Resolves crashes and compatibility issues when running macOS 14 Sonoma. ($65 and $26 new, free updates, various sizes, macOS 10.13+)
What third-party apps would you install on a clean Mac to restore your preferred working environment? Adam Engst recently had the opportunity to learn just what apps he really uses—here’s the list.
Word processors gain minor changes and address crashes in the macOS 13 Ventura public beta. ($65 and $26 new, free updates, 280/73 MB, macOS 10.11+)
This week, Adam asks for help tracking down an email formatting bug in TidBITS issues, points those worried about ransomware to RansomWhere and Retrospect 18, and looks at more utilities that perform OCR on text in images.
Address crashes when running beta versions of macOS 12 Monterey and fix various bugs. ($65 and $26 new, free updates, 279/72 MB, macOS 10.11+)
Maintenance update that focuses on fixing a few key issues, including sluggish behavior in macOS 11 Big Sur. ($65 new, free update, 277 MB, macOS 10.11+)
Significant update adds support for macOS 11 Big Sur, M1-based Macs, and Dark mode. ($65 and $26 new, free updates, 277/71.7 MB, macOS 10.11+)
Significant update improves compatibility with macOS 10.15 Catalina and restores non-English localizations. ($65 new, free update, 244 MB)
Bug fix update for the powerful word processor. ($65 new, free update, 269 MB)
Brings a lengthy list of improvements and bug fixes to the powerful word processor. ($65 new, free update from version 3, $45 upgrade, 244 MB)
The just-released Nisus Writer Pro 3.0 brings over 300 changes to the legendary word processor, including Split View, greatly improved comments, user interface enhancements, and many bug fixes.
Fixes a frustrating problem with trackpad usage that could sporadically trigger unwanted zooming and result in tiny zoom percentages. ($79 new, free update, 225 MB)