AppAddict is going on hiatus while I recover from an accident - broke a few bones in a cycling mishap. I had hoped to be able to keep things going with the help of some great folks who volunteered to help, but I honestly lack the energy and time to manage even that. I will leave the site online since many reviews still are being used by Mac Users doing research. I hope to return later this winter or the spring of 2027. To all of the developers who've reached out for reviews, I do appreciate it. I have every email and contact form, and if you'll pardon the delay, I'll begin reaching out as the recovery progresses. I hope.

I emphasize honest, practical reviews from my perspective as a power user and productivity enthusiast — not a marketer I have a particular fondness for the indie Mac scene, privacy-respecting software, open-source tools, and workflow...

I've written Mac app reviews for about two and a half years. It started the way it usually does: I shared apps from my own stack. Then I moved on to random picks from my Applications folder, and after that to scouting trusted sites like MacMenuBar.com. The r/MacApps mods on Reddit added me as a trusted resource early on, which helped a lot. Eventually I started working with developers directly. It's been a great experience, and it has put me in touch with Mac people all over the world. I've written more than 500 reviews. The main goal is still sharing cool apps with other users, but helping independent developers get exposure has become my thing too. I'm still plugging away, but I can't keep up with the dozens of apps pitched to me every week. I retired from a career in Mac support a few years ago, and some health issues cap how much I can get done. I have over 200 apps in my backlog. So I'm looking for a collaborator or two to write for AppAddict. Ideally you're an experienced Mac user with equal passion for software and writing. Here's what you'd get: • Free NFR licenses for the apps you test and write about • A byline on a blog that has had more than 1 million page views since 2024 • FOSS apps are fair game too; I cover those as well At first I'll be your copy editor. I'm hoping to find someone who clicks with the style I aim for, so that eventually I can just share posting rights. To be clear, this isn't a paying gig. It's a labor of love. The blog isn't monetized beyond two affiliate links for reputable companies. If you think you'd be a good fit, reach out. Send a link to something you've written and a couple of Mac apps you'd want to cover.

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[Image]Why NeoFinder MattersNeoFinder is a macOS app that catalogs disks and media, creating a searchable database of your files no matter where they live: internal drives, external drives, NAS volume...

You have a chance this week (ending August 7th) to pick up five apps at the lowest prices I've seen them listed for. Sale Details. Reviews of Apps I Have Personally Tested• TextSniper - Better Than Native OCR | AppAddict ($7.99- On Sale For $1.99 -%75) Hit a hotkey, drag a box over anything on screen (a locked PDF, a video frame, a screenshot someone sent you), and the text lands on your clipboard; it also reads QR codes and barcodes and can speak the captured text aloud. OCR runs entirely on your Mac. textsniper.app, App Store • MacPilot Tweaks Some Hard to Get To Settings in macOS ($29.95 -On Sale For $3.50 -88%) - A GUI over roughly 1,200 hidden macOS settings and defaults write tweaks: show hidden Finder files, kill the startup chime, add Dock spacers, change the screenshot format, run maintenance scripts, all without opening Terminal. koingosw.com • Unite 5 - Site Specific Browser ($39.99 - On Sale For $5.00 -%87 off) Turns any website into an isolated, native Mac app that runs as a normal window, a menu bar dropdown, or a sidebar; you get per-app cookies, custom icons, ad blocking, userscripts and CSS, keyboard shortcut remapping, and link routing between apps. Extras like Dock badges, Google/Outlook meeting alerts, and a floating AI companion overlay are the part Safari's "Add to Dock" can't touch. bzgapps.com/unite The two I haven't tried (yet) are:VideoPaw ($69.99 - On Sale For $6.50 -%91) - Cisdem's all-in-one media utility: batch convert video and audio across 600+ formats, download clips from supported sites, rip DVD and Blu-ray, compress files, and record screen/webcam with live annotation. Basic editing (trim, crop, merge, watermark, subtitles) is included, so it replaces three or four single-purpose downloads. PDF Squeezer ($19.99 - On Sale For $3.98 -%80)-- Drag in a bloated PDF and it shrinks by recompressing images and stripping unused fonts and resources, with a side-by-side preview so you can see what quality you're giving up. Batch processing, saved presets, and hooks into Finder, Automator, Shortcuts, and the command line make it a good buy IMHO.