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    #579: 30 Mac Apps for Under $30

    March 14th, 2021 · 102 minutes

    The ecosystem of Mac apps is small compared to what's available for iOS and iPadOS, but that doesn't mean there aren't some real gems out there to make working on macOS more productive.

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    ‎How MacSparky Stays Focused: Mac App Store
    In Praise of the Soon-To-Be Retired iMac Pro — MacSparky
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    ‎Soulver 3 on the Mac App Store
    ‎GoodLinks on the App Store
    ‎Reeder 5 on the Mac App Store
    Feed Wrangler
    Instapaper
    Mac Power Users #554: Read-it-later Services - Relay FM
    DEVONtechnologies
    ‎Downlink on the Mac App Store
    ‎The Wallpaper & Background App on the App Store
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    Retrobatch, from Flying Meat
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    iStat Menus
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