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macOS — Orion 1.1 ✴︎ June 23, 2026

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The latest Orion browser update for macOS introduces over 170 improvements, including a redesigned user interface and new features like multi-account containers for isolating browsing sessions, built-in page translation, and enhanced tab management. Orion+ supporters receive exclusive customizable browser borders and app icons, while numerous bug fixes and performance enhancements address issues across syncing, extensions, UI glitches, and security to improve overall stability and user experience.

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

LaunchOS for Mac — Best Launchpad Alternative for macOS 26 Tahoe

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LaunchOS is a native, high-performance Launchpad alternative designed for macOS 26 (Tahoe) and macOS 27, restoring the classic app launcher experience with smooth animations and added customization features. Offering both a free Basic version and a Pro upgrade, it supports features like import of native layouts, customizable grids, hot corners, and trackpad gestures, aiming to improve productivity by bringing back a familiar yet enhanced interface on the latest macOS versions.

https://launchosapp.com/

Omni – Local Semantic Search for Your Mac

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Omni is a native macOS app that provides fast, local semantic search across all file types—including text, code, images, audio, and video—using an on-device embedding model running fully offline on Apple Silicon Macs with macOS 14 or later. It indexes user-selected folders into a local vector database allowing queries by meaning rather than keywords, supports multilingual search, displays folder contents as similarity-based maps, and offers a local API for AI agents, all while preserving privacy with no data leaving the Mac. The app features extensive search filtering, keyboard navigation, incremental updating, and configurable performance and storage options to optimize indexing and search workflows.

https://hanxiao.io/omni/

Permute – Media Converter for macOS

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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

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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

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