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 are featuring a 50 percent discount on the text-expansion tool
Typinator, as well as detailing updates to drive maintenance utility DriveDX, system optimization tool Cocktail, iOS manager iMazing, image stitcher DoubleTake, iTunes utility TrackSift, and backup software ForeverSave.
Featured App of the Day
For the next 12 hours MacUpdate is offering a 50 percent discount on the popular productivity tool,
Typinator. At only $14, Typinator is a great tool to save you time on all of your typing-related projects.
The software can be used to store an unlimited number of text abbreviations, that when typed can be expanded into simple phrases or something much more complex like an entire e-mail template. In addition, a recent update has added full scripting support, allowing both AppleScript and JavaScript to be used in connection with Typinator.
App Update
DriveDX v1.4.1
$25
DriveDX can be used to monitor the health of both internal and external HDD and SSD drives. Version 1.4.1 improves support for recent SSDs and HDDs and also makes a number of overall stability improvements. An issues that could cause the system to freeze on certain Macs has also been addressed.
Download - 24.1MB
Cocktail v9.0.1
$19
Cocktail provides users access to some of the more advanced functions within the Unix Shell. The software features are organized into five categories, while the Pilot-mode will automatically scan a system and perform any necessary maintenance routines. The v9.0.1 update includes OS X El Capitan support and fixes for a number of minor bugs.
Download - 2.8MB
iMazing v1.3.6
$35
iMazing is a tool for accessing the file system, applications, and data of any iOS device from a desktop. Users can transfer files and folders between their iOS device and computer, as well as read notes, export call history, save voice memos and more. The latest release adds new photo albums for live photos, hidden, recently deleted, and filtered originals. In addition, the update also fixes an issue with iOS version checks when restoring a backup.
Download - 30.1MB
DoubleTake v2.4b2
$25
DoubleTake can be used to stitch together multiple images. The software includes both manual and automatic modes, giving the user the ability to stitch their photos together exactly how they desire. The v2.4b2 release now allows users to drag and drop images from Apple Photos, and also features improved ARC memory management.
Download - 2.5MB
TrackSift v1.1.0
$5
TrackSift provides users with nine different tools to use with iTunes. The software can remove dead tracks, find tracks with missing artwork or lyrics, delete unwanted Genre names, find "one-hit wonders", and more. The latest release adds an Album Artist option for some tools, and also fixes issues that led to the software mis-identifying Smart playlists.
Download - 1.2MB
ForeverSave v2.1.4
$20
Forever save automatically saves all documents a users is working on, while simultaneously creating backup versions in the background. Within the software users can set a custom time interval for backing up data, as well as choose which applications to backup. Compatibility with OS X El Capitan is featured in this update.
Download - 2.8MB
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