The Mac chopine boasts an copiousness of spare and low - cost software , thanks in no small part to the convenience and popularity of the Mac App Store ( though the construct of enceinte , inexpensive apps long raven the storage ) . It seems we ’ve never had so many low - price apps to choose from . But how do you know which are deserving try — which are the right ones , and which are the truly not bad I ?
Here at Macworld , we call apps that give you great functionality for a downhearted priceMac gem . We retrospect a couple of these product each calendar week here on the Mac Gems Weblog , but at two per week , we ca n’t keep up with everything that ’s out there . So each summertime , my fellow editors and a number of regular Macworld contributor pitch in on a gem - review marathon . The result is our annual Gems event .
Today marks the start of this year ’s event , GemFest 2013 ( also known as the Summer of Gems ) . preserve through late September , we ’ll brush up a new precious stone every day except Sunday . As with the computer software we normally cover in Mac Gems , some of the apps will be delightfully simple , while others will be more complex . Some will be specialized and have narrow appeal , while others should be useful to nearly everyone . Each and every one will earn the Mac Gems recording label .
you could view a list of this year ’s apps , updated daily , in our ready to hand GemFest chart . Some of the software we ’ll review for GemFest 2013 will also be included in a special Mac Gems feature in the October 2013 mark issue ofMacworld — piece up a copy if you ’d like to see them all in one place . And do n’t forget to crop the Mac Gems Weblog to read past Gems revaluation .
Enjoy !
( Our veritable Gems editorial will sum up in late September . )
