DeskMat for Mac v1.3 – a utility that quickly covers your Desktop for more privacy during screen sharing, cleaner streams, and distraction-free work – now has the ability to not only cover your entire Desktop, but also just individual files and folders. It is now also fully scriptable with AppleScript.

“Exactly what I needed”

Captain Muso @ Mac App Store

What is DeskMat?

DeskMat helps you:

  • retain your privacy when sharing your screen
  • have cleaner streams
  • work distraction-free

by providing a simple cover for your Desktop.
With the click of a button, all your files and folders on your Desktop disappear, and re-appear just as easily when you need them.
Tie the app to your Focus modes or specific apps coming to the foreground, so the cover activates and deactivates automatically.
Create workflows with Shortcuts and AppleScript.
With Control Center widgets, you can toggle the cover from anywhere.

Tip: Check out the Get to Know DeskMat Blog Post for a deep-dive into its functionality.

What’s New in DeskMat v1.3

  • In addition to the full Desktop cover, you can now choose to only hide (or show) individual files or folders on your Desktop
  • Automate DeskMat with AppleScript
  • Access your Desktop from DeskMat’s button’s contextual men (which will not show up in streams, either)

👉 For the full release notes, please click here 👈

“Focus mode integration is excellent”

tedsvo @ Mac App Store

Links and Availability

DeskMat is a one-time lifetime purchase on the Mac App Store or my website for currently USD 3.99 / EUR 3,99 / GBP 3.99.
There is no difference in functionality between the different versions.
As with all previous updates, v1.3 is completely free for existing customers.
A free, 28-day trial is available for download.
DeskMat requires macOS 13.0 Ventura or newer.
The app is currently localized in English, German, Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, French, Italian, Japanese and Spanish.

🔗 DeskMat Website + Free Trial + Direct Purchase
🖥️ DeskMat on the Mac App Store
🤩 Eternal Storms Software Productivity Bundle on the Mac App Store (includes ScreenFloat, Yoink for Mac, Transloader and DeskMat at ~20% off)

📖 Get to Know DeskMat Blog Post

💌 Contact & Connect

A note on in-app purchases in the Mac App Store version: These are completely voluntary tips you can give me to support me and the development of my apps beyond the one-time purchase price. No additional functionality can be unlocked by giving tips. Your one-time purchase gives you to the complete functionality of DeskMat.

I hope you enjoy DeskMat (and my other apps) : )

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flickery v1.9.51 – the full-featured flickr client for Mac – is now available and fixes a potential crash when downloading and uploading photos.
The app is now *free*, as I consider the app on “life support”, meaning that it’s horribly outdated (its first public beta was in May 2008 😱) and not going to receive substantial updates anymore (apart from the odd maintenance update here and there, like today’s).
The app is still fit for purpose and continues to provide a great way to browse and use flickr, but because flickr’s APIs have been at a standstill for a long time (even after being bought by SmugMug in 2018), I currently don’t see myself investing too much more time into the app.

The reason I updated it now is that I wanted to use it to download NASA’s images from the recent Artemis II mission, but couldn’t because the app crashed.

What is flickery?

flickery lets you manage your flickr photostream, albums, groups, galleries, favorites and contacts with the ease of use of macOS, and the comfort of drag and drop.

What’s New in flickery v1.9.51?

  • Fixes a crash that could occur trying to download photos
  • Fixes a crash that could occur during upload

Links and Availability

➡️ Website

❗️flickery is now free for download from the Mac App Store.
The app requires macOS Yosemite 10.10 or newer and is localized into English and German.

🖥️ Mac App Store (free)

💌 Contact & Connect

If you have any feedback or questions, please don’t hesitate to use the contact link above, or below : )
Have a great day!

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Tameno for Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV helps you stretch, brush your teeth, do exercises, water your plants, meditate, do yoga, and so much more, with auto-repeating timers. Set an interval, and it’ll inform you every time it elapses.
Version 1.2.5 adds more audio feedback options, improves background execution on the Watch, and more.

What is Tameno?

I have an electric toothbrush. It has a built-in 30sec timer, so I can brush each quadrant of my teeth for the same amount of time. But what about each side of each quadrant? I needed a 10-second self-repeating interval that would tell me to move on. That’s where the idea for Tameno came from.
Now, I just start Tameno at a 10 second interval, and until I’m done brushing, it’ll let me know that 10 seconds have passed continuously. Perfect. Now I can also do my stretches without having to count in my head, or water my hedge-plants for the same amount of time. Bliss!
With widgets on your lock screen, home screen or in Control Center, and custom shortcuts in the Shortcuts app, your favorite intervals are always just a tap away!

What’s New in Tameno v1.2.5?

  • New audio feedback sound options: In addition to “Tick”, there’s now “Bamboo”, “Wood”, “Chime”, “Glass”, “Service Bell” and “Bell”.
  • The background execution on Apple Watch has been improved, in that it now lets you know when its allotted time is about to run out so you can continue without interruptions
  • Fixes UI issues on Apple TVs running tvOS 26
  • More haptic feedback, better scrolling-adjustments on macOS, and other fixes

👉 For the full release notes, please click here 👈

Links and Availability

➡️ Website

❗️Tameno is a one-time lifetime universal app purchase. That means you purchase it once (on the store of your choice), and are then free to use it on your Apple Watches, and iPhones, and iPads, and Macs, and Apple TVs.
The app requires macOS 13, iOS 16, watchOS 9.4 and tvOS 16 or newer and is currently localized into English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.

🖥️ Mac App Store
📱 iPhone App Store / iPad App Store
⌚️ watchOS App Store
📺 tvOS App Store

💡 Get to Know Tameno (User Guide)

💌 Contact & Connect

If you have any feedback or questions, please don’t hesitate to use the contact link above, or below : )
Have a great day, and thank you for stopping by.

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With SiriMote, you can control your Mac and apps with your Apple TV Siri Remote.
Version 1.4.6 improves compatibility with Apple’s Keynote app (Creator Studio version).

SiriMote is free for your Mac and requires macOS 10.12 or newer (download link).

That’s it. That’s the news.

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