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I Dumped Adobe for Apple and Got Everything I Need for Less

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Filipe Esposito shares his experience switching from Adobe Creative Cloud to Apple Creator Studio, highlighting significant cost savings and improved workflow for independent creators using Mac hardware. He replaced Photoshop with Pixelmator Pro, Lightroom with Photomator, and Adobe Premiere Pro with Final Cut Pro, finding Apple’s apps more affordable, better optimized for macOS, and simpler to use while still meeting all his creative needs.

https://www.macworld.com/article/3110398/i-dumped-adobe-for-apple-and-got-everything-i-need-for-less.html

Unfolder – Create Papercraft Easily

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Unfolder for Mac is a 3D model unfolding tool designed to create papercraft by generating optimized 2D parts from 3D models quickly. It offers features such as splitting and joining parts, editing and optimizing flaps, customizing line styles, and exporting templates in various formats for printing, editing, or CNC cutting.

https://www.unfolder.app/

I Can’t See Apple’s Vision

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In “I Can't See Apple's Vision,” Mat Duggan critiques Apple's lack of a clear, cohesive vision for macOS and watchOS, contrasting it with the stronger direction seen in iPadOS and iOS. While acknowledging some impressive features like the improved clipboard manager and Spotlight, Duggan argues that the visual design and overall user experience feel incoherent and neglected, suggesting internal struggles and diminished creative influence within Apple's management layers.

https://matduggan.com/i-cant-see-apples-vision/

Mac External Displays for Designers and Developers, Part 2

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Mac external displays for designers and developers have seen little change since 2016. Apple re-entered the display market in 2019 with the costly Pro Display XDR. The LG 5K UltraFine remains a popular option but faces stock issues. The 2022 Studio Display offers a viable alternative, similar in specs to existing high-end displays, although lacking some advanced features. Key factors for choosing a Mac display include pixel density, color space, bit depth, brightness, local dimming, HDR, refresh rate, and color accuracy settings. The article emphasizes the importance of running macOS at optimal pixel density for clarity and details challenges with display scaling. Suitable external displays are mostly high-end, covering wide color gamuts and supporting high bit depth for better color representation.

https://bjango.com/articles/macexternaldisplays2/

Apple Debuts ‘Apple Creator Studio’ Subscription, Here’s What You Get

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Apple launches Apple Creator Studio subscription for $12.99/month, offering apps like Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro on Mac/iPad. College students can subscribe for $2.99/month. New features include AI enhancements for all apps, and Pixelmator Pro optimized for iPad with Apple Pencil support. Keynote, Pages, and Numbers introduce a content hub and new image tools, while free versions remain available with updates. Subscription includes a one-month free trial.

https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/13/apple-debuts-apple-creator-studio-subscription-heres-what-you-get/

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