Details on that mega-sale of Daisy Disk, Houdahspot, CleanshotX, Default Folder X and more

It's always good to see a sale on popular, well established apps. Today through Friday, you can get a dozen quality Mac user favorites individually for half price or as a total package for $77. I've reviewed a few of these apps before and some of them i use every day. Check the links below to see the reviews.


- CleanShotX - $14.50 The go to screen shot app with over 50 features, useful if you are a blogger, need screenshots for work documents or deal with tech support regularly.
- Downie - 10 - Downie not only downloads from YouTube, Youku, Bilibili and Vimeo it can download from more than 1,000 sites with more being added bi-weekly. You can even write to the developer and request that a site be added and chances are he will act on it
- Daisy Disk - $5 - If you've ever had a case where seemingly large chucks of your hard drive were showing up as mysteriously in use, you can use Daisy Disk's power of scanning as an administrator to track down the culprit. Daisy Disk scans internal and external drives whether they are SSD or HDD
- Default Folder X - $20 - Most long-term Mac users have at least heard of if not used Default Folder X (DFX). The program traces its roots all the way back to DefaultD released in 1987. I've owned a copy since before I had Gmail since a search for my original purchase only turned up an upgrade offer from 2005 for $2.50! The program's purpose is to streamline and enhance finding, opening, saving and moving files and folders.
- Marked 2 - $7 - My recommendation to render and print Markdown files is Marked 2 by the great Mac developer, blogger and podcaster, Brett Terpstra. Marked 2 works with many different flavors of Markdown and is really great for developers writing GitHub documentation because it is capable of handling fenced code blocks, line break preservation and automatic hyperlinking. You can even get a spelling and grammar checker through IAP for Marked 2.
- HoudahSpot6 - $17 - A fast a very configurable utility offering hundreds of criteria, exportable results, featuring templates for reoccurring searches, like the one I do every Sunday for Markdown files created in the last seven days to import into Eagle Filer.
- Unclutter - $10 - he Mac utility Unclutter has been around for over a decade and is still going strong. Unclutter is three utilities built into one app: a universal clipboard manager, a convenient file shelf and a floating notes manager. I used it for years with rock solid performance. If you are on an underpowered Mac or one with limited RAM, you can use Unclutter to reduce the number of utilities running in the background without sacrificing functionality.
- Keysmith $27 - an automation app that works in any other app on your Mac to record actions you can later trigger from a menu or with a keyboard shortcut. I've been a Keyboard Maestro user for many years. I have over 800 macros within that application and a lot of experience using it, but after working with Keysmith for just a short while, I have to admit it makes some actions easier to record and activate. It's not a replacement for Keyboard Maestro, but it will certainly supplement it.

The remaining apps in the sale are:
- Bike Outliner - Structured & focused writing — think,

organize, write notes, lists, and documents fast.
- PopChar - Instantly find special characters, preview every font in detail, and take full control of your typography.
- Workspaces - Project-based launcher that opens your files, folders, websites, apps etc. with one click.
- Forklift -  Advanced dual pane file manager and file transfer client for macOS.

https://redd.it/1p76c3y
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CANVID - AI Screen Recorder 60% OFF lifetime license

Make this Black Friday the last time you ship raw screen recordings. Get 60% off a lifetime license, with smart auto-zooms plus AI-powered captions, clean audio, synthetic webcam, audio retakes for every demo, tutorial, or handoff.

~~USD 189~~ USD 75

👉 https://www.canvid.com

https://redd.it/1p75tqm
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I’m Late, But Here It Is: ActiveDock 2 — 30% Off for Black Friday
https://redd.it/1p76wzb
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Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) Black Friday sale is now on!

"BLACK FRIDAY SALE! ALMOST 30% OFF! GET IT NOW!"

As a reference: RRP in Australia was A$59.99, now it's A$39.99.

App Store URLs

US: [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jump-desktop-rdp-vnc-fluid/id524141863?mt=12](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jump-desktop-rdp-vnc-fluid/id524141863?mt=12)
AU: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/jump-desktop-rdp-vnc-fluid/id524141863?mt=12

https://redd.it/1p7bitk
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Pop Clipboard Manager - Black Friday Sale: $4.99 (Usually $7.99)

https://redd.it/1p7dakp
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I got tired of losing thoughts while waiting for Notion to load… so I built my own app.

I kept losing ideas because every note-taking app made me stop, click around, wait, and think about the app instead of the thought.

By the time Notion launched, the idea was gone.

So I built this tiny macOS overlay app: Unfriction → https://unfriction.app

Opens in <400ms
Pops up with one shortcut
OCR built in (screenshots to text instantly)
Hides itself when I’m done, like it never existed

Since building it, I’ve taken 156 tiny notes in 2 weeks, thoughts I would’ve absolutely lost before.

Not selling anything - it is free for now.
I just want feedback from people who actually get the problem:

What would make this actually usable for someone with ADHD?

reminders?
tagging?
audio input?
AI summarizing chaos into structured notes

If this helps even ONE other distracted brain, worth it.


OCR Image to text in two clicks.



https://redd.it/1p7e5nz
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What's New in Tower Git Client (v15)

Hey folks,

As fans of r/macapps ourselves, we understand that many of you are developers and/or interested in productivity. We hope you find this relevant!

We have just released version 15 of Tower, our feature-packed native Git client. In addition to full macOS 26 (Tahoe) support, we have added the following new features:

1. Shiny new "merged" and "stale" badges to easily view and act on branches that have either been fully merged or haven't seen any activity for a while, helping to keep your repository clutter-free.

2. Branch archiving, allowing you to drag and drop any branch into a new section to keep it out of sight. Tower can also handle this automatically for you.

3. The addition of the "Fork Point," enabling you to easily visualize where the branch diverged from its parent and which new commits have been introduced (pre-divergence commits are now grayed out).

In addition to these features, we offer many others exclusive to Tower, such as support for Stacked Branches (including Graphite compatibility), customizable branching workflows (allowing you to create your own git-flow or similar), commit templates, drag-and-drop for interactive rebase operations, and an Undo feature using CMD+Z.

You can learn more here:

\- YouTube video 👉 https://youtube.com/embed/xTrxb2dJP8M?rel=0

\- Official Blog Post 👉 https://git-tower.com/blog/tower-mac-15



We hope you give Tower a try! To celebrate Black Friday week, we're offering a 30% discount on any Tower Plan, exclusively for new customers!

https://redd.it/1p7hdfo
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Indie Goodies Black Friday 2025

Hey everyone!

Black Friday is here again, and we’re excited to share that all Indie Goodies apps are 50% off this year!

A couple of highlights:

👉 PastePal – our powerful clipboard manager

https://indiegoodies.com/pastepal

👉 Almighty – customize and supercharge your macOS experience

https://indiegoodies.com/almighty

For standalone versions, just use the code INDIEGOODIESBF25 at checkout to get your 50% discount.

You can also grab deals on our other apps like Nuit, Coolbar, Codelime, and more. Deals last until next week.



As usual, we’re also curating Black Friday deals from other indie creators — this year we have 150+ deals listed here:

https://indiegoodies.com/blackfriday



Thanks again for all your support — it means the world to us and keeps our indie apps going. ❤️

Happy Black Friday and enjoy the goodies!

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Black Friday Deal–Swift Publisher 30% OFF

Hi guys!
Swift Publisher is having a Black Friday sale—30% OFF until December 1. It’s great for making brochures, newsletters, flyers, and basically anything you want to lay out without the headache of bigger, complex apps.

Swift Publisher on the Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/swift-publisher-5/id1058362543

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Thankful for r/macapps!

Here in the USA we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow, Thursday 11/27.

I just wanted to say that I appreciate this subreddit SO MUCH!

The people and conversations here are great and I have learned a lot about my macbook and the software available to make it my most important busines tool.

🙏

https://redd.it/1p7mia2
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If you're going to have a subnoscription, this is how you do it! [GoodLinks]
https://redd.it/1p7r858
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Timemator Alternatives?

I really like Timemator, but I noticed there doesn't seem to be much activity the last few months, and ~~little~~ no response to support emails. Are there any good alternatives that are similar?

1) I like how it tracks what apps I'm using, and I can assign them to categories.

2) I like the auto-assign task function (however, it feels a little buggy).

AKA I'm looking for something that actively track my activities for minute/hourly billing, rather than something that I manually have to keep track of myself.

https://redd.it/1p7sbbm
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Apps I was not uninstalling and maybe I did ?

Many people ask which of the apps I raved about during the year is still running on my computer. Many were indeed uninstalled, and as the year comes to an end, it was time for a stocktake. 

New or slightly used apps that have passed first impressions and stayed include: 

Bye \- Here is an app fresh from the farm, just found it a day ago, and I love it. Tired of qntl-Q? Simply click the hand in the menu bar, then close the apps you want. This is a very visual quick quitting app and doesn’t require scrolling down a list. Give it a try, I love it.

CCCCorners — I previously mentioned an app similar to CCCCorners, but could never get it to work. Here is a great app and a brilliant, easy-to-use method of navigating with screen corners. I love this app because Mac comes with the same functionality by default, but it’s so limited that I can’t understand why they even include it. 

Ordinator — an old Mac app where I am not sure when it last saw its developer, but it still works perfectly. Strange name for an app that changes icons. This is a folder and app icon changer that’s a one-click process. As always, system apps like Mirroring, Finder, and others won’t change. If anyone has a solution for the operating system icons, please share. 

Mousecape — another app that has endured over time. Mousecape isn’t new or revolutionary, but it is now finally compatible with Tahoe. If you’re not fond of the default navigational cursor, it provides a convenient solution. I’ve been using the White Glove shortcut shared on Reddit many years ago.

BuhoLaunchpad \- missing the Launchpad? There are so many new Launchpad apps that I think this could be a post of its own, but Buho Software has just released a very nice Launchpad app that updates in real time, something many other Launchpad apps fail to do. 

Apps I found replacements for — sorry, it’s me:

Coherence X \- great app, but it costs money, so does Webcatalog, and Webcatalog seems to meet my needs better.

Udock \- has been replaced by BuhoLaunchpad; please share your favourites. This market is filled with really great new apps.

Apps I kept because they matched the label:
Availability Sync Menu Bar \- you will know if you need this app, but if you do, this is brilliant. Its function is to quickly send a list of available times to a client, and it does just that. It’s been doing this on my computer for 3 years, and it’s not going away.

Pearcleaner \- territory that gets people heated. If you’re looking for a basic "drag and drop uninstaller" that removes all files, there are other options. This is where Pearcleaner starts and then does so much more. If you’re a seasoned Mac user, this app is great, but if you’re new or have very important non-backup documents, stay away and don’t blame the developer. It’s a good app.

Sentinel \- from the same developer as Pearcleaner, and again very specific in what it does. If you hate navigating the system's menu because your software has arrived from an unknown developer, this solves that problem. As a Reddit app downloader, I find this app incredible.

Barrel \- love formatting or maybe you need to format your Mac often? You know this is a tedious task, very easily solved with Barrel. A lovely app that only recently appeared on Reddit. Create a Barrel, format the computer and reinstall the barrel file, and you are back in a very short time.

Dory \- quick