Questions tagged [macos]
The latest operating system for Apple Computer's Macintosh line of desktop and laptop computers.
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Is Affinity Designer an Alternative to Indesign, or is there something better?
I am looking for a package to replace Indesign and Illustrator. Here are some of my needs:
high quality multi-page design
useful for web, print, animation, video overlays, UV maps
uses ICC profiles
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App to play the 360° panorama videos
I've got 360° panorama videos taken by Gear 360 camera which I'd like to view on macOS.
I've tried to watch them in VLC, but without success. They're displayed as flat spherical videos when opened.
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App to view the 360° panorama pictures
I've got 360° panorama pictures taken by Gear 360 camera which I'd like to view on macOS.
These are standard JPEG files, but usually shown as spherical when opened.
For example, I have tried to open ...
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OSX/macOS version for a decent development/compile-farm machine
I'm looking for "the best" Apple OS for helping me in coding and testing cross-platform (Linux, W32, OSX) applications, written in C, C++, Python and similar (no fancy, new-fangled node.js or - horror ...
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PDF organizer with virtual hierarchy, fast viewer, highlighting, search
There have already been many questions about this in the past, here for example. But I feel like many of them are probably somewhat outdated, after all, 2018 is getting closer rapidly.
I'm only in ...
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Modern Mac clipboard archiver
I've always used Jumpcut, but it seems to be acting strangely on macOS 10.13 (High Sierra). It hasn't been updated since January 2009. Does anyone know of an alternative? Jumpcut will remember ...
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Software inventory / asset management software
I'm looking for software to generate a list of installed applications on Windows and MacOS systems, including version and licence information.
It needs to use a client/server approach (login ...
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Alternatives for MySQL Workbench
What are the alternatives for MySQL Workbench on MacOS?
Because in the MacOS version of Workbench, you cannot forward engineer with the 'insert' queries unlike its windows version.
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PDF reader that saves sessions on macos
Are there any free PDF-reader softwares that allow to save and restore the last session? This is possible with, e.g., foxit on windows but not on mac. (I usually work on more than 20 pdfs ...
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Mature C++ interpreter on macOS
I have a bunch of files that I constantly need to apply some operations on, like renaming, or video and sound editing using ffmpeg. For those tasks I normally write a bash script with what ever ...
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macOS application for showing external HDD usage?
I'm planning on selling a used external HDD on eBay. Are there any applications for macOS out there (preferably free) that can show me the usage statistics for the drive so that I can let potential ...
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I want to delete files off my Mac, but keep them on my backup. What software should I use?
I'm running macOS Sierra. I'll admit that I've never been the best at backing up my data. One of the reasons is that I worry that deleting something off my laptop will delete it from my backup on the ...
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Transparent file compression apps for macOS
I'm looking for app for macOS Sierra and above which would allow me to compress files transparently in the background to increase free space which works for macOS Sierra and above.
Basically I'm ...
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Bulk split audio files in a folder
I have several audio books in mp3 format and just yesterday I realise that my mp3 player cannot fast forward a track. Unfortunately, I stopped it at 53 min of 60min of the file.
My audio books are ...
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Simple note app always available with hotkey
My workflow:
During the day I neet to write down some short disposable notes.
Requirements:
With an hotkey open a textedit area (plain or markdown even better)
No need to create new files one single ...
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macOS Preview alternative for annotating pdf files (other than Acrobat)
I really like the Preview.app of macOS. However, when it comes to annotating documents, its functionality is rather limited. Of course Adobe Acrobat is the obvious alternative, however, I try to avoid ...
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Android app emulator for Mac to run popular games
I'm looking for Android app emulator for macOS which can support popular games.
So far I've tested BlueStacks, but for example King of Avalon game didn't work well, because the emulator was crashing ...
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Backup software for macOS which support SMB
I'm using Bvckup 2 on Windows which can do daily specific folder/files backup to a home NAS (through an SMB share) and allows me to specify the network username/password in case it can't login to the ...
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Syncing cloud storage with external hard drive
I basically want to have a clone of my External HDD uploaded to a cloud service. I need a way to execute a 2-way sync every time the External HDD is plugged in. So, the changes made to the cloud (new ...
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Looking for a mind map macOS app, which allows for multiple parent nodes
I'm using MindNode so far, and it's great, but I need something that allows me to assign more than one parent node to a child node. Is there anything you can recommend?
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is there a MacOS app or script to create a reorganized copy of my itunes music library
When i look into the ~/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music folder, i see my music library organized by artist name like this:
./Artist-1/Album-BestOf-2016/Song-x.mp4a
./Artist-1/The-Album/Song-x.mp4a
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Check spelling as you type for macOS
I spend many days trying to find an app for macOS that would check my spelling as I type and warn me with a sound that a word was misspelled. tinySpell+ is what I use on my PC and it is great. I with ...
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A "fake" terminal on macOS to use during demos or conference talks
I need to record some terminal sessions which I will be replaying back during demos or at conferences. I want it to look like actual typing, but without the chance of typos or other errors.
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Glider (sailplane) simulator app for macOS
What options do I have for a realistic flight simulator focused specifically on glider planes (sailplane)?
Must run on macOS (Mac OS X), on common/low-end Mac laptops of recent years such as the ...
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Mac app to convert Markdown to Web
I am looking for a Mac app to convert/publish my Markdown text simply into the cloud.
Something like this online tool: http://markdowntoweb.com
But I would rather use a native macOS app, preferabely ...
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Fitness tracking software that doesn't store data online
I'm looking for a fitness device, and while I think the devices that collect a lot of data are really cool, I'm concerned about that data being stored in an online account. I have little faith in ...
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Radar In Motion widget options for both macOS & Windows?
I was absolutely addicted to Radar In Motion for OS X. It was by far one of the very handiest radar utilities (Animated Weather Maps) around. Sadly the tool has been killed off now and I have been ...
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IRC client that would preserve the history?
I use MacOS and Colloquy.
I'm not 100% happy for several reasons:
on laptop every time when device goes to sleep it disconnects me
I don't see history of the channel when I reconnect
I would like ...
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Free software for focus stacking on MacOS
I am interested by focus stacking software and I heard about Helicon Focus.
This one is very good and compatible with OS X but it is with a license cost, after the trial period there will be a text ...
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