MacStories Team

3376 posts on MacStories since July 2011

Articles by the MacStories team. Founded by Federico Viticci in April 2009, MacStories attracts millions of readers every month thanks to in-depth, personal, and informed coverage that offers a balanced mix of Apple news, app reviews, and opinion.

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Boom 3D: Experience Immersive Audio on Your Mac [Sponsor]

Boom 3D by Global Delight is the premier app for enhancing your Mac’s audio whether it’s music, movies, games, or other content. The app produces exceptionally clear, clean, 3D sound without the need for added hardware – just use the headphones you already own.

The app’s 3D effect brings pro audio enhancement to all of your favorite apps on the Mac and Windows too. Boom 3D is the culmination of years of careful refinement by the team behind a long list of award-winning audio, video, and photography apps like Boom for mobile, Boom and Boom 2, Vizmato, Capto, and Camera Plus.

Boom 3D has been carefully crafted to take audio to the next level. The effect is the sort of thing that once you try it, everything else sounds lifeless and flat by comparison. It’s truly remarkable. Even if your source audio is only recorded in stereo, it will be up-mixed into an incredibly immersive audio experience.

In addition to its patented audio technology, the app features a 31-band equalizer that allows you to precisely tune your Mac’s audio to your tastes. The app has also received praise from hearing-impaired users who can adjust audio to boost frequencies they have trouble hearing. The app features its own audio player that supports a wide range of file formats, and it offers access to over 20,000 Internet radio stations. There’s even a mobile version for iOS and Android, which enhances audio played using the app.

Right now, MacStories readers can get a huge 70% off on Boom 3D by visiting the app’s website. Visit the site today to learn more and take advantage of this terrific offer. Boom 3D is also available on the Mac App Store, and the mobile version is available on the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store.

Our thanks to Boom 3D by Global Delight for sponsoring MacStories this week.


In This Issue

CardioBot,Federico shares a shortcut for generating links for multiple music streaming services, John shows how you can use Shortcuts to tie your GoodTask to-dos and Craft notes together with bi-directional links, we interview Sofa developer Shawn Hickman, plus the usual App Debuts, arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming podcast episodes....


Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts

Next week on AppStories, Federico and John conclude their music miniseries with an episode dedicated to alternative and companion streaming services. This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John discuss the upcoming Apple event, Spotify’s Car Thing, the expansion of Fitness+, and Quinn Nelson’s deep dive into his HomeKit setup, along with Unwind...


Interview: Shawn Hickman

Twitter: @poohbers. Creator of Sofa and Design Manager for Think Company. What inspired you to build Sofa? When it comes to managing our work, we have an over-abundance of incredible tools. Pick your favorite app for managing tasks, writing documents, keeping notes, communicating, and more. When it comes to managing our downtime time, we end...


Interesting Links

Writing at Tablet Habit, Jeff Perry argues that Apple should remove weekly subscriptions from the App Store since they’re mostly used by scammers and other shady companies. (Link) The RSS platform Inoreader has added support for syncing article annotations to Readwise, a relatively new service that’s increasingly becoming a centralized hub for all sorts of...


Previously, On MacStories

Apple Expands Fitness+ Offerings with New Classes Designed for Pregnancy and Older Adults, New Trainers, and Time to Walk with Jane Fonda Apple Announces Online Media Event for April 20, 2021 Spotify Announces Car Thing: Dedicated Audio Streaming Hardware for Drivers Quinn Nelson’s Approach to Home Automation...


MindNode: Ever Had a Geistesblitz? [Sponsor]

A Geistesblitz is a flash of inspiration that hits you when you least expect it. For instance, when you’re in the shower or walking the dog. It can often lead to a flood of new ideas.

Hi! I’m Markus, the founder of MindNode. If you’re like me, then a moment like this soon leads to a head spinning full of fresh ideas. This can be easily overwhelming and also frustrating. It’s precisely this feeling that motivated me to create MindNode.

MindNode started as a simple mind mapping app with the purpose of making it easy to capture new ideas. It’s now evolved into a brainstorming app that helps users from their first spark of inspiration to fleshing out their ideas and bringing them to life.

Recently, we added outlining, a great way to seamlessly move between capturing and organizing ideas as a mind map or an outline. Although the app has grown throughout the past 13 years, I still believe that it’s during the first moment of a new idea where MindNode shines. So, the next time you have a Geistesblitz, why not give MindNode a try?

Try MindNode for free on iOS and macOS: mindnode.com/download.

I’d love to hear if MindNode was able to help you and how it went: Email Markus

Our thanks to MindNode for sponsoring MacStories this week.


Interesting Links

If you guessed that most controller links are written by John, you’d be right – he has a controller problem – but really, this new 8BitDo Pro 2 controller looks like a substantial improvement over its predecessor with programmable back buttons and the ability to play wired or wirelessly. (Link) Sebastiaan de With has spent...