It seems like it was just yesterday that we kicked off our annual Summer of Mac Gems marathon , where we boast a quality , inexpensive Mac app every weekday . We got through a raft of different programs , from tools for manage your Instagram photos to shelling saving service program and everything in between . In case you missed a few , here ’s our consummate leaning of ware from GemFest 2012 .
System Enhancements
Gemini 1.1combs through your folders and looks for twinned filing cabinet , pitter-patter out snarky phrases while you hold off .
Speed Download 5.3combines two functions into one : a childlike download manager and a more - complex download and FTP manager .
FileXaminer 2.8is the Finder ’s Get Info control for magnate users . It adds file management features including Super Delete ( which give admin access for cancel stubborn item ) and Force Empty Trash .
Desktop Tidy 1.0keeps your Mac ’s screen background clean and free of clutter by storing all desktop files and folder in a Shadow Desktop that you could access from the menu bar .
Klammer 2.1lets you open up unrecognizable data file create in Microsoft Outlook .
A Better Finder Attributes 5.14can clean up your Mac ’s Finder attributes by permit you change innovation and alteration dates , apply Finder labels to multiple files , and hit unseeable files .
SideFolders 1.6provides a swoop - out venire that combines a Finder windowpane ’s sidebar with the Apple menu ’s Recent Items list . Plus , it let you make your own tilt so you’re able to have any leaflet / written document hierarchy you want in the panel without changing the locations of the genuine folders and documents .
LaunchMagic 4is a cross of an app launcher and organiser , rather than a standalone app - found app , with a ocular way unlike others in its social class .
DeepSleep 2.1puts your Mac into Hibernation mode alternatively of a veritable sleep , preclude the computer from using power while maintaining open applications and papers .
CommandQ 1.04blocks the standard Command - Q ( Quit ) shortcut , instead displaying a bezel with a progress measure on cover . You have to keep hold the Command and Q key until the progress Browning automatic rifle get in touch with the destruction to quit an app . The estimation here is to avoid accidental app quits .
TypingStats 1.1.1is a utilitarian public-service corporation that tracks your typing habits and helps you ameliorate your typing skills .
Audio and Video
Readomator 1.0.2is an Instapaper customer that convert your saved Instapaper article into podcasts that are deliver to iTunes .
TrackSift 1.2.1culls your iTunes library and deletes non - existent files , isolates racecourse that miss album fine art , consolidate genres , and more .
Enqueue 1.0.1is a full - fledge euphony playback lotion , similar in flavour and feel to iTunes , but it stick out audio files that iTunes does n’t . It can take and represent the content of your iTunes library , as well as FLAC , MP3 , AAC , Ogg Vorbis , WAV , AIFF , and Musepack audio files .
Streambox 4.2is a Pandora Radio client that you may control using the media keys ( previous rails , play / pause , next track ) on your keyboard or , if you prefer , custom keyboard shortcut .
beQuiet 2.4ensures that your Mac ’s external speakers continue muffled , which is specially helpful when working in a still surroundings .
Looky 1.0.0is a carte du jour - bar public utility company for quickly pop open a live view from your Mac ’s build - in camera — perfect for keeping an eye on who might be sneaking up behind you .
Daypart 2.1.1lets you schedule playback of iTunes playlists . The app works with even , saucy , and Genius playlists .
Screeny 2.0.1is a solid tool for canonical blind share-out and screencasts , great for demonstrating how to desexualize a expert trouble or show off a Mac feature .
Productivity
Stock Keeper 1.1.4uses ticket , licence , defrayal , date , notes and other information to aid you organize your digital media files .
Dropzone2.3lets you chop-chop perform custom actions on file , such as sending them to custom destinations , that you drag onto either its menu stripe icon its pop - out dress circle .
FormalAddress 2.3makes it easy to grab an address from a document or on-line root and import to your Address Book . You just re-create the text to your clipboard , open FormalAddress , and export — the app formats everything for you .
Tagit 1.3.0lets you add metadata tags to file for promiscuous searching . you’re able to add that metadata using Tagit itself or when using other apps that are compatible with the OpenMeta tagging standard .
ReFind 1.1is useful for anyone — developers , designers , audio professional , you name it — who utilise a large bit of frequent folder . It bring home the bacon the capacity to jump direct to a oftentimes used brochure or lodge from within any software — without searching or clicking through mint of opened Finder windows .
ChronoSlider 2.0.3 : lets you set alarms and reminders by merely sliding your cursor across your Mac ’s screen . This method allows for lightning fast input and less of an interruption to your workflow .
Typist 2.2teaches the basics of touch - typing through a series of lesson . It also includes speed drill and two form that teach alternate keyboards , include the Dvorak Keyboard and 10 - key telephone number stamp pad .
VisualDiffer 1.4.1lets you spy the deviation between two files : source computer code , HTML code , text , or other data .
Utilities
Battery Status 1.2offers a systemwide carte du jour that displays the battery level of your Magic Trackpad , Magic Mouse , Wireless Keyboard , and , on a laptop , internal battery .
clustering 1.5.6is a filing cabinet - condensation app that work silently in the background knowledge . You wo n’t even notice it ’s doing its thing — except that the amount of spare infinite on your Mac ’s private road has as if by magic increased .
Timer Pro for Mac 7.0lets you set stopwatch , countdown , and alarm - clock warning signal , as well as exportation alarms to your calendar or other apps to stay organised .
CleanMyMac 1.10.6scans your memory cache , logs , terminology files , universal binary star , scheme debris , and other single file to get free of unnecessary cruft and free up blank on your Mac .
lumber Leech 1.5.2makes it easier to disentangle through organization logarithm files . For good example , it can chemical group log entries by practical app or process .
Sleep Monitor 3.0.1offers a unequaled visual graphical record of your stamp battery utilization we have n’t seen in other battery - tracking apps in the Mac App Store .
Low Battery Saver 1.0.1warns you when your battery ’s figure time remaining hits a a point you delineate .
Internet and Web
Favs 1.1.1stores your Facebook likes , Twitter favourite , and other marked posts from your various social networks in one comprehensive parcel .
Caffeinated 1.2.2is a full - featured RSS client that pairs with Google Reader . It integrates with several third - political party inspection and repair including Twitter and Facebook , as well as “ read later ” services such as Instapaper .
NetUse Traffic Monitor 1.2.6keeps an centre on your Internet body process , displays it on a graph , and provides alert to keep you out of the bandwidth poorhouse .
SocialFolderslets you link your social accounts with the SocialFolders web site ; you may then download the SocialFolders Mac app and syncs all of your mass medium to a lot of folder on your Mac .
Radio Silence 1.0.3is a firewall - like shaft that can stop your Mac apps from automatically accessing the cyberspace .
Privacy Scan 1.1offers a one - closure way to mitigate common privateness concern by identifying and put down data file that are used to track your cyberspace usage and unveil your online activeness to others .
MailTags 3.0.2adds tagging functionality to Apple ’s Mail app . you could create and depute project names , colors , priorities , and even lengthy annotation to any piece of electronic mail .
Downloads 1.1keeps all of your downloaded items great and organized . When you launch Downloads , you ’ll see all the item in your Mac ’s Downloads brochure , whether they ’re at the top level or buried thick inside folders .
Creativity
Shapes 2.6lets you take out organizational and flow chart with a variety show of shapes , phone line , and pointer . It has a beautiful interface and a multi - faceted Inspector that lets you pull off line widths and styles , line and fill colors , text , and even meet a shape with an image .
JPEGmini 1.3can muckle - reduce the file size of it of save photos without change resolution .
ImageOptim 1.4 , like JPEGmini , takes your PNG , JPEG , and GIF files ( including GIF animations ) and shrinks their sizes , often substantially , without affect double quality .
Comic Life 2.2.1turns your picture into comic book - way layout , dead equilibrise ease of use with a sense of fun .
Bronson Watermarker 1.5.1fills a little — but critical — ecological niche for those who need to make watermarked PDFs and image . you could export your single file as a exclusive image to ensure that someone ca n’t strip the watermark from your PDF .
InstaBackup 1.1is a ready to hand service program for Instagram mightiness users who want to back up their favorite lo - fi photos , or even for those who simply want a quick and pain - gratis room to change their Instagram photos to their Mac .
