App Report: Apps worth grabbing
It’s a real grab bag of apps in this week’s report, but that seems wholly appropriate somehow. After all, most of us turn to our Macs for a variety of reasons, so why not a selection of apps that speed up image processing, give you new controls over your tunes or help you keep a cleaner, better organized desktop?…
This week's app roundup offers a diverse selection of applications to enhance productivity and entertainment on both macOS and iOS devices.
For image processing enthusiasts, Freshly Squeezed is a handy tool that streamlines tasks like resizing, cropping, compressing, and converting images. The app features a "Drop Folder" option, allowing users to set up processing parameters and drop images into a designated folder for batch processing. Freshly Squeezed is available for $7, with a 7-day free trial to explore its capabilities.
Music lovers seeking alternative control options for their Mac can turn to NepTunes 4, which supports both Apple Music and Spotify. The app lives in the menu bar, displaying the currently playing song with playback controls. Users can customize NepTunes to show additional information, such as recently played songs or Last.fm stats.
Pro users can enjoy features like displaying top albums in a grid, downloading desktop widgets, and hotkeys for playback control. NepTunes Pro is a $10/year subscription, though it offers a 14-day free trial for those interested in testing the features.
Organizational challenges often arise when screenshots are taken, but Tidy aims to simplify the process. This $9 macOS application scans your Downloads folder for oddly named files, such as screenshots, using its built-in OCR feature to propose readable names. Users can approve these suggested names, ensuring a more meaningful organization of files.
Tidy occasionally misses the mark, but it usually delivers accurate results, as seen in its renaming of a screenshot of the NepTunes app to "blue-sky-land-amusement-park" from its initial "dutton-toster" label.
Travelers will appreciate Appricio, a free iOS app that leverages location awareness to provide curated recommendations based on the user's current location, weather conditions, and personal preferences. Appricio suggests off-the-beaten-path destinations, offering a more personalized experience. While it currently covers 50 cities, users can search for destinations outside the app's coverage range for an additional $30/year subscription, which unlocks multi-day planning features and an events calendar.
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