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macOS Needs Its Grid Back

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The author reminisces about the macOS 10.5 Leopard feature called Spaces, which allowed virtual desktops arranged in a customizable grid, enabling efficient spatial navigation that was lost when macOS Lion replaced it with a single-row Mission Control interface. To restore this functionality, the author developed GridLion, an app that recreates grid-based virtual desktop navigation on modern macOS versions despite API limitations and complex permission hurdles, emphasizing the ongoing value of well-crafted software.

https://blog.hopefullyuseful.com/blog/macos-needs-its-grid-back/

BBEdit 16

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BBEdit 16 introduces expanded macOS Shortcuts support, improved HTML5 syntax checking via the W3C checker, and the ability to search text within images using OCR. It also offers enhanced project-specific color schemes, vi keyboard emulation, an improved Language Server Protocol integration for syntax coloring, faster SFTP operations, and streamed AI worksheet responses. These updates enhance both coding and text-processing workflows, maintaining BBEdit’s reputation as a robust, versatile macOS text editor.

https://mjtsai.com/blog/2026/06/01/bbedit-16/

Macshot

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Macshot is a free, open-source screenshot and screen recording tool for macOS that offers a comprehensive set of features including annotation, blur, beautify, scroll capture, OCR, and upload capabilities. Designed for macOS 12.3+ with support for Apple Silicon and Intel, it enables quick capture with global hotkeys, easy annotation editing, smart censoring, and instant sharing, all while being lightweight and native.

https://macshot.io/

Iris Photos

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Iris Photos is a native macOS photo library app that lets users privately manage, explore, and rediscover their photos on their own Mac without using the cloud. It scans existing folders or the Apple Photos library in read-only mode, offering features like on-device facial recognition, location mapping, timeline organization, powerful search, and multi-device viewing, all while keeping original files unchanged and user data fully private.

https://irisphotos.app/

StopTheMadness Browser Extension

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StopTheMadness Pro is a web browser extension developed by Jeff Johnson of Underpass App Company that prevents common website annoyances and privacy violations, such as blocked copy-paste, disabled contextual menus, keyboard shortcuts, autoplaying videos, and URL tracking parameters. Compatible with Safari on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and other major browsers, it enhances user control over browsing without functioning as an ad blocker or userscript manager. The extension has received praise from various tech reviewers for restoring typical browser functionalities that many websites try to restrict.

https://underpassapp.com/StopTheMadness/

RetinaDesk

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RetinaDesk is a comprehensive 2026 guide specializing in 5K and 6K monitors tailored specifically for Macs, highlighting that Macs require a precise 218 PPI Retina display density for optimal sharpness, which only 27″ 5K or 32″ 6K monitors provide. The site offers independent, macOS-focused reviews and rankings of top monitors like the Apple Studio Display XDR and ASUS ProArt PA32QCV, alongside buying guides and free tools to help Mac users select displays that maintain true Retina quality.

https://retinadesk.com/

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