FocuSee backtracking on "Lifetime Free Updates" promise for early adopters? Looking for thoughts.
Hey everyone,
I wanted to get the community's thoughts on an issue I'm having with the screen recording software FocuSee and hope to give a heads-up to other users.
I purchased a one-time plan for FocuSee back in 2024. A major selling point for me was their explicit policy on updates for early buyers. Their official policy stated:
https://preview.redd.it/fguuey2az0vf1.png?width=1286&format=png&auto=webp&s=cc1eefcc73b65be3e739c988551b57622c59bae2
https://web.archive.org/web/20241223181209/https://focusee.imobie.com/pricing.htm?ref=header
Now that Version 2 has been released, the software is prompting me to pay for the upgrade. I reached out to their customer support, provided my proof of purchase and a link to their policy on the Wayback Machine.
This was their response:
>
Here's my concern:
1. The offer is only for V2.0. The original promise was for "V2, V3, and all future versions!" Their response feels like a one-time fix to quiet me down, not an acknowledgment of the lifetime policy. I'm worried that when V3 comes out, I'll have to go through this all over again.
2. The AI Credits. Their support response also noted that the free upgrade would not include AI credits.
It feels like they are not honoring the spirit or the letter of the agreement made at the time of purchase. Am I misinterpreting their response, or is this a red flag? Has anyone else who bought FocuSee before 2025 run into this?
TL;DR: FocuSee promised lifetime free updates (V2, V3+) for anyone who bought before 2025. Now they're asking for payment. Support offered a free upgrade to V2 only, ignoring the "all future versions" part of the promise.
https://preview.redd.it/ox4le0nbz0vf1.png?width=1844&format=png&auto=webp&s=1730a184224cc20cc8a61026854a93446d595a91
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Hey everyone,
I wanted to get the community's thoughts on an issue I'm having with the screen recording software FocuSee and hope to give a heads-up to other users.
I purchased a one-time plan for FocuSee back in 2024. A major selling point for me was their explicit policy on updates for early buyers. Their official policy stated:
https://preview.redd.it/fguuey2az0vf1.png?width=1286&format=png&auto=webp&s=cc1eefcc73b65be3e739c988551b57622c59bae2
https://web.archive.org/web/20241223181209/https://focusee.imobie.com/pricing.htm?ref=header
Now that Version 2 has been released, the software is prompting me to pay for the upgrade. I reached out to their customer support, provided my proof of purchase and a link to their policy on the Wayback Machine.
This was their response:
>
Here's my concern:
1. The offer is only for V2.0. The original promise was for "V2, V3, and all future versions!" Their response feels like a one-time fix to quiet me down, not an acknowledgment of the lifetime policy. I'm worried that when V3 comes out, I'll have to go through this all over again.
2. The AI Credits. Their support response also noted that the free upgrade would not include AI credits.
It feels like they are not honoring the spirit or the letter of the agreement made at the time of purchase. Am I misinterpreting their response, or is this a red flag? Has anyone else who bought FocuSee before 2025 run into this?
TL;DR: FocuSee promised lifetime free updates (V2, V3+) for anyone who bought before 2025. Now they're asking for payment. Support offered a free upgrade to V2 only, ignoring the "all future versions" part of the promise.
https://preview.redd.it/ox4le0nbz0vf1.png?width=1844&format=png&auto=webp&s=1730a184224cc20cc8a61026854a93446d595a91
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Video player for SD cards
Hi all, looking for some help finding the right app.
We use SD cards in our game cameras and they take videos instead of pictures. When we open the SD cards on a Windows machine, we can click right or left to go to the next video without closing the video player. It is incredibly useful when watching hundreds of 20 second videos in a row.
However, on my Mac, the only way I have found to view all the videos without opening up a new window for each one, is to use the quick preview function. This is less than ideal for a number of reasons.
Does anyone know of an app that would allow you to scroll through videos like you would scroll through pictures on a Mac?
(Downloading the videos to the Mac is not an option)
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Hi all, looking for some help finding the right app.
We use SD cards in our game cameras and they take videos instead of pictures. When we open the SD cards on a Windows machine, we can click right or left to go to the next video without closing the video player. It is incredibly useful when watching hundreds of 20 second videos in a row.
However, on my Mac, the only way I have found to view all the videos without opening up a new window for each one, is to use the quick preview function. This is less than ideal for a number of reasons.
Does anyone know of an app that would allow you to scroll through videos like you would scroll through pictures on a Mac?
(Downloading the videos to the Mac is not an option)
https://redd.it/1o6dmjf
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Don't buy NotchNook
If you are considering to buy it, don't. The current versione is draining battery in an extreme way. You can have a refund only in the first 2 weeks and all they say is "download the previous version". Nothing more.
I hope I can save someone before the purchase
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If you are considering to buy it, don't. The current versione is draining battery in an extreme way. You can have a refund only in the first 2 weeks and all they say is "download the previous version". Nothing more.
I hope I can save someone before the purchase
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Bloom has replaced a bunch of other software for me.
First off, I have no financial connection with Bloom (Mac File Manager) or its developer but I felt compelled to share a little of my experience with it and why it has replaced all my other file management utilities.
This review is completely unsolicited but I'm retired so why not write some reviews for software that I like. I'm rarely excited by the YAFM (Yet Another File Manager) genre of apps anymore but Bloom is an exception. Prior to using Bloom, I was bouncing back and forth between Finder, Path Finder, QSpace Pro, but mainly using ForkLift which I had pretty much settled on for years.
After having Bloom for a couple of months, I don't really use any other File Managers anymore. When I first bought Bloom, it was missing a few features that kept me going back to one of my other apps. For example, I was still using QSpace Pro when I needed a three or four quadrant file manager which is surprisingly often. Bloom has different layouts available which can be persisted as Workspaces. I use this feature a bunch. No more QSpace Pro for me.
There were some other features that I needed that missing though. Mainly, many file managers don't give you the ability to display and/or soft by dimensions for pictures and video. Bloom added that recently and the ability to use the width and height in the rename dialog. I no longer need Name Mangler for this.
Also missing, I thought, was support for keyboard shortcuts to mimic the F5/F6 that I used previously in ForkLift to Copy/Move files. It's there under settings now in Bloom. And the implementation is really nice given the complexity of dealing with multiple layouts.
Also, looking through the settings, I found several features that I had never seen before which made my workflow much more efficient. I'm constantly amazed to find software features for many Mac Apps that I didn't know about until I spent time perusing the settings dialog.
The developer has done a great job of adding features that I requested. It's rare to find a developer so responsive to user feedback.
Check out the (pinable) Portal and Sync Browsing feature. I didn't understand their purpose at first, but they are very useful features.
Is Bloom perfect? No, but it's close enough for me. I have a few more minor features/tweaks I'd like to see added to the software. I'm going to submit to the developer for consideration in the near future.
https://redd.it/1o6hufc
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First off, I have no financial connection with Bloom (Mac File Manager) or its developer but I felt compelled to share a little of my experience with it and why it has replaced all my other file management utilities.
This review is completely unsolicited but I'm retired so why not write some reviews for software that I like. I'm rarely excited by the YAFM (Yet Another File Manager) genre of apps anymore but Bloom is an exception. Prior to using Bloom, I was bouncing back and forth between Finder, Path Finder, QSpace Pro, but mainly using ForkLift which I had pretty much settled on for years.
After having Bloom for a couple of months, I don't really use any other File Managers anymore. When I first bought Bloom, it was missing a few features that kept me going back to one of my other apps. For example, I was still using QSpace Pro when I needed a three or four quadrant file manager which is surprisingly often. Bloom has different layouts available which can be persisted as Workspaces. I use this feature a bunch. No more QSpace Pro for me.
There were some other features that I needed that missing though. Mainly, many file managers don't give you the ability to display and/or soft by dimensions for pictures and video. Bloom added that recently and the ability to use the width and height in the rename dialog. I no longer need Name Mangler for this.
Also missing, I thought, was support for keyboard shortcuts to mimic the F5/F6 that I used previously in ForkLift to Copy/Move files. It's there under settings now in Bloom. And the implementation is really nice given the complexity of dealing with multiple layouts.
Also, looking through the settings, I found several features that I had never seen before which made my workflow much more efficient. I'm constantly amazed to find software features for many Mac Apps that I didn't know about until I spent time perusing the settings dialog.
The developer has done a great job of adding features that I requested. It's rare to find a developer so responsive to user feedback.
Check out the (pinable) Portal and Sync Browsing feature. I didn't understand their purpose at first, but they are very useful features.
Is Bloom perfect? No, but it's close enough for me. I have a few more minor features/tweaks I'd like to see added to the software. I'm going to submit to the developer for consideration in the near future.
https://redd.it/1o6hufc
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Marketing for apps
We started helping developers so as to sort marketing and distribution for them. Be it content for YouTube, Insta, TikTok we do it all, from video production to posting to tracking, so that you can focus on development and it started working, our clients saw results and were better relaxed as they did not have to worry about reels and edits and postings etc.
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We started helping developers so as to sort marketing and distribution for them. Be it content for YouTube, Insta, TikTok we do it all, from video production to posting to tracking, so that you can focus on development and it started working, our clients saw results and were better relaxed as they did not have to worry about reels and edits and postings etc.
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FlightBar 2.0 Released! June 2024: Started Swift Programming. October 2025: Learned So Much!
Over a year ago from today, I started learning programming in Swift from YouTube. Within a month, I pushed myself to make my first app - a flight tracker that sits in your menubar. I didn't know much; SwiftUI was new to me (and it shows) - I didn't know how to design apps, nor how to implement them. My backend was, well, non-existent. It was one simple function to decode JSON from an API response (the key for which, by the way, was pasted right in my app's code). With a grand total of 3 coding files, I really did not know anything about coding practices, organization, or components. I pushed out my first version to GitHub at the end of June.
Back in January this year, I was a lot more adept at coding, and finally decided to rework the app from the ground up. I added a real FastAPI backend, for one, which implemented a much more robust API calling system and Redis caching. My frontend became a little more polished, although it was still quite similar to my original design. I added more features and a settings panel. By May 2025, I purchased an Apple Developer License and published my first app to the App Store.
Let's cut to yesterday, when I released version "2.0" of FlightBar to the App Store. Several months of hard work and learning have gone into this simple app, which has more structural integrity and complexity than most users would ever give it credit for. But I didn't make a free app while paying a monthly API subnoscription from my pocket (although marginal) for "app success." I did it to learn as much as I could along the way, and I'm extremely proud of the results. During this time, I created another macOS app, Mossum, which also got a great response. This just gives me motivation, and I will never stop coding!!
I would love more feedback on the app, and ideas for v2.1. I'm always listening!
https://preview.redd.it/49lzlkim75vf1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=72b86bce2bbb50f6a7fd8e6127e6fc907df93e7f
https://redd.it/1o6rxmv
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Over a year ago from today, I started learning programming in Swift from YouTube. Within a month, I pushed myself to make my first app - a flight tracker that sits in your menubar. I didn't know much; SwiftUI was new to me (and it shows) - I didn't know how to design apps, nor how to implement them. My backend was, well, non-existent. It was one simple function to decode JSON from an API response (the key for which, by the way, was pasted right in my app's code). With a grand total of 3 coding files, I really did not know anything about coding practices, organization, or components. I pushed out my first version to GitHub at the end of June.
Back in January this year, I was a lot more adept at coding, and finally decided to rework the app from the ground up. I added a real FastAPI backend, for one, which implemented a much more robust API calling system and Redis caching. My frontend became a little more polished, although it was still quite similar to my original design. I added more features and a settings panel. By May 2025, I purchased an Apple Developer License and published my first app to the App Store.
Let's cut to yesterday, when I released version "2.0" of FlightBar to the App Store. Several months of hard work and learning have gone into this simple app, which has more structural integrity and complexity than most users would ever give it credit for. But I didn't make a free app while paying a monthly API subnoscription from my pocket (although marginal) for "app success." I did it to learn as much as I could along the way, and I'm extremely proud of the results. During this time, I created another macOS app, Mossum, which also got a great response. This just gives me motivation, and I will never stop coding!!
I would love more feedback on the app, and ideas for v2.1. I'm always listening!
https://preview.redd.it/49lzlkim75vf1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=72b86bce2bbb50f6a7fd8e6127e6fc907df93e7f
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FlightBar App - App Store
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Why I want a “stacked zones” window manager for macOS — not another tiling one
Most macOS window managers take inspiration from Linux tiling systems — great for developers, but not so great for the way I (and many Mac users) actually work.
I open *a lot* of applications. Not because I want to tile them all side by side, but because every project I work on involves multiple tools, reference materials, and documents. I’ve tried almost every tiling window manager out there, but I keep coming back to the same realization:
what I really need is a zone-based, stacked window system.
Here’s the idea:
* The screen is divided into fixed regions (zones), each with a simple numeric label.
* Using a hotkey, I can send any active window to a specific zone — e.g. `⌥1`, `⌥2`, `⌥3`.
* Each zone behaves like a stack: only one window is visible, but others can be cycled through quickly.
This approach solves the real tension in window management — the *conflict over visible area*.
I don’t care which app sits in which area all the time; I care about seeing what matters *right now* as clearly as possible, without losing access to the rest.
When I’m deeply focused on a task, I want the main tool’s window to dominate the screen — large, centered, immersive.
But I also want other tools and references nearby, in smaller stacked zones, ready to switch to when needed.
It’s not about “perfect tiling.” It’s about **m**anaging focus and visibility in a way that respects how we actually use Macs.
Has anyone built something like this? Or is there a hidden gem I’ve missed?
https://redd.it/1o6ybje
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Most macOS window managers take inspiration from Linux tiling systems — great for developers, but not so great for the way I (and many Mac users) actually work.
I open *a lot* of applications. Not because I want to tile them all side by side, but because every project I work on involves multiple tools, reference materials, and documents. I’ve tried almost every tiling window manager out there, but I keep coming back to the same realization:
what I really need is a zone-based, stacked window system.
Here’s the idea:
* The screen is divided into fixed regions (zones), each with a simple numeric label.
* Using a hotkey, I can send any active window to a specific zone — e.g. `⌥1`, `⌥2`, `⌥3`.
* Each zone behaves like a stack: only one window is visible, but others can be cycled through quickly.
This approach solves the real tension in window management — the *conflict over visible area*.
I don’t care which app sits in which area all the time; I care about seeing what matters *right now* as clearly as possible, without losing access to the rest.
When I’m deeply focused on a task, I want the main tool’s window to dominate the screen — large, centered, immersive.
But I also want other tools and references nearby, in smaller stacked zones, ready to switch to when needed.
It’s not about “perfect tiling.” It’s about **m**anaging focus and visibility in a way that respects how we actually use Macs.
Has anyone built something like this? Or is there a hidden gem I’ve missed?
https://redd.it/1o6ybje
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Free Chat Apps for Ollama?
I recently discovered Ollama.
What is a free & recommended chat app to use with Ollama?
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I recently discovered Ollama.
What is a free & recommended chat app to use with Ollama?
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Anyone want to share an alcove license?
According to their faq you can have up to 3 devices for one license.
https://tryalcove.com/
Let me know if this is against alcove’s tos.
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According to their faq you can have up to 3 devices for one license.
https://tryalcove.com/
Let me know if this is against alcove’s tos.
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An entirely new way to experience Mac
Wipr2 blank spaces on YouTube home page?
Anyone else experiencing this with Wipr2 and other safari adblockers, where they work great on YouTube except there's a blank/empty space where sponsored ads are removed?
https://redd.it/1o73wm4
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Anyone else experiencing this with Wipr2 and other safari adblockers, where they work great on YouTube except there's a blank/empty space where sponsored ads are removed?
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🚀 Just released: JSON Brace – a Safari Extension for macOS & iOS!
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Send Files Using Menu Bar On macOS
hello everyone i found this app which skips the extra steps for airdrop but it is paid.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quickdrop-fast-file-share/id6745764555
anyone know about a free alternative to this which is similar in function. thanks
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hello everyone i found this app which skips the extra steps for airdrop but it is paid.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quickdrop-fast-file-share/id6745764555
anyone know about a free alternative to this which is similar in function. thanks
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QuickDrop: Fast File Share
QuickDrop makes it easy to transfer any file using AirDrop.
Long gone are the days of hunting down the AirDrop tab in Finder. With QuickDrop, you'll drag your files directly into the menu bar, prompting a seamless transfer every time.
AirDrop has never…
Long gone are the days of hunting down the AirDrop tab in Finder. With QuickDrop, you'll drag your files directly into the menu bar, prompting a seamless transfer every time.
AirDrop has never…