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Permute – Media Converter for macOS

Permute 4 is a macOS-native media converter by Charlie Monroe Software that supports over 100 formats, enabling users to convert, edit, and manage video, audio, images, PDFs, and text files with a simple drag-and-drop interface. It offers advanced features like trimming, cropping, subtitle addition, hardware-accelerated encoding, and smart tools such as OCR and text-to-audio narration, all without subscription via a one-time $14.99 license. Permute 4 emphasizes ease of use alongside professional capabilities and integrates tightly with the Mac ecosystem to streamline media workflows.

https://software.charliemonroe.net/permute/

macOS RC — Orion RC 1.0.8.147.4 ✴︎ June 18, 2026

The update includes numerous improvements and bug fixes such as resolving issues with .local URLs recognition, window positioning, password saving to the Orion keychain, and tab group functionality. Enhancements were made to sync error handling, extension popup sizing, and macOS 27 compatibility, along with new features like a per-site Container Tabs setting and an option to inherit parent tab containers for child tabs. Several visual glitches, translation problems, and usability bugs, including those affecting the sidebar, location bar, and autofill password suggestions, were also addressed.

https://orionbrowser.com/updates/orion-rc-release-notes.html#macos-orion-1-0-8-147-4

Chat With YouTube Videos

Raindrop.io's Stella now reads full transcripts of saved YouTube videos, allowing users to ask for summaries, key points, translations, or specific details without watching the video. This update expands Stella's capability to handle all saved content formats—articles, PDFs, web pages, and videos—enabling quick, versatile interaction with library content. The feature runs on Raindrop.io’s servers with privacy safeguards and is currently in beta for Pro members.

https://blog.raindrop.io/stella-youtube/

GitHub – Mysk-Research/loupe: a Privacy-Focused iOS App That Raises Awareness About What Native Apps Can See

Loupe is a privacy-focused iOS and iPadOS app that reveals the types of device information accessible to native apps through public iOS APIs, demonstrating how this data collectively creates a device fingerprint for tracking. It categorizes data access into passive (no prompt), permission-based, and advanced side-channel signals, showing users exactly what their device exposes without sending any data off-device. The app is open source, built mainly using AI coding tools, and aims to raise awareness about app tracking practices on Apple devices.

https://github.com/mysk-research/loupe

Enjoy the World Cup With SoundSource and VuvuGone

As the 23rd World Cup begins, Rogue Amoeba offers a free audio plugin called VuvuGone, designed to reduce the annoying droning noise of vuvuzelas during matches. Using their SoundSource app, Mac users can apply this effect to improve their viewing experience, and the company is also providing a $10 discount on SoundSource purchases with the code WORLDCUP2026 through July 19.

https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2026/06/11/enjoy-the-world-cup-with-soundsource-and-vuvugone/

macOS RC — Orion RC 1.0.8.147.3 ✴︎ June 10, 2026

The update introduces colored window borders for Orion+ users and addresses numerous improvements and bug fixes, including enhancements to sync reliability, extension functionality, tab management, and UI issues across macOS versions. Notable fixes cover bookmark handling, tab group synchronization, content blocking, and performance optimizations, enhancing overall browser stability and user experience.

https://orionbrowser.com/updates/orion-rc-release-notes.html#macos-orion-1-0-8-147-3

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