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8 Award-Winning Mac Apps ft. ScreenFlow, Things, and DataRescue for 90% Off
AfterShot Pro 2
KEY FEATURES
With unparalleled speed and power, AfterShot Pro 2 is an all-in-one RAW converter, photo editor, and high-speed photo manager.
- Color corrections, lens corrections, and more
- Non-destructive editing
- Tools like cropping, straightening, and noise removal
- Powerful photo asset management
- Output to web galleries, contact sheets, and more
For more details on AfterShot Pro 2, click here.
COMPATIBILITY
- OS X 10.7.3 and up
Typed
KEY FEATURES
Typed is a stunning new Markdown editor and writing app for Mac, and the first that improves your focus so you can create great content. With a decluttered minimal UI, Typed makes writing for the web incredibly easy.
“Typed manages to fuse minimalism and usability, with some character too. We liked it the more we used it,” 4 out of 5, MacFormat
- HTML preview & export for web-ready content, no coding required
- Auto-save function to keep your content safe & retrieve edits
- Zen Mode: 8 calming soundtracks to help you focus and zone out the outside world
For more details on Typed, click here.
COMPATIBILITY
- Languages: English
- OS X 10.9 and up
ScreenFlow 5
KEY FEATURES
With ScreenFlow, you can record the contents of your entire display while also capturing your Mac’s camera, microphone, and computer audio. Use its powerful editing tools to perfect your projects, and share directly to your favorite platform.
Apple Design Award Winner
Macworld Editor’s Choice & Best in Show
- Add zoom, pan effects, trim clips, drop shadow, reflection & adjust audio levels
- Record your iPhone or iPad display (new in version 5)
- Perfect for educators (video courses), app developers (demos and guides), marketers (promotional videos), and bloggers (product reviews)
For more details on Screenflow 5, click here.
COMPATIBILITY
- Languages: English, French, German, Japanese
- OS X 10.9.5 and up
- 20GB drive space
- Note: cameras using HDV codec are not supported
Data Rescue 4
KEY FEATURES
Data Rescue 4 is the gold-standard when it comes to data recovery for your Mac.
“Data Rescue 4 remains your best hope for recovering data from a physically functional drive without having to send it to a dedicated outfit where technicians in clean rooms will replace drive components in clean rooms for hundreds or thousands of dollars,” Macworld 4-Stars (12/14)
- Works on all Mac hard drives even if they fail to or only partially mount
- Recovers digital pictures from your camera even after it’s been erased or reformatted
- Supports data recovery from NTFS-based Boot Camp Partitions
- Free U.S.-based phone support included
For more details on Data Rescue 4, click here.
COMPATIBILITY
- OS X 10.7.5 and up
- Languages: English
- Note: recovering files from your Mac’s startup disk requires you to boot from ProSoft’s BootWell USB flash drive ($15), or you can provide your own 16GB USB flash drive and use Data Rescue to create a BootWell volume with it
Things 2
KEY FEATURES
Things is a delightful and easy-to-use task manager that strikes a great balance between simplicity and powerful capabilities.
Apple Design Award Winner
Macworld Best of Show Award
Macworld Editors’ Choice Award
Mac App Store “Best Of”
- Tag your to-dos so you can find them easily
- Get going quickly and easily–no lengthy manual
- Choose a keyboard shortcut to quickly jot down thoughts
- Seamlessly syncs with the optional iPhone and iPad versions of Things
For more details on Things 2, click here.
COMPATIBILITY
- Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese
- OS X 10.7 and up
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth
KEY FEATURES
Embark on the newest adventure from the award-winning science-fiction-themed Civilization series. In this futuristic world, modern society has been decimated by global events, and space travel is the only hope for the future of mankind.
- Unlock different upgrades through the tech web
- Customize your units to reflect your play style
- Play online with up to 8 players
For more details on Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth, click here.
COMPATIBILITY
- Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese
- OS X 10.9.5 and up
- 4GB RAM
- 10GB drive space
- 256MB VRAM (ATI Radeon 4850, NVIDIA GeForce 640M, Intel HD 4000 — or better
- Free Steam account required to download and play
- Incompatible (too low): ATI Radeon X1000 series, HD 2000 series, 3870, 4670, 6490, 6630, NVIDIA GeForce 7000 series, 8000 series, 9000 series, GT 100 series, 300M series
ExpanDrive 4
KEY FEATURES
With ExpanDrive, you can easily interact with files stored in the cloud without having to download them on your computer or use a separate transfer client—they show up just like a USB drive. Your digital life just got that much easier.
“My first impression after reading ExpanDrive’s promotional description last week was that it sounded too good to be true. One week later, I’m pretty sure it actually is that good,” John Gruber, Daring Fireball
- Supports Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, OneDrive, S3, SFTP, WebDav, and more
- Open, edit, and save files to remote computers from within your favorite local programs
- Instantly save files with super-fast background saves
- Save drive space and bandwidth; access cloud storage without syncing the data
For more details on ExpanDrive 4 click here.
COMPATIBILITY
- OS X 10.6.8 and up
- Note: ExpanDrive also supports Windows XP SP3 and up; your license is good for both Mac and Windows
Snapselect
KEY FEATURES
Always put your best photos forward and declutter your file storage with help from Snapselect. This brand new app groups duplicates and sorts your best shots for you, so you can focus on creating more photo ops!
- View photos grouped by time taken, similarities & duplicates
- Clean up your iPhoto, Aperture, and Lightroom libraries (and reclaim space on your iOS device by deleting subpar photos)
For more details on Snapselect, click here.
COMPATIBILITY
- Languages: English
- OS X 10.9 and up
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