Spotify for Mac OS 9 has never existed, and neither have Chrome, Slack, Zoom and other contemporary Mac apps. But that hasn't stopped an intrepid designer to imagine what these macOS 12 apps would've looked liked created for the macOS 9 era back in 1999.
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MacX DVD Ripper Pro: The fastest app to rip any DVD movie for playback on Apple devices [sponsored]
MacX DVD Ripper Pro lets you convert DVD movies to digital video files on your Mac. It's the fastest software to convert any old, new, encrypted and other DVD movies and TV series to digital files. You can even back up DVDs with it or convert a DVD for easy playback on specific devices such as your iPad or PlayStation console.
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is developing a desktop browser from scratch
The privacy-first search engine DuckDuckGo is developing a DuckDuckGo browser for desktop platforms with robust privacy protections that work by default.
MacX Video Converter Pro: Download, convert, resize and cut 4K video [sponsor]
If you're in the market for Mac apps to  not only covert, resize and cut footage but download web videos as well, look no further than MacX Video Converter Pro, a versatile GPU-accelerated HD/4K video converter for Mac and Windows from Digiarty.
The first beta of TestFlight for macOS launches to test beta versions of Mac apps
Apple's TestFlight software is now available on macOS, allowing developers to test-drive beta versions of their Mac apps before they are released publicly.
Twitter is testing letting you flag tweets containing possible misinformation
A new Twitter test will let you report misleading tweets, starting with some customers in a few countries, including the United States and Australia, before releasing the feature publicly.
You can now try 1Password 8 for Mac
1Password 8, the next major iteration to the popular password manager, is now available for testing on macOS ahead of its public release on Mac and Windows later this year.
iOS file transfer tool iMazing now offers free Pegasus spyware detection
The iOS file transfer and management tool iMazing was updated with the ability to detect Pegasus spyware on your iPhone and iPad, potentially boosting your privacy should you ever find yourself targeted by a totalitarian government or law enforcement agency.
Doppler launches on Mac after becoming the best desktop-class music player on iPhone
We previously wrote about Doppler for iPhone, an excellent alternative to Apple’s Music app that ships with many interesting, unique features. Today, developer Ed Wellbrook of BrushedType launched Doppler for Mac, a truly native macOS music player.
Pixelmator Pro gains AI-powered smart crop tool and other new features in latest update
Pixelmator Pro's new ML Crop feature takes advantage of artificial intelligence to provide suggestions for eye-catching ways to crop your photos in the latest update.
How to transfer WhatsApp from your Android phone to iPhone with AppTrans [sponsor]
WhatsApp makes switching platforms a pain— for instance, the ability to transfer WhatsApp chats and media from your Android phone to a new iPhone is unsupported. The good news is, WhatsApp transfer doesn't need to be difficult provided you have the right tool for the job.
Photoshop alternative Pixelmator Pro picks up support for LUT color adjustments
The excellent Pixelmator Pro image editor has received a major new feature in the latest update, the ability to work with industry-standard LUT preset files for color calibration.