Questions tagged [macos]
The latest operating system for Apple Computer's Macintosh line of desktop and laptop computers.
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Looking for tools that can generate memory dumps for MacOs
As the title states, I'm looking for a tool similar to recall that can generate memory dumps for use with memory forensic software.
I've tried using rekall but I imagine since the project is ...
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Tool for searching in HTML and JS files, and I want to see some useful content in search results
I have hundreds of HTML and JavaScript files and I want to search for some useful data for me in their contents.
I tried to use Spotlight and Finder, but these tools are not informative. Spotlight ...
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How to translate Facebook pages (including posts)? Chrome's built-in feature does not work
Is there a way to translate Facebook pages on Chrome/any other browser?
I'm not talking about the Facebook built-in Bing translation on individual posts, but the entire page. Things I tried that didn'...
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An app to produce raster text
I have a strange request. I need an app to write raster text. That is, when I press the J key on my keyboard, the app must produce a raster (that is, non-editable) letter J.
I suffer from writing-...
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Looking for software for music recognition over a limited universe
I'm trying to find a music recognizer for MacOS. The constraints are: Recognition over a quite limited (~1000) universe of songs that I provide and preprocess as needed; "listening" to music ...
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Basic GIS Mapping product recommendations -- freeware for a beginner, not looking to become an expert
I working on a history of then Pacific Northwest. My goal is to display dynamic time series maps of the creation/presence/growth of various towns, their population size, railroad line tracks laid, ...
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MacOS E2E Testing: Cross-app testing?
I'm writing a Swift app that integrates with a second app (on MacOS). I'd like tests that:
Launch the app under test
Switch to a second (third-party) app and perform a few basic clicks/keystrokes
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Time management app with scheduling
I'm looking for a free application to manage my time.
The requirements are the following:
Adding tasks without specifying when I'll be working on them
Ability to add some basic info about the task, ...
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A similar option to Beamer app, that is more reliable?
I have been using Beamer.app for years to stream video to Apple TV devices. It has been a bumpy road with many troubles since Airplay encryption was introduced. Here is one example of the issues.
I'm ...
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Is there a easy-to-use program that can make a GIF / Video in which an equation is transformed?
Is there a easy-to-use program that can make a GIF / Video in which an equation is transformed?
Like this, which was make (via PPT > Transition > Morph), but I would like a more automated ...
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Is there a calendar for MacOS that supports a one-day view with a very narrow window?
I'd grown accustomed to having having my calendar's day view as a separate, narrow window perched at the side of my screen, so I can quickly glance to see a visual representation of where my day was ...
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Solid starter software for MIDI+sampled music sequencing (and light mastering/production) on OS X (Monterey)
For quite a few years I've wanted to get my Mum into the world of "what happens if you connect the piano to a computer". To get this goal off the ground, I've invested in a MIDI interface ...
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A nice gui terminal with splits for mac?
Back in my linux days with server, I had a complicated set up with a tmux session shared between windows. I'm not doing this sort of work at the moment (less sysadmin, less log trawling, less servers)...
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recomendations for cloning 10 imac's
I have searched and see recommendations for mac's disk until and carbon copy cloner but i read this as just copying disks.
i have also seen jamf but dosent seem to do what i want, plus i cant get a ...
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What is a good Framework to develop a C# single application that run on both MacOS and Windows? I need to manage Gui and BItmaps
I have some years experience with .net core and WinForm. Now I need to develop a graphics application in Visual Studio for Windows that run on both OS. Can you help me to understand and make a good ...
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App that can use Mac hardware Volume buttons when set to Multi-Output
There's a known quirk with macOS that if you set an output in Audio MIDI Setup to use a Multi-Output, you lose control of the dedicated volume buttons [on the F-Keys].
Is there an app that can ...
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MacOS automated screenshot tool
On my WIN laptop, I use AutomaticScreenshotter app to capture my screens so I know, what I was doing through the week for the business purposes.
Now I am experimenting with MacOS (Monterey) and I ...
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Looking for Multiple Stream (per app / device) Audio Mixer App for Mac
Looking for an application that allows you to cross mix all audio streams on macOS Monterey.
I have searched a great deal for something like this, but nearly everything has to do with recording, or ...
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MacOS : ditto utility - does an equivalent library exists?
I am looking for an opensource library for ditto utility. Basically I wanted to preserve all the extended attributes, ACL and every other stuff which could be associated with a file, saved and ...
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Floor Plan Software
I'm looking for free software that I can run on a Mac or browser that lets me import an existing architectural drawing (preferably in pdf format) that will then let me draw shapes representing ...
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Terminal mp3 player with tunable song speed
As the title. I know there have been many similar questions on this, but none of them mention the key feature I want: change the speed of the song. Any idea? To prove that I'm a serious "Terminal ...
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Mac custom window maximization?
I use macOS 12.0.1 (21A559). I need the following functionality:
Currently, when double-clicking the title bar of a window, the window is MAXIMIZED to the size of the whole screen.
Is there a tool ...
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Startup manager for macOS - alternatives to now defunct Startupizer and DelayedLauncher?
Startupizer has been a wonderful app that still kind of works, but has a number of broken features, not the least of which is hiding apps at startup. Sadly it's no longer maintained.
Another one that ...
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Is there a Linux and Mac equivalent of Launch4j that's free?
I think this software is great but I can't seem to find anything that does the same thing for Mac or Linux builds. Here's the software if you aren't familiar with it.
Launch4j
The reason why I want to ...
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Cross Platform Unified Endpoint Manager for Windows, Ubuntu and Mac OS?
I'm currently looking for a good UEM like ManageEngine or Jump Cloud. I found Jump Cloud better but it doesn't offer support to linux machines ... Is there any service that offers cross platform ...
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Remote desktop software that allows connection of multiple users concurrently
My team's remote device is a Linux machine running Ubuntu 20.04. We are looking for a remote desktop software with the following qualities:
multiple separate users concurrently can connect and use ...
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Voice Memo transfer tools from iOS 15 to macOS (to Windows optional) even with the current iOS 15 "bug"?
I've been using PhoneView for over several years to transfer Voice Memos from iOS to macOS. A year or so ago it started to have trouble and seemed to not work reliably and now it's not working at all.
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Image MacOS to IMG file to use for restoring on other Macs
I have custom MACOS on iMac, MacBook and Mac Mini, its our company background, added software and removed some default software.
I am looking to find a way to image one of the OS volume to img or dmg ...
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What to use to measure internet latency? Ping, lft, mtr, traceroute - I tried them all
I'm unable to measure latency to a server.
I've tried ping, traceroute, lft and mtr with the default parameters.
I always get a partial result:
rob@Robs-2019 ~ % ping seau.gssv-fastlane-prod.xboxlive....
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macOS software for recording video from from external audio and video sources
I have a Macbook Air 2021 with Apple Silicon, I have a Canon T7i dsl, and I have a Focusrite scarlett 2i2.
What software can I use to record video from the DSLR and audio from the audio interface at ...
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Capture scrolling window screenshot in macOS
Is there any software which can take a scrolling window screenshot? For example, I want to take the screenshot of Terminal which has more content than what is visible in the screen (I am aware of the ...
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I am looking for an app that allows me to use Ipad 3 and 4 as secondary displays for MacOS
I am looking for a software that allows me to use 2 Ipads as secondary displays at the same time. I have a Macbook Pro 2019, an Ipad 3, and an Ipad 4. I know the Ipads are pretty old but I am looking ...
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Media player for macOS with tabbed interface
Right now I'm using IINA as my media player. The problem with this player is that if I want to open multiple videos, I have to open every video in a new window which clutters the desktop.
Is there a ...
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Free GUI graphing program for macOS to program to generate logarithmic line plots
I am looking for a free GUI program I can use to graph straight lines y = ax + b with
linear x and y axes
logarithmic x and linear y axes
logarithmic x and logarithmic y axes
I have done so with ...
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Mac text editor that supports folding and multiple workspace/desktops
I'm looking for a Unicorn, the mythical Text Editor that will do everything I want it to do, and especially one feature that Mac's TextEdit has that I haven't found elsewhere: easily open multiple ...
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Shell command to determine the similarity of two images on macOS
I’m looking for a tool/software that will compare two bitmap images (pixel graphics) of same size and shape (aspect ratio and orientation) and return their rate of similarity (e.g. in %).
Should run ...
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Markdown-supporting note taking app with cloud sync between macOS and iOS
I am seeking a note-taking app that must have the following features:
Runs on macOS
Notes are written in Markdown
Notes can be tagged
Notes are synced to either a server managed by the app's company (...
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Macos, calibre pdf to ePub converter alternatives
I find this app very slow to convert from pdf to ePub, is it outdated?
I looked at alternatives on the web, however they all seem like ads, pushing their products for financial incentive rather than ...
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Open-source command line application to catalog the files of external hard-drives
I'm looking for a maintained open-source application to catalog the files of many external harddrives from the command line. The app should run on macOS and maybe on Linux too.
I am thinking of the ...
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What video recording software supports screen recording from virtual cameras on OS X on M1 Mac?
I've got a M1 Mac Mini running the latest MacOS (11.12.23) and want to record camera video for youtube videos via Iriun or other virtual webcam software, as the webcams currently available are of ...
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Scanner app like tool in macOS
There are many scanner apps for smartphones like Microsoft Lens, Scanner Pro, Adobe Scan, etc. They usually apply some filters to make documents clean and some rotate/straighten tools to fix skewness.
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What is a good "WSMan" Client for macOS
I'am looking for a WSMan Client so I can control intel amt settings.
I will like a client in HomeBrew or MacPorts. It is too hard to build OpenWSMan myself.
I can't find anything on Google.
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Local code search
I have lots of personal projects sitting around from over the years that I want to be able to search. Sometimes there is a package or a function that I want to re-use.
I want this to run locally as a ...
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What software should I buy to have a macOS VM on my Linux machine?
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I work on a Linux machine, but I teach people who also work on Windows and macOS. In order to see things from their point of view, I would like to also have access to the Windows and macOS ...
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Open Source macOS Uninstaller
Is there a reliable, free/open source macOS uninstaller application?
I want to remove things like GarageBand, iMovies and other Apple & non-Apple software.
Moving these things to the trash can ...
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How can I back up my iCloud Drive?
I have a Mac and an external hard drive that I want to use to automatically and periodically back up my entire iCloud Drive.
I don't know if it's possible to change the iCloud default location to ...
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Simple multile-format ebook reader for macOS (no backup/sync, library management, etc.)
I'm hunting for a simple ebook reader for PDF and eBup, and preferably Mobi too. On Linux I use mupdf, which has almost no features: it opens files when I run mupdf the-file, and has Vim-like keybinds ...
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RPA Software for macOS
I'm currently an RPA developer using UiPath, I'm looking for a similar software to perform surface automation on a Mac running macOS Catalina (10.15.4).
I have tried Automator, however I am struggling ...
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MacOS timer app which remains active only when the mac is awake
The purpose is to start it at the start of a workday to improve productivity. So the timer should also sleep when the PC is sleeping. It would be good if the app displays the remaining time in the ...
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Alternative to Apple Books for power users that works across all devices?
I'm quite sick of Apple Books as it randomly deletes books from my library on the iPad, and find myself out of a book exactly when I need it the most and I'm offline. The app also makes it ...
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