App development has taken off in the last few years, making it increasingly difficult to stay on top of all the latest versions. To help all of you out, we here at
MacNN are dedicated to sorting through new update releases, and highlighting some of the important ones, as well as showcasing apps that we find to be interesting. Today, we highlight a 50 percent discount on duplicate image finder
DupHunter, and also cover recent updates to link checker Integrity, iTunes manager beaTunes, geotagger HoudahGeo, screenshot utility Snappy, website optimizer Scrutiny, and app uninstaller AppDelete.
Featured App of the Day
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App of the Day
Integrity v6.1.1
Free
Integrity is a tool that can help keep links on a website from becoming broken. After entering a URL, Integrity will follow all of the internal links and report any that do not work. The v6.1.1 update addresses a problem that was causing the "don't follow nofollow links" setting to result in an incomplete crawl. The "check for robots meta tag" has also been removed and made a default setting, as it should be checked in all circumstances.
Download - 6.3MB
beaTunes v4.5.9
$35
beaTunes is an iTunes library management tool can analyze music libraries and fix missing or incorrect track information. An issue with the sort by tag option has been addressed with this update, and both the handling of ID3v1 files and time-signature detection have been improved. Version 4.5.9 fixes a bug that could cause the window to position itself off-screen on startup. The update also now uses a secure Discogs API endpoint, and offers improved offline Discogs lookups.
Download - 183.3MB
HoudahGeo v4.4.2
$29
HoudahGeo enables users to link photos to the location where they were taken. Photos can be pinned to their respective locations, removing the need for a digital camera with built-in GPS capabilities. The latest update features a number of improvements for the location lookup feature when using the offline reverse-geocoding database. A bug where reverse geocoding and altitude-lookup dialogs could not be dismissed using the Return key has also been fixed.
Download - 18.4MB
Snappy v1.4.3
Free
Snappy has been designed to help users easily reference information and share snapshots. Along with the ability to grab screenshots of a user's desktop, the software also provides a range of tools for annotating the images and highlighting important aspects. A few minor bugs have been addressed with this update.
Download - 6MB
Scrutiny v6.2.1
$95
Scrutiny is a suite of web optimization tools, including a link checker, SEO analysis, sitemap generation, HTML validation, and more. The v6.2.1 update adds "recheck this URL" to the context menu in a number of link views, allowing for a mass recheck of certain URLs. A bug that could cause some unexpected things to happen with the site selection after an encountering an error while saving has also been patched.
Download - 10.2MB
AppDelete v4.2.3
$8
AppDelete is an uninstaller for Macs that allows users to remove applications and all of their associated files. Support is also included for deleting widgets, preference panes, plug-ins, and screensavers. The latest release makes the built-in updater compatible with OS X El Capitan and also adds new Cancel buttons to the Genius and Orphans dialogs. In addition, the Trash package now features an AppDelete icon and various minor bugs have been resolved.
Download - 5.4MB