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Bento/Suite — the Office Suite That Fits in a File

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Bento/Suite offers a local-first, AI-native office suite where each document is a single self-contained HTML file that serves as the editor, viewer, and player without requiring accounts or cloud services. Its slides app supports rich animations, live charts, video, and cryptographically secured real-time collaboration with offline-first CRDT syncing, while preserving full user control and privacy. The open-source suite embeds all assets to ensure longevity and platform consistency, enabling AI-powered editing by directly manipulating JSON inside the file.

https://bento.page/

iOS/iPadOS — Release 1.5.0 – Jul 24, 2026

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The Liquid Glass design was adopted on iPad, featuring a redesigned tab sidebar with Liquid Glass buttons, a scrollable search field, refreshed tab selection styling, and a new Liquid Glass app icon. Several fixes were made, including resolving crashes related to the Liquid Glass address bar and toolbar, fixing the tab sidebar opening blank after closing the last tab, lowering the URL-editing popover to prevent window dragging, and correcting cursor hover highlights on toolbar buttons.

https://orionbrowser.com/updates/orion-iOS-release-notes.html#ios-release-1-5-0

MarsEdit 5.4.4: Animated GIF Improvements

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MarsEdit 5.4.4 is now available on the MarsEdit website and Mac App Store, featuring improved handling of animated GIFs in the Upload Utility preview and when pasting images, along with several bug fixes including corrected sidebar option settings, crash protection for an upcoming macOS release, and reduced memory usage. Users are encouraged to support the app by writing reviews, sharing on social media, or blogging about it.

https://redsweater.com/blog/4280/marsedit-5-4-4-animated-gif-improvements

SoundSource 6.1 Is Here

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Rogue Amoeba has released SoundSource 6.1, a free update for SoundSource 6 users that includes dozens of refinements, new features, and over 30 bug fixes. Key improvements include new quick config access options in the menu bar, clearer volume indicators, Bluetooth audio stability enhancements, optimized CPU usage, and better AirPlay synchronization. Users can update for free or try SoundSource with a free trial to enhance their Mac audio experience.

https://weblog.rogueamoeba.com/2026/07/21/soundsource-6-1-is-here/

Otty

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Otty is a native, GPU-accelerated terminal app for macOS that emphasizes a smooth, modern user experience with features like programming ligatures, true color support, inline images, and interactive links. It supports customizable layouts with tabs, panes, and splits, session recovery, and a keyboard-driven command palette, aiming to blend the simplicity of a terminal with enhanced workflows and agent integration. The app is free for macOS users, with Windows and Linux versions coming soon.

https://otty.sh/

Parakeet Blog: The Shape of Apps

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Mac app icons have historically featured diverse shapes, but recent macOS versions enforce a uniform squircle shape to harmonize visuals across the platform, restricting arbitrarily-shaped icons to maintain consistency and system integration. This “Squircle Jail” approach, introduced after macOS Big Sur and solidified in macOS Tahoe, trades the expressive freedom of bespoke shapes for a cohesive Dock appearance that balances platform identity with app branding. The evolution reflects broader shifts toward simplified, scalable design suited to a growing and varied developer community, emphasizing the squircle as both canvas and container to effectively communicate the app’s function while fitting into Apple's ecosystem.

https://parakeet.co/blog/the-shape-of-apps/

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