As is par for the course, Apple is shutting down the ability to submit apps to the App Store for a bit of time for the holidays.
Apple is shutting down App Store Connect for the holidays between December 23 and 27
Apps
TextSniper for Mac lets you instantly grab any text from an image, PDF, chart or even video
TextSniper is a new Mac app that helps you easily capture any text from your Mac's screen. You already know how to take a screenshot on your Mac, but what about actually grabbing a piece of text from a bitmap image? How about a video?
Plan, Widget Shortcuts, Neatsy, and other apps to check out this weekend
In this week's edition of our Apps of the Week roundup we have a clean and simple finance tracker, an app that turns your Shortcuts into widgets, and an app that uses AR and AI to find your shoe size for online orders. And as always, we've selected two great new games to check out.
CrossOver software can already run Windows games and apps on the new Apple Silicon Macs
While key virtualization software companies like Parallels, WMware and Docker are developing solutions that will permit users to run Windows software on Apple Silicon Macs, developer CodeWeavers has said that its CrossOver software is already capable of running Windows apps and games on the new M1-powered MacBook Air, Mac mini and 13-inch MacBook Pro.
6 handy tips for using Apple Maps on your Apple Watch
Check out these tips for making the most of the built-in Apple Maps app on your Apple Watch so you can do much more than get just the directions on the wrist.
How to create and edit Memojis in Messages on Mac
Learn how to create and edit Memojis in the Messages app on Mac so you're covered whether you want a brand new Memoji or update an existing one.
Pixelmator Pro 2.0 brings native support for Apple Silicon Macs and macOS Big Sur
The Pixelmator team today released a major new version of their award-winning image editor for macOS, Pixelmator Pro, which includes native support for the new M1-powered Mac computers and the latest macOS Big Sur software, along with many other enahncements.
You can now get a version of Google’s Chrome browser that’s optimized for Apple Silicon Macs
Following a snag with yesterday's debut of a new Chrome version that's optimized for M1-powered Macs, Google has now resumed rolling out Chrome for ‌Apple Silicon‌ Macs.
New to Mac? Here’s all the tools in the Mac Utilities folder
If you’ve just purchased your first Mac, and especially if you’re coming from Windows, you might be wondering about the Utilities folder. You may see the folder but have yet to open it or you might be looking for a specific tool and don’t realize it’s in that folder.
Whatever the case, we’re here with another in our New to Mac series to help you out! We’ll explain what’s in the Utilities folder and what each tool is for.
iMazing’s new Photos tool is a must-have for iPhone owners
iMazing for Mac and Windows is a trusted app that makes it super easy to transfer data and back up your iOS devices by bypassing iTunes. And in its most recent update, out today, iMazing on both platforms now offers an excellent alternative to Apple's stock Photos app.
Adobe unveils new features for Creative Cloud’s video editing tools
Photoshop maker Adobe today unveiled new features for the video editing apps and tools available as part of the Creative Cloud subscription that'll cut time on monotonous tasks.
Shazam passes 200 million monthly active users 2 years after the $400 million Apple deal
The Apple-owned music identification service Shazam today announced that it's now passed 200 million monthly active users across platforms. That's without counting any requests originating from Siri as an active user, for those wondering.