I don't know the most suitable VM alternative for Parallels to use with less ram consumption. Can someone please recommend a free on I can use?
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 11:18PM by Competitive_Ad_4486
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What is the app name that boosts the brightness on MacBook Pro to 1000 nits?
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Submitted November 05, 2024 at 10:26PM by zizo999
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app for Magic Mouse gestures that includes SWIPING
Are there any apps to customize Magic Mouse gestures but includes swiping gestures similar to the track pad (e.g. two finger swipe up on Magic Mouse to show desktop)? I currently use BetterTouchTool, but am curious what other options there are? I did a quick search and it seems there were apps like MultiTouch, but that didn't seem like it have swipe gestures but more tap/click gestures.
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 10:35PM by twoweekhaircut
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You're helping my students! Is there a way to un-highlight some of these boxes? Trying to delete that extra burger at the bottom. Can't figure out a way to only click the burger (or anything). It boxes multiple things whenever I try!
https://i.redd.it/qp77d2omd4zd1.png
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 06:42PM by BlacklightPropaganda
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Apple Calendar question
When I have two or more events side by side sharing a section of time, I can't tell what determines which order they appear in. I just created 3 entries the exact same way and one of them has the order different than the other two. Does anyone know? My OCD mind is going crazy!
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 06:05PM by coffeepluscroissants
on r/macapps via https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1gkblhs/apple_calendar_question/An @AppleStyleOfficial project

System-wide audio crossfeed menubar app
I remember there used to be a simple menubar app that did system-wide "audio tuning for headphones" aka some gentle stereo crossfeed mixing, i think it was called something like "Tam's headphone optimizer" does this ring a bell for anyone else? (this was years ago so i totally get it might not even work with recent macOS)
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 05:09PM by Zen1
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App that includes feature of moving windows by holding a key?
HiI use BetterTouchTool and one of the functions is the ability to move a window under the cursor by pressing/holding a key (like option key). Are there any other apps that offer this functionality? I'm looking to move off of BTT.
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 04:09PM by twoweekhaircut
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News App Always Greyed Out
I frequently receive apps from Apple News sent from an iPad. The link opens a web page but often I can't read the article because it won't open news. If I look at Applications, the News app is greyed out. Only one other app is greyed out and that is for a printer I no longer own. I don't seem to be able to fix this. I am able to open the News app, I have an alias that opens the app, but a) it's a pain that the link won't open it, and b) the article isn't always easy to locate searching the news app. Anyone know how to "ungrey" the app?https://preview.redd.it/fqpzf84zd3zd1.jpg?width=1402&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=472dc3bb3df2eb7d1a38f8b1ad51eec9ef119be7
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 03:21PM by souldog666
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I've built a Cricket score tracker for macOS menu bar (link in comments)
https://reddit.com/link/1gk5may/video/w682zzfdu2zd1/player
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 01:34PM by hm_arora
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[GIVEAWAY] Alter -- An AI Assistant Truly Built For Mac
Hey MacApps community!We've partnered with a small team of Mac enthusiasts who've created Alter – an AI assistant built for macOS designed to upgrade all your apps with AI capabilities.💡 Why Alter was Created: "We were frustrated with AI tools that didn't really "get" the Mac ecosystem and often disrupted our focus. So we built something that works naturally with macOS, understanding your apps and workflows."🔥 What makes Alter unique:Chat with files and folders directly from the FinderApp-aware AI - Interact with Apple Mail, Discord, browsers and more.YouTube summaries on the fly - Summarize or chat with video content without leaving your page.Artifacts - Generate presentations, interactive charts, diagrams and HTML apps ready to be shared.Multiple AI providers - Access OpenAI, Anthropic, Together, Google, Groq and others without setup.Minimized mode - Start as many conversations as you need and keep them at handFree plan - all features enabled, no limitation, 500 credits to start.👉 Notable features:Screenshots support - Take screenshots to add context for an AI action.Automatic, mnemonic keyboard shortcuts - Quick access to 80+ AI Actions.Privacy-ready - Full support for local AI tools: Ollama, LM Studio, etc.Bring your own key - Use your own provider with an OpenAI compatible endpoint.Image generation - Create visuals with Flux modelsChain AI actions - Reuse the last output for fast iteration.OpenAI Compatible Endpoint - Use all our models in other tools and centralize your billing🎁 Special offer for the community: **Limited Time Offer: **Get 25% off on the Power User Plan with code: MACAPPS. Giveaway Alert: We're giving away 2 Self-service plan in our Discord server and 1 exclusive Power User plan for server boosters! To enter the giveaway, join the Discord server: https://discord.gg/macapps-1017764460217237528🔽 Download Alter: https://alterhq.com/Preview
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 12:49PM by 0xCUBE
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Create a fake scan
Sometimes, people ask you to print and manually scan back, and then send them the scanned PDF, which makes no senseIn order to make that a bit easier, there are a few apps which does it for youI created a bash script using Imagemagick and Ghostscript following some online discussion about this, you might find it useful (and perhaps someone wants to make an UI around it?)Copy this as a fake_scan file in your ~/bin or wherever you store your binaries in your PATH, and chmod u+x the file#!/bin/bashset -eu# Check if required commands are availableif ! command -v magick &> /dev/null; then echo "Error: 'magick' is not installed. Please install it using 'brew install imagemagick'." exit 1fiif ! command -v gs &> /dev/null; then echo "Error: 'gs' (Ghostscript) is not installed. Please install it using 'brew install ghostscript'." exit 1fi# Check if the input file is providedif [ -z "${1:-}" ]; then echo "Usage: $0 [output.pdf]" exit 1fi# Assign input and output file namesinput_file="$1"output_file="${2:-$(basename "$input_file" .pdf).scan.pdf}"# Check if input file existsif [ ! -f "$input_file" ]; then echo "Error: Input file '$input_file' does not exist." exit 1fi# Create a unique temporary filetemp_file=$(mktemp).pdf# Ensure the temporary file is deleted on exit or errortrap 'rm -f "$temp_file"' EXIT# Perform the image conversion with magickmagick -density 150 "$input_file" -colorspace gray -linear-stretch 3.5%x10% -blur 0x0.5 -attenuate 0.25 +noise Gaussian -rotate 0.5 "$temp_file"# Check if magick command was successfulif [ $? -ne 0 ]; then echo "Error: Failed to process image with 'magick'." exit 1fi# Use Ghostscript to optimize and create final output PDFcommand gs -dSAFER -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -dNOCACHE -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sColorConversionStrategy=LeaveColorUnchanged -dAutoFilterColorImages=true -dAutoFilterGrayImages=true -dDownsampleMonoImages=true -dDownsampleGrayImages=true -dDownsampleColorImages=true -sOutputFile="$output_file" "$temp_file"# Check if gs command was successfulif [ $? -eq 0 ]; then echo "Successfully created scanned version: $output_file"else echo "Error: Failed to create scanned version with Ghostscript." exit 1fi# Display original and scanned file sizesecho "Original file size: $(ls -lh "$input_file" | awk '{print $5}')"echo "Scanned file size: $(ls -lh "$output_file" | awk '{print $5}')"
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 10:54AM by oulipo
on r/macapps via https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1gk37gt/create_a_fake_scan/An @AppleStyleOfficial project

Three Free Apps for Text and Writing
If you are a writer or just like words, the chances are you find Apple's built-in Dictionary app a little lacking. There are websites that offer advanced functionality, but you have to be online to use them. There are a few free tools that can help you out.Nisus ThesaurusFrom the developers of Nisus writer, this free thesaurus app, integrates with Apple's services menu to allow use in just about any application where you can enter text. Just highlight the word, "and choose Nisus Thesaurus from the Services menu. When you select a word in Nisus Thesaurus, the synonyms for that word will be shown right next to it in the Word Browser. Go from "sky" to "cumulonimbus" in just a few clicks."MegawordsFor crossword puzzle fans, poets and songwriters, Megawords from developer Frank O'Dwyer is a powerful stand alone app available in the Mac App Store. It's features include:rhyme search (works offline)wildcard search (crossword solver mode, works offline)dictionary lookup of word meanings (multiple dictionaries, online only)thesaurus lookup (online only)search SOWPODS or TWL or both (Scrabble dictionaries)EsseEsse from Ameba Labs offers 61 different text manipulations across eight different categories, similar to Word Service from Devon Technologies or the paid app, Text Workflow. You can do things like:All sorts of case changes (ALL CAPS, lowercase, CaMeL, snake_case, etc.)Word counts (including unique word counts and text statistics)EncodingAdd/remove/convert line breaksFix/convert quotesExtract dates, addresses, dates, emails, phone numbersJSON toolsLine removal optionsStrip non-alpha-numeric charactersThere is also an iOS version.
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 11:00AM by amerpie
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Looking for recommendation for best internet radio/world wide radio apps for Mac
I have gotten pretty bored with Spotify and listening to the same music again and again. I have noticed world wide radio or internet radio is a pretty good way to find good and refreshing music. I was wondering if there was any good application I can download from the App Store or online that I can use for free?
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 07:31AM by Daiwik1502
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Best lightweight Photoshop alternative?
Hello! I’m looking for an alternative to Photoshop that is lightweight, fairly easy to use, and has a one-time license purchase. Something I can open quickly to add a gradient background and maybe throw in a few visual elements. Ideally it would go easy on the RAM for an 8 GB MacBook Air.I’ve seen quite a few options (Pixelmator, Acorn, Affinity) but I’m not sure which one ticks that box. Any suggestions?
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 07:40AM by ShapeFew7627
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Shadow - Automatically Save Everything You Say and Hear in Meetings (Sync to Obsidian)
Hey everyone! I’m working on a bot-free AI meeting assistant that automatically captures your meetings, making it easier to handle post-meeting tasks.We’ve just added a new feature that allows you to export transcripts and meeting summaries directly as Markdown files, making it super simple to sync them with Obsidian.Would anyone be interested in giving it a try and sharing feedback?
DM me or just go ahead and try Shadow at https://shadow.doYou can also check out my blog post for more details:
https://www.shadow.do/blog/how-to-automatically-save-everything-you-say-and-hear-in-meetings-in-obsidian
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 06:19AM by jaythesong
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mac app sales
any deals or bundles on sale you all are looking forward to this coming black friday/holiday season?
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 03:56AM by Few_Association_775
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Is Delicious Library finally dead?
I know this app hasn't been updated in a few years but it was still working for me up until about a month ago. Now I can't seem to get any new data to pull from Amazon, it always says "Too Many Requests" even if I wait a few days. Should I just give it up? Or is there some Delicious Library resource I am overlooking?
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 03:39AM by CinemaAdherent
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PAST.APPRapidly search your past copies.Keep everything that you ever copied, find it, paste it
https://past.app/
Submitted November 05, 2024 at 12:57AM by MichaelTheGeek
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Is there an app you feel is missing or an existing one that doesn’t fully solve a problem?
https://i.redd.it/drkte1w5myyd1.jpeg
Submitted November 04, 2024 at 11:18PM by imf_rman
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An app for finding gifs / reactions quickly? Imagine slack emoji or a little popup to allow quickly searching. Hoping to use it within Slack, iMessages, and other messaging apps
I'm curious if there's something similar to the Rocket app but for finding gifs or reactions quickly without going to the giphy website (or like reddit).
Submitted November 04, 2024 at 11:18PM by lovesToClap
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