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App updates for week 21


Renamer - Rename a batch of files

Version: 7.0.16 released on May 21

- Improve image rendering speed on the Files Table when enabling the 'Icon' column
- Improve Pascal Case ("Ab") setting on the "Convert Case" Renamerlet Action
- Improve actions to better work with files that use dots (.) in their names
- Fix flickering on the Actions list when switching Renamerlets
- Fix issues when undoing/redoing file sorting through drag and dropping
- Fix issues where the Files Table failed to correctly update when renaming files recursively


#24
May 27, 2024
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App updates for week 18


ChronoSync Express - Sync and back up folders

Version: 1.4.0 released on April 29

• Hierarchical Task Groups have been added to the Organizer window, allowing you to more logically organize all your Sync and Container tasks.
• A search function has also been added to the organizer, letting you to find your tasks easier than ever before.
• The background scheduler now has a "Suspend on Battery Power" option that will prevent scheduled tasks from executing when you are detached and on-the-go.
• Several terminology and UI tweaks make this version more Ventura and Sonoma-savvy.
• Lastly, several behind-the-scenes changes make the app more reliable, stable and better with performance when running under the last OS version and Mac hardware.


#23
May 5, 2024
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App updates for week 17


Hype - Create animated HTML5 content

Version: 4.1.17 released on April 22

- Sonoma: Fixed a macOS 14.4 issue where elements may not show changes or render
- Letter and word spacing animations will be smoother
- Fixed issue where exiting a symbol may not apply changes from inspector text fields still being edited
- Possible fix for invalid characters being inserted into a text element when hitting escape in the Inner HTML editor pop over


#22
April 29, 2024
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App updates for week 16


GoodTask - Sync to-dos with reminders

Version: 7.7.2 released on April 18

# Markdown on Notes field, List Memo & Goals page

- You can use markdown format on Notes field, List Memo & Goals page.
- It's built upon CommonMark specs. https://spec.commonmark.org

Basic syntax such as Bold, *italic- # Headings, Link and lists will work.

- You can turn it off inside ‘Settings - Advanced’ if you don’t prefer using it.


## Other improvements
- GoodTask link added on notes when ‘Duplicate as event’ runs
- Complete button on Task detail panel
- Alert menu added on New Task window (shown under Quick Action button)
- Quick action prompt works better when there are many selections
- Some adjustments & bug fixes

(v7.7.2)
- Bug fixes and improvements

Please consider supporting GoodTask by leaving us a review! We appreciate your feedback!


#21
April 21, 2024
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App updates for week 15

Happy new buddhist year!

NotePlan - One space for all your work

Version: 3.11 released on April 09

We’ve got a new update to NotePlan for you today with filter views in the sidebar! You can now switch between your daily timeline and filters in the sidebar, on macOS, iPadOS and iOS.

Combined with the new “Rolling 30 Days” timeline option inside filters, your sidebar now has always up-to-date views on yesterday and the next 30 days from today.

Adding in filters makes your daily note even more dynamic and productive by showing a custom list of tasks alongside your daily to-do items.

PLAN SMARTER AND KEEP YOUR EYE ON WHAT’S NEXT — Filter Views in the Sidebar

In NotePlan 3.11, your daily note sidebar now has a huge upgrade with filter views. You can switch the daily timeline for a filter view of your choice. Just click the dropdown button "Timeline" in the right sidebar above the timeline on macOS and select a specific Filter View (CTRL+4). On iOS and iPadOS, pull up the timeline (blue icon in the bottom-right corner) and also tap on "Timeline" top left of the timeline to select a specific Filter View.

Filter views also have a new timeline option that makes the filter view next to your daily note incredibly useful: “Rolling 30 Days”. This timeframe shows you tasks from yesterday and the next 30 days *based on your current day*. Having a filter view with “Rolling 30 Days” helps you stay current: you’re always looking 30 days into the future, from today.

One more thing: all tasks inside the Filter View can be completed and edited, too. You can even add new tasks to the filter right inside the sidebar view!

So how can you use the new integrated filter view to boost your workflow? Here are some ideas:

- See upcoming tasks with a tag or mention from a filter. E.g. all tasks from your list “Personal Projects” tagged with #priority1.
- See you overdue tasks filter to make sure nothing slips through the cracks.
- Create a filter view with an important project and show it in the sidebar to keep the project front and center.
- Want a productivity boost? Why not show the filter with all tasks you’ve completed this week?

The new filter view inside the sidebar lets you stay on top of things even better by combining multiple views inside a single window.

IMPROVED

- Improvements and bug fixes to filters
- Performance improvements (potentially fix for freezing and memory issues)

If you like the improvements, please consider supporting us with a rating or review. Your feedback helps us continue to improve and grow.


#20
April 15, 2024
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App updates for week 14


Archiver - Compress and unarchive files

Version: 4.2.0 released on April 01

This update adds stability and UI improvements, and removes the ability to create .archiver archvies.


#19
April 7, 2024
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App updates for week 13

I've been sort of noticing that a lot of apps repeat fairly often, so I'm working on plugging in more datasources for the updates. I hope that in the next, or next again, issue will contain a fresh set of new apps and their updates!

GoodTask - Sync to-dos with reminders

Version: 7.7.1 released on March 29

# Markdown on Notes field, List Memo & Goals page

- You can use markdown format on Notes field, List Memo & Goals page.
- It's built upon CommonMark specs. https://spec.commonmark.org

Basic syntax such as Bold, *italic- # Headings, Link and lists will work.

- You can turn it off inside ‘Settings - Advanced’ if you don’t prefer using it.


## Other improvements
- GoodTask link added on notes when ‘Duplicate as event’ runs
- Complete button on Task detail panel
- Alert menu added on New Task window (shown under Quick Action button)
- Quick action prompt works better when there are many selections
- Some adjustments & bug fixes

(v7.7.1)
- Bug fixes

Please consider supporting GoodTask by leaving us a review! We appreciate your feedback!

Version: 7.7.0 released on March 25

# Markdown on Notes field, List Memo & Goals page

- You can use markdown format on Notes field, List Memo & Goals page.
- It's built upon CommonMark specs. https://spec.commonmark.org

Basic syntax such as Bold, *italic- # Headings, Link and lists will work.

- You can turn it off inside ‘Settings - Advanced’ if you don’t prefer using it.


## Other improvements
- GoodTask link added on notes when ‘Duplicate as event’ runs
- Complete button on Task detail panel
- Alert menu added on New Task window (shown under Quick Action button)
- Quick action prompt works better when there are many selections
- Some adjustments & bug fixes

Please consider supporting GoodTask by leaving us a review! We appreciate your feedback!

#18
March 31, 2024
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App updates for week 12


CleanMyMac X - Speed up and declutter Mac

Version: 4.15.2 released on March 20

Fixed:
- A number of minor issues and known crashes to ensure CleanMyMac's stable performance


#17
March 24, 2024
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App updates for week 11


Timing - Track time you spend in each app

Version: 2024.1.8 released on March 14

Introducing the Reminders.app integration! Timing can now show completed reminders on the timeline and suggest their titles when creating time entries, similar to how it already works for calendar events and phone calls.

Changes in Timing 2024.1.8:

- Fixed a rare issue with syncing data in conjunction with the Reminders integration.
- Fixed an issue where Timing would only show e.g. "Chat" for the new Microsoft Teams instead of the actual contact name.
- Projects in the rule order list will now be dimmed not only when they themselves are archived, but also when any of their parents is archived.
- Ignore archived projects when sorting projects with rules to the top of the rule order list.

Changes in Timing 2024.1.7:

- Restored support for tracking the name of the current contact in the latest version of WhatsApp.

Changes in Timing 2024.1.5/2024.1.6:

- A few more preparations for our upcoming ClickUp integration! If you would like to get early access to this integration, please reach out.
- Replaced "<1m" with "0m" for durations that are exactly zero.
- Fixed an issue where the time entry editor's duration picker would sometimes display Japanese characters, and then fixed another issue where the duration picker would display durations in "AM" and "PM" instead.

Changes in Timing 2024.1.4:

- Fixed an issue where time entries spanning multiple days would be displayed and counted twice in Chronological mode.
- Added support for tracking Google Chrome Beta.
- Slightly improved tracking for MailMate.

Additional new features and important changes:

- Added a "Notes" field to the project editor. You can use this field to store any information you want to keep about the project, e.g. a link to the project's website, a list of people involved, or a list of tasks to be completed. Note that this field will only be shown in the project editor, but nowhere else in the interface.
- Added a "Title or Path" rule, which can match either the title or the path. This is useful if you want to match e.g. both the title and the path of an app activity, but don't want to create two separate rules for that.
- Moved the name of the current profile in Safari window titles from the beginning to the end. This reflects where Chrome puts it, and also makes it easier to read the actual page title without having to scan past the profile name first. Please note that if you currently have a rule that matches the profile name using a "Title begins with" rule, you should update that rule to use "Title ends with" instead.
- Timing will now always list all devices in the device filter. Previously, it would only list devices for which times are available in the currently selected date range.
- Timing will now separate the vertical timeline by device by default. This mirrors the behavior of the horizontal timeline and should make it easier to see which device an activity belongs to.
- In order for tracking the window title of a few specific apps (such as Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro), Timing requires a "Screen Recording" permission, even though it only obtains the window title and does not actually record your screen. To ensure that Timing can properly track these apps, it will now explicitly ask for this permission without sending a notification first.
- When editing a time entry, the set end date to start of "next time entry" button will now switch to "now" when appropriate.
- The "Activities" screen in "Unified" mode will now show each time entry's notes in addition to its timespan.

Bug fixes and other improvements:

- Slightly improved the performance of applying rules.
- Timing can now more reliably import usage from Screen Time on macOS Sonoma. Please let us know if you are still experiencing issues with this!
- When an app is presenting a modal window on top of a "regular" window (e.g. Photoshop displaying a filter settings dialog on top of the main editing window), Timing will now try to use the title and file path of the "main" window instead of the modal window. This should help allocate time towards the correct activity, unless you actually want to have the details of the modal window recorded. If you encounter any issues with this change, please let us know!
- Added experimental support for detecting call titles from the "New" Microsoft Teams; please let us know whether this works for you!
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#16
March 17, 2024
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App updates for week 9

A bit late but here's the updates for week 9. I've been using Downie a bit lately, works quite well!



PDF Squeezer - Compress PDFs without quality loss

Version: 4.5 released on February 29

New

- The file inspector can now be scrolled, which is useful when there are many metadata to show.
- A new extra tool has been added. You can now extract and export text from a PDF file.
- The inspector on the right side is now visible at launch, if you didn't close it the last time you used it.
- There is now a progress indicator next to the file in the sidebar list.
- Processing of images with indexed color space has been improved.
- You can now open a compressed file in your PDF Reader app by double-clicking the icon or right-clicking on it.
- Now, when you add new files, the comparison mode no longer closes, if it is open.
- Some of the toolbar items have been reordered and are now visible at startup.
- Some translation improvements have been added.
- The appearance of the saved file size has been improved.
- The comparison mode is now also available if a file is currently being compressed.
- The new minimum OS is now macOS 11.0, if you've purchased the app before, you can still download an older version from the purchases section of the App Store. If you haven't purchased the app before, you can download older versions from my website.
- When you switch the selected file (not the compressed file) in comparison mode, the PDF viewer returns to page one.
- You can now share your statistics as an image by clicking the new button in the statistics window.

# Fixed
- Sometimes the compression did not start or the button to start the compression wasn't visible.
- Some Macs may not utilized all the performance CPU cores when compressing files.
- Editing custom metadata settings did not apply in certain situations.
- In certain cases, metadata containing special characters did not display correctly.
- Switching the selected file could hide the correct title of the selected file in the inspector.
- The app did crash when sorting by date.
- When switching between files in comparison mode, the button labels may did not update correctly.


#14
March 5, 2024
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App updates for week 8


Paste - Never lose anything you copy

Version: 4.2.0 released on February 20

- Advanced Pause Paste for more control over your clipboard history.
- Added a Status Bar with useful statuses to keep you informed.
- Introduced some useful tips for onboarding to get you started smoothly.
- Fixed an issue with resetting keyboard shortcuts for activating Paste and Paste Stack.
- Improved rendering previews for tables copied from web browsers for clearer visuals.
- Ensured subscription detection works seamlessly, even when offline.
- Made overall improvements and enhancements for a smoother operation.

If you're enjoying Paste, please take a moment to rate us and leave a review. Your feedback makes a world of difference!

Got questions or need help? Reach out to us at pasteapp.io/contact.

For updates and fun tidbits, follow @paste_app on X.


#13
February 25, 2024
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App updates for week 6

Not much in terms of commentary this week. Maybe I will be adding VisionOS apps once they start showing up!


#12
February 11, 2024
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App updates for week 5

Some days late, but here's last weeks updates!



Downie - Download YouTube videos

Version: 4.7.3 released on February 02

Improved: study.163.com, bilibili.com, facebook.com, franceinfo.fr, linetv.tw, mediadelivery.net, twitch.tv, vk.com, youtube.com.
Fixed: Issue where some files might have been downloaded with incorrect extension.
Improved: Automatic audio selection.


#11
February 6, 2024
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App updates for week 4

Week 4, January of 2024 is almost over. What's your favorite new find of the month?


NetSpot - Find the best network connection

#10
January 28, 2024
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App updates for week 3

Hello, quite bit changelog this week but they were quite interesting so I didn't cut too much out.

The sponsor of this weeks newsletter is screenmemory.app. Full disclosure for new subscribers, this is my own application. I recently refreshed the website with an interactive demo, check it out.

Anyway, let's start with the updates!


#9
January 21, 2024
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App updates for week 2

I've been traveling over christmas and new years, but now I am back to finding cool updates! Have you found a new app during this time?



Timing - Track time you spend in each app

#8
January 14, 2024
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App updates for week 49

Not much in terms of commentary today. As usual, you can reply to the email if you have feedback or apps to recommend! Maybe even your own app.


Downie - Download YouTube videos

#6
December 10, 2023
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App updates for week 48

Second week of publishing for the public, subscribers almost doubled since last week. Feel free to share the newsletter on Twitter or Mastodon, maybe through MarsEdit 5.1 which got Mastodon integration 4 days ago!


Renamer - Rename a batch of files

#5
December 4, 2023
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App updates for week 45


Marked - Live Markdown preview

Version: 2.6.31 released on November 07

## FIXED

#3
November 25, 2023
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App updates for week 44


Focused - Focus on your writing

Version: 3.5 released on November 04

Fixes an issue seen in macOS Sonoma when changing color schemes.


#2
November 25, 2023
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