Your time is precious. So, instead of spinning your wheels as you look for the next thing to watch, read, play, or do, try Sofa for iPhone, iPad, and soon, the Vision Pro. It lets you be more intentional with your downtime by creating organized lists as you discover new things to try.

Most apps are designed for work. Sofa’s different. It’s built for play, with a focus on making the most of your free time. It’s more organized than a list in Notes, with just enough structure combined with extensive customization options to make it your own.

You can track anything you want in Sofa: apps, books, movies, TV shows, podcasts, YouTube videos, websites, travel ideas, restaurants, and more. The app includes over 100 themes, Shortcuts support, Smart Lists, user-defined ingredients, and more. It’s the sort of flexibility, from the lists you make to how the app looks, feels, and works, that you won’t find anywhere else.

Most of Sofa, including unlimited lists, syncing via iCloud, tracking your activity, and automating with Shortcuts is completely free. But, with a Super Sofa subscription, you can add custom ingredients, Smart Lists, item and list pinning, sticky notes, and more.

So, download Sofa today for free, and be sure to take advantage of a limited-time deal just for MacStories readers, who can get 40% off their first year of a Super Sofa subscription by going to sofahq.com/macstories.

Our thanks to Sofa for sponsoring MacStories this week.

In a perfect world, end users would only work on managed devices with IT-approved apps. But every day, employees use personal devices and unapproved apps that aren’t protected by MDM, IAM, or any other security tool.

There’s a giant gap between the security tools we have and the way we actually work. 1Password calls it the Access-Trust Gap, and they’ve also created the first ever solution to fill it.

1Password Extended Access Management secures every sign-in for every app on every device. It includes the password manager you know and love, and the device trust solution you’ve probably heard of on this podcast, back when it was called Kolide.

1Password Extended Access Management cares about user experience and privacy, which means it can go places other tools can’t–like personal and contractor devices. It ensures that every device is known and healthy, and every login is protected. So stop trying to ban BYOD or Shadow IT, and start protecting them with 1Password Extended Access Management.

Check it out today.

Our thanks to 1Password for sponsoring our WWDC coverage this week.

Raycast makes your Mac better because it’s fast, ergonomic, and reliable. Best of all, though, Raycast comes with powerful tools your Mac should have but didn’t. Plus, it’s extensible, with a rich catalog of extensions built by developers around the world that solve every productivity need you can imagine.

With Raycast, everything is at your fingertips. The app’s searchable clipboard means always having what you need a few keystrokes away. With emoji and gif search tools, Raycast makes it easy to express yourself. Plus, there are tools to perform quick calculations, currency and unit conversions, and a lot more.

And with broad developer support, there are extensions available to:

• Track your flights
• Take notes
• Save tasks
• Search for your files
• Run scripts
• Kick off shortcuts
• Translate text
• and even manage your windows

With Raycast, all of this and more can be accomplished quickly and easily without switching contexts, reducing distractions and speeding up every interaction with your Mac.

Raycast is also the best way to interact with AI. It’s an always-on window into ChatGPT that helps you code, write email messages, automate repetitive tasks, and more.

Raycast is free to download and use, but with annual plans that start at what works out to just $8/month, you can go pro with its AI features, theming, and setup sync across multiple Macs.

Visit Raycast’s website today to learn more, download Raycast for free, and see how its Pro accounts can take your Raycast experience to the next level.

Our thanks to Raycast for sponsoring MacStories this week.