Poolside FM is home to sun-drenched, upbeat music channels designed to lift your spirits and evoke the days of summer all year round. Be instantly transported to the ease of a poolside day with music vibes geared toward the ’80s, electro, and disco tunes. The tiny interface is a shout-out to the early days of the Mac. Poolside FM is a free download at the Mac App Store. Privacy-conscious CARROT Weather is available for download at the Mac App Store for $14.99. Deliveries 3 is available at the Mac App Store for $4.99. With its fun and interesting user interface, locating and removing unnecessary files is a breeze. DaisyDisk is available at the Mac App Store for $9.99. YA Classes is available as a free download from the Mac App Store. Some free classes are available. The premium service requires a monthly ($13.99) or annual ($119.99) subscription after a free trial. The Premium version of Fantastical is available for Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch for a single subscription fee. Fantastical is a free download at the Mac App Store. The free download includes a 14-day free trial for Fantastical Premium, which requires a monthly fee of $4.99 or a yearly fee of $39.99. Basic Bear is free from the Mac App Store. Bear Pro is available for $1.49 per month or $14.99 per year. The pantry feature keeps track of ingredients you have on hand and when they expire. The app can scale ingredients for smaller (or larger) quantities. Add your photos to recipes or download them from the internet. Paprika is available for download at the Mac App Store for $29.99. The iOS companion app is $4.99. Slack resembles chatrooms of the past, with a sleek design that’s easy to maneuver. You can send messages to channels you create, or send direct messages to individuals. You can add emojis and GIFs with easy shortcuts and integrations. You can also integrate tools such as Asana and Trello to your Slack channel for easy project management. Slack allows multiple groups you’re a member of to run in the background, but this can drain your laptop’s battery if you’re a member of several. Slack is free to use for up to ten app integrations and with the ability to search 10,000 messages. For standard pricing, Slack charges $6.67 per active user. For Plus, Slack charges $12.50 per active user. Sandy Beach 3D living wallpaper is available from the Mac App Store for $2.99. The highlighting feature in Pocket lets you mark passages in an article of particular interest to you. These highlights appear in an easily accessible section. Pocket is a free download at the Mac App Store. This app focuses on simplicity and serves as a daily planner that contains, in a simple to-do list format, the ability to sync with other Microsoft apps across different devices. Microsoft To Do is a free download at the Apple Mac Store. There are two ways to arrange windows using Magnet. You can click the Magnet icon in the toolbar and choose how the window should appear, or you can use the snapping effect by bringing the window to any of the four corners of your Mac. Instantly, the window is resized and moved accordingly. You can break windows in halves and thirds and move windows to all four corners. You can also maximize and center at the touch of a button. However, some apps can’t be resized to a certain degree, depending on the developer. Privacy is a priority. You don’t make an account with the developer. Your information is stored in your iCloud. The Debit & Credit app is available as a free download from the Mac App Store. A premium subscription of $19.99 is needed for access to all the features. 1Focus creates a chunk of uninterrupted free time for focused work. 1Focus is a free download from the Mac App Store, with in-app purchases available. Evernote can be synced anywhere, meaning you can use any computer, phone, or tablet. Multiple participants can work inside Evernote at one time, making collaboration a breeze. You can create to-do lists, agendas, reminders, and more to keep you on task. From business to education, Evernote has a use case in every industry. Although Evernote is free to download, there’s a limit to what you can do without Evernote Premium, which costs $7.99 monthly or $69.99 annually. Evernote Premium gives you 10 GB of new uploads each month, an unlimited number of devices, and more. Spotify gives you the ability to find songs from a virtually endless library. You can search by artist, song, playlist, and more, or you can listen to the playlists Spotify creates for you based on your music taste. For free users, there are limited skips, and you can’t select songs on your own. Spotify offers a free 30-day trial of Spotify Premium, which includes a Hulu subscription for free. After that, expect to pay $9.99 per month for all Spotify has to offer. Using Harvest, you can keep track of which projects you worked on and how much time you spent on each by creating your own projects. While limited, Harvest offers reports to show you where you spent most of your time and more. Harvest offers a free version for one person and two projects. From there, it offers a solo plan for $12 a month for one person and unlimited projects. For teams, Harvest offers a team plan for $12 a person per month. If you have a large team, this app can get pricey. Day One allows you to keep a daily journal to secure your memories forever through photos, text entries, and more. Beyond that, Day One allows you to set reminders, view your calendar, store photos, record the weather, and more. Day One is available for free with limited features. To unlock all features, including unlimited journals and photo storage, purchase the premium version for $24.99 a year. Although there is a free version of MindNode, most features require MindNode Plus, which costs $2.49 per month or $19.99 per year. Asphalt 8 is free to download, but you’ll soon want to add one of the game packs that range from a Rookie Pack for $1.99 to the Pro pack at $19.99 and several levels in between. When you finish Asphalt 8, you may want to check out Asphalt 9, also available at the Mac App Store. GIMP can be used to retouch photos, or as a simple paint program. It has a customizable interface and an extensive filter library. Most file formats, with the exception of CMYK, are supported. GIMP is a free download from GIMP.org. Reeder 4 has a learning curve for those who are inexperienced in RSS feeds. However, for those who use RSS feeds daily, Reeder 4 is simple to integrate. Reeder 4 includes multiple themes, including a dark mode for night reading and white for more contrast. You can also share your favorite stories through Reeder’s integrations with Buffer, Pocket, Evernote, and more. Ulysses is an app that hides necessary toolbars and other distractions until you’re ready for them. It’s a window with a blinking cursor. Using Ulysses, you can create e-books, documents, PDFs, and more. Plus, you can publish to Medium and WordPress from the app. Ulysses offers a 14-day trial for new users. After that, pay either $4.99 a month or $39.99 annually for continued use.
