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Your Ideas Go Round and Round — MindNode 2026.4

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MindNode 2026.4 introduces a new radial layout that arranges nodes in a circular structure around a central idea, providing a balanced 360° view ideal for exploring topics from multiple angles. The update also adds LaTeX support for expressing mathematical and technical ideas, along with new circular and square node shapes, tapered branches for a more organic look, and various usability improvements. These features enhance MindNode’s functionality for students, teachers, and technical users while improving visual clarity and map organization.

https://www.mindnode.com/blog/2026.4

Moom 4.5.1 Is Out

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Moom 4.5.1 has been released, featuring minor bug fixes, improvements, and visual changes, including better compatibility with Bartender’s Top Shelf and the cmux app, as well as improved window ordering on newer macOS versions. Users can update within Moom or download a new copy without losing settings, and a small update for Moom Classic is also available in the App Store.

https://manytricks.com/blog/?p=6721

Acorn 8.6 Is Out, and Some Geeky Info on the New Brush Tool

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Acorn 8.6 introduces a major update with a rewritten brushing engine utilizing Metal shaders that enables smoother, velocity-sensitive brush strokes, and improved blending. It also adds a new command-line shell tool for sending JavaScript commands and starting an MCP server to integrate with large language models, while large machine learning models used for AI features are now downloaded on demand, reducing app size. Additional improvements and bug fixes are detailed in the release notes.

http://flyingmeat.com/blog/archives/2026/6/acorn_8.6_brushes.html

Free The Icons

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Apple’s MacOS 26 (Tahoe) introduced a “Liquid Glass” design for app icons that resulted in blurry, less distinct icons and mandated a uniform squircle shape for all third-party app icons, reducing their usability and personality. However, the upcoming MacOS 27 (Golden Gate) betas show improvements with sharper Apple app icons and a push to restore varied, distinctive icon shapes, which would enhance both usability and creativity by allowing icons to be more easily distinguished.

https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2026/06/26/free-the-icons/

macOS RC — Orion RC 1.1.1.149 ✴︎ June 26, 2026

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The update includes multiple bug fixes and improvements such as resolving issues with container counts, extension permissions resetting after updates, and Proton Pass passkey authentication loading indefinitely. It also addresses various macOS-specific UI problems, fixes compatibility issues with extensions like LibRedirect and uBlock Origin, and improves tab management and sidebar state restoration.

https://orionbrowser.com/updates/orion-rc-release-notes.html#macos-orion-1-1-1-149

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