Category: Mac Utilities

  • BackupLoupe 3.15.2 for Mac

    BackupLoupe 3.15.2 for Mac

    BackupLoupe 3.15.2 for Mac

    BackupLoupe 3.15.2 for Mac

    Mac Utilities
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
    Mac Utilities • Updated Nov 6, 2026

    BackupLoupe, from German developer soma-zone, describes itself as a Swiss Army knife for Time Machine — and that is exactly the gap it fills. Time Machine backs up reliably but tells you very little about what it saved. BackupLoupe indexes your Time Machine snapshots in a Finder-like browser, so you can see which files were backed up in each snapshot, which ones take up the most space, and why a backup suddenly grew. When you find what you need, you can restore it by drag and drop to any location.

    Key Features

    • Finder-like browsing of every Time Machine snapshot
    • Shows which files and folders consume the most backup space
    • Locate files across snapshots and restore them via drag and drop
    • Exclude directories from future backups directly from the app
    • Works with local Time Machine drives and network backup destinations

    How to Download

    1. Use the green Download button on this page to check the current version and details.
    2. Get the app from the developer: Download from the official site
    3. Install BackupLoupe, open it, and let it index your Time Machine drive — the first index can take a while on large backups.

    System Requirements

    BackupLoupe is actively maintained for current macOS releases — the 3.15.x line was still receiving updates in 2026, including fixes for the newest macOS versions. It needs an existing Time Machine backup to inspect and runs on modern Intel and Apple silicon Macs.

    FAQs

    Does BackupLoupe replace Time Machine?

    No. Time Machine still makes the backups. BackupLoupe gives those backups a usable interface for searching, understanding space usage and restoring individual items.

    Why did one of my backups get so big?

    That is exactly what BackupLoupe answers. Snapshots are colour-coded by size, and drilling into a large snapshot shows the files responsible, so you can exclude them from future backups if they do not belong there.

  • Backgrounds 10.0 for Mac

    Backgrounds 10.0 for Mac

    Backgrounds 10.0 for Mac

    Backgrounds 10.0 for Mac

    Mac Utilities
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
    Mac Utilities • Updated Nov 6, 2026

    Backgrounds is a Mac desktop customisation app that goes far beyond changing a wallpaper photo. Instead, your desktop itself becomes useful and alive through seven themes: Music, Parallax, Video, Quartz, System, Clock and Web. Your wallpaper can show the artwork of the song you are playing, play video, display live CPU and network activity, or keep the time in view — and themes can be combined, so system stats and a clock can stay visible on top of another theme. It also includes a Notification Center widget and two screen savers, Glass and Quartz X.

    Key Features

    • Seven desktop themes: Music, Parallax, Video, Quartz, System, Clock and Web
    • Video theme plays your own videos as a live desktop wallpaper
    • System theme monitors CPU and network usage right on the desktop
    • Idle theme activates automatically when your Mac is idle, even in full screen
    • Includes a Today widget and Glass and Quartz X screen savers

    How to Download

    1. Use the green Download button on this page to check the current version and details.
    2. Visit the developer's website or the Mac App Store and find the official Backgrounds listing.
    3. Download and install it from that official listing, then open it and pick your first theme.

    System Requirements

    Backgrounds runs on a recent version of macOS and is distributed through the Mac App Store, which handles compatibility for your Mac model automatically. Live video and Quartz themes use more GPU power than a static wallpaper, so they suit a Mac that is plugged in or used at a desk.

    FAQs

    Does Backgrounds replace my normal wallpaper?

    It enhances it rather than simply replacing the picture. You choose a theme — music artwork, video, system information and more — and can combine themes and set an idle theme for when you step away.

    Is there anything extra to pay for?

    The app has offered an optional Backgrounds Video Library HD & 4K subscription for extra video content, charged through your Apple ID. The core app and its themes are separate from that optional library.

  • Back-In-Time 5.1.1 for Mac

    Back-In-Time 5.1.1 for Mac

    Back-In-Time 5.1.1 for Mac

    Back-In-Time 5.1.1 for Mac

    Mac Utilities
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
    Mac Utilities • Updated Nov 6, 2026

    Back-In-Time is a Mac utility from TRI-EDRE that fixes the weakest part of Apple's Time Machine: actually finding and restoring your files. Time Machine's own interface forces you to step through backups one at a time, while Back-In-Time works as a normal Mac app with a browser view of everything Time Machine has saved. You can see data from several Time Machine disks, several Macs and several drives at the same time, check how many versions of a file exist across all backups, and restore items without leaving your desktop workflow.

    Key Features

    • Browse Time Machine backups in a standard app window — no full-screen time travel view
    • Shows how many versions of each file exist across all of your backups
    • See which items first appeared in a backup and which were deleted since
    • Browse and recover data from Time Machine drives belonging to other Macs
    • Options to remove selected data from backups and to view invisible items and package contents

    How to Download

    1. Use the green Download button on this page to check the current version and details.
    2. Visit the developer's website, TRI-EDRE, and find Back-In-Time in its Mac software section.
    3. Download it from the official site, install it, and point it at your existing Time Machine backup drive.

    System Requirements

    Back-In-Time 5 requires a Mac running a recent version of macOS with an existing Time Machine backup to browse; the 5.1.1 release addressed changes introduced with macOS 10.15 Catalina, where apps live in both /Applications and /System/Applications. It works with local and network Time Machine drives.

    FAQs

    Does Back-In-Time make its own backups?

    No. It does not replace Time Machine — it gives you a better interface for the backups Time Machine already makes, so Time Machine must be set up and running first.

    Can it restore a file I deleted weeks ago?

    Yes, as long as a Time Machine backup from before the deletion still exists. Back-In-Time lists every version it finds, so you can pick the exact copy you want back.

  • AYBO 1.22.0 for Mac

    AYBO 1.22.0 for Mac

    AYBO 1.22.0 for Mac

    AYBO 1.22.0 for Mac

    Mac Utilities
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
    Mac Utilities • Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    AYBO is a Mac productivity app that packs a surprising number of everyday tools into one place. At its heart it is a flexible calculator, but it also handles unit conversions and currency conversions, shows the weather, sets timers, plots graphs and solves simple equations. It is the kind of app that replaces a handful of single-purpose utilities and web searches with one quick window on your Mac.

    Key Features

    • Calculator for everyday and more advanced calculations
    • Unit conversions across common measurement categories
    • Currency conversions for travel and online shopping
    • Weather lookup and timers built in
    • Graph plotting and solving simple equations

    How to Download

    1. Check the system requirements below so the app fits your Mac and macOS version.
    2. Get the installer safely: use the green Download button on this page or visit the developer's website directly.
    3. Open the downloaded file, follow the installer steps, and launch the app from Applications.

    System Requirements

    AYBO 1.22.0 runs on a recent version of macOS on an Apple silicon or Intel Mac. Features such as weather and currency rates need an internet connection to fetch current data; the developer's listing states any exact minimum macOS.

    FAQs

    Does AYBO work offline?

    Calculations, unit conversions, graphs and timers work offline. Weather and live currency rates need a connection, since both depend on current outside data.

    Is AYBO a scientific calculator replacement?

    It covers everyday calculations, conversions and simple equations, which is enough for most people. Specialist scientific or engineering work may still call for a dedicated tool.

  • AweCleaner Professional 5.5 for Mac

    AweCleaner Professional 5.5 for Mac

    AweCleaner Professional 5.5 for Mac

    AweCleaner Professional 5.5 for Mac

    Mac Utilities
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
    Mac Utilities • Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    AweCleaner, from Magoshare, is an all-in-one cleaning and maintenance utility for Mac, and the Professional edition is its fuller-featured version. It scans for junk left behind by the system and apps, and bundles the everyday housekeeping tools most people look for in one window: an uninstaller that removes leftovers, duplicate and large-file finders, a startup-item manager, a privacy cleaner and a file shredder for sensitive documents.

    Key Features

    • Junk cleaner for system, app, iTunes and Trash leftovers
    • Uninstaller that removes apps and plug-ins along with their leftover files
    • Duplicate-file and large-file finders to reclaim disk space
    • Startup-item and process managers, plus a one-click memory free-up tool
    • Privacy cleaner for browser traces and a file shredder for permanent deletion

    How to Download

    1. Check the system requirements below so the app fits your Mac and macOS version.
    2. Get the installer safely: use the green Download button on this page or visit the developer's website directly.
    3. Open the downloaded file, follow the installer steps, and launch the app from Applications.

    System Requirements

    AweCleaner has historically supported OS X 10.7 and later, so version 5.5 should run on a recent version of macOS on an Apple silicon or Intel Mac. Confirm the exact supported systems on Magoshare's official site before buying, especially on the newest macOS.

    FAQs

    Should I let a cleaner delete files automatically?

    Review the scan results before confirming any cleanup, and keep a current backup. Reputable cleaners only target caches and junk, but your own check is the safety net.

    Is there a free version?

    Magoshare has offered trial or limited versions of AweCleaner. The official site lists what the Professional edition adds and its current price.

  • Awaken 6.4.5 for Mac

    Awaken 6.4.5 for Mac

    Awaken 6.4.5 for Mac

    Awaken 6.4.5 for Mac

    Mac Utilities
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
    Mac Utilities • Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    Awaken, from Embraceware, turns your Mac into a music alarm clock and sleep timer. You can wake up to songs or playlists from your music library, with the volume and screen brightness fading in gently, and fall asleep to music that fades out on a timer. It also handles reminders, can launch a file or app when an alarm fires, and offers built-in ambient sounds.

    Key Features

    • Multiple alarms and timers, one-off or repeating, with labels
    • Wake to music or podcasts, with gradual volume and brightness fade-in
    • Sleep timer that fades music out so you can drift off
    • Built-in ambient sounds and preset alarm sounds as a fallback
    • Can open an app or file at alarm time, and supports keyboard and remote control

    How to Download

    1. Check the system requirements below so the app fits your Mac and macOS version.
    2. Get the installer safely: use the green Download button on this page or visit the developer's website directly.
    3. Open the downloaded file, follow the installer steps, and launch the app from Applications.

    System Requirements

    Awaken 6.x runs on a recent version of macOS on an Apple silicon or Intel Mac — older releases went back to much earlier OS X versions. If you want Awaken to wake a sleeping Mac, the developer's free AwakenHelper add-on is needed; check the developer's site for details.

    FAQs

    Can Awaken wake my Mac from sleep?

    With the developer's separate AwakenHelper installed, it can schedule wake times so the Mac is awake when the alarm is due. Without it, the Mac needs to already be awake.

    Is Awaken still the iTunes-based version I remember?

    The app grew up with iTunes and was updated for Apple's Music app era. Features that depend on your music library use whatever library your current macOS provides.

  • AVTouchBar 3.0.7 for Mac

    AVTouchBar 3.0.7 for Mac

    AVTouchBar 3.0.7 for Mac

    AVTouchBar 3.0.7 for Mac

    Mac Utilities
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
    Mac Utilities • Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    AVTouchBar is a small, free Mac utility that turns the Touch Bar on a MacBook Pro into a live audio visualizer. Music and other audio playing through your Mac (or picked up by the microphone) is drawn as animated bars and colours on the Touch Bar itself. It is a fun, lightweight extra for Touch Bar machines, with gestures and colour options so you can make the display your own.

    Key Features

    • Real-time audio visualization drawn directly on the Touch Bar
    • Works with system audio and the internal microphone
    • Custom colour gradients you can create, save and share
    • Touch Bar gestures to change colours, adjust volume and enter full-screen mode
    • Automatically creates an aggregate audio device when one is needed

    How to Download

    1. Check the system requirements below so the app fits your Mac and macOS version.
    2. Get the installer safely: use the green Download button on this page or visit the developer's website directly.
    3. Open the downloaded file, follow the installer steps, and launch the app from Applications.

    System Requirements

    AVTouchBar needs a MacBook Pro with a physical Touch Bar — Macs without one cannot show it. Version 3.0.7 was listed for macOS 10.15 and later; on newer macOS versions, check the developer's page for current compatibility notes.

    FAQs

    Is AVTouchBar free?

    Yes, it has been distributed as a free utility. Download it only from the developer's own page or a reputable listing to avoid bundled extras.

    Will it work on an Apple silicon Mac?

    Only if that Mac has a Touch Bar. Most Apple silicon models have no Touch Bar, so on those machines there is nothing for the visualizer to draw on.

  • Avernum 3: Ruined World for Mac

    Avernum 3: Ruined World for Mac

    Avernum 3: Ruined World for Mac

    Avernum 3: Ruined World for Mac

    Mac Utilities
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
    Mac Utilities • Updated Nov 6, 2026
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    Avernum 3: Ruined World is a single-player fantasy role-playing game from Spiderweb Software, and the closing chapter of the Avernum trilogy. Your party of exiles finally reaches the surface world, only to find it plagued by monsters and disaster. On Mac it plays as a large, turn-based, story-driven RPG with towns, dungeons and choices that shape how the surface responds to your actions over time.

    Key Features

    • Huge open world with many towns, dungeons and quests to explore
    • Turn-based tactical combat with a custom party of adventurers
    • A long main story plus many side quests and hidden areas
    • Multiple ways to deal with the plagues threatening the surface
    • A complete, self-contained finale that also welcomes new players

    How to Download

    1. Check the system requirements below so the app fits your Mac and macOS version.
    2. Get the installer safely: Download from the official site.
    3. Open the downloaded file, follow the installer steps, and launch the app from Applications.

    System Requirements

    The Mac version originally required macOS 10.7 or later with modest hardware — around a 1.2 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM and about 500 MB of free space — so any recent Mac running a recent version of macOS should handle it comfortably.

    FAQs

    Is Avernum 3 a remake?

    Yes, in spirit. It is Spiderweb's modern rebuild of the classic Avernum 3 for current systems, released for Mac in 2018, with the same story rebuilt in a newer engine.

    Where can I buy it legitimately?

    From Spiderweb Software's own site and from authorised stores such as Steam and GOG. This page does not offer the game itself for free.

  • AutoSwitchInput Pro 2.2.1 for Mac

    AutoSwitchInput Pro 2.2.1 for Mac

    AutoSwitchInput Pro 2.2.1 for Mac

    AutoSwitchInput Pro 2.2.1 for Mac

    Mac Utilities
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
    Mac Utilities • Updated Nov 6, 2026

    AutoSwitchInput Pro is a small macOS utility for people who type in more than one language or keyboard layout. Instead of remembering to press the input-source shortcut every time you change apps, you assign a preferred keyboard layout to each application once — for example, your native language in Messages and English in your code editor — and the app switches the input source automatically as you move between them.

    Key Features

    • Per-app keyboard input source rules that apply automatically on app switching
    • Works with any input sources and layouts installed in macOS
    • Runs quietly in the background once your rules are set
    • Remembers the last used input source for each app
    • Useful for multilingual users, translators and developers alike

    How to Download

    1. Add the keyboard layouts you use in System Settings > Keyboard > Input Sources, if you have not already.
    2. Use the green Download button on this page to reach the developer's website and get AutoSwitchInput Pro from there.
    3. Launch the app, grant any permissions it requests, and set your per-app input rules.

    System Requirements

    AutoSwitchInput Pro is a lightweight native utility that runs on a recent version of macOS and works with both Intel and Apple silicon Macs. It needs at least two input sources enabled in macOS to have anything to switch between.

    FAQs

    Does macOS already do this?

    macOS has a basic option to remember a document's input source, but it is not the same as firm per-app rules. A dedicated switcher applies your chosen layout every time you enter an app, which is what multilingual users usually want.

    Is there a trial?

    Availability of trials and pricing is set by the developer and can change; check the developer's website for the current offer before buying. This page provides no licence keys.

  • AutoMute 1.8 for Mac

    AutoMute 1.8 for Mac

    AutoMute 1.8 for Mac

    AutoMute 1.8 for Mac

    Mac Utilities
    Updated Nov 6, 2026
    Mac Utilities • Updated Nov 6, 2026

    AutoMute is a tiny open-source menu bar app for macOS that saves you from an embarrassing blast of sound. It automatically mutes your Mac when your headphones are unplugged, when the Mac goes to sleep, or when the screen locks and the screensaver starts — so a video or song never suddenly plays through the speakers in a quiet office, library or meeting.

    Key Features

    • Mutes the system sound automatically when headphones are disconnected
    • Mutes on sleep, screen lock and screensaver start
    • Lives quietly in the menu bar with no window to manage
    • Simple toggles for each muting trigger
    • Free and open source, with no account or subscription

    How to Download

    1. Check that your Mac runs a reasonably recent version of macOS.
    2. Use the green Download button on this page to reach the developer's website and download AutoMute from its official project page.
    3. Move the app to your Applications folder, launch it, and enable the muting triggers you want in its menu.

    System Requirements

    AutoMute is a lightweight native macOS utility and runs on a recent version of macOS on both Intel and Apple silicon Macs. As a small community-maintained app, checking the project page for the latest build is the best way to confirm compatibility with your system.

    FAQs

    Is AutoMute free?

    Yes. The app is open source and free to use; there is no paid tier and nothing to unlock.

    Does it unmute my Mac afterwards?

    Its job is one-directional: it mutes at the moments you choose, such as headphone disconnects and sleep. You turn the volume back up yourself when you actually want sound, which is the safer behaviour in shared spaces.