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.

Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts

Next week AppStories will be published a little later than usual. We’ve got a special episode coming, so AppStories+ and AppStories will be published together a little later than usual next week. This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John dig into the hardware they use to enjoy movies, TV shows, and videogames....


In This Issue

Tot, an all-new episode of MacStories Unplugged, Club member FlohGro’s desk setup, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming MacStories podcast episodes....


Concepts: An Infinite Sketching App for iPad [Sponsor]

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In Concepts, you can draw with liquid pens and brushes all over the endless canvas, in designer Copic colors. Since everything you draw is a flexible vector, you can move your ideas around like a visual playground to help you see the bigger picture. Organize notes, images, and PDFs into visual moodboards and sketch your ideas on top. Use grids to help you lay out designs, and apply real-world scale for professional projects.

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Our thanks to Concepts for its support of MacStories and our Summer OS Preview series.


Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts

Next week on AppStories, Federico and John take a look at reading and research apps, sharing some of their favorites, along with those that they’ll be using as they work on their annual OS reviews over the summer. This week on MacStories Unwind, Loot and the second season of Only Murders in the...


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In This Issue

A collection of apps for your next road trip, ideas for organizing your workspace, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming MacStories podcast episodes....



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Our thanks to Kolide for sponsoring MacStories this week.


In This Issue

John recommends Forecast Bar, a weather app for the Mac’s menu bar, tips for getting the most out of Matter, a reader desk setup, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming MacStories podcast episodes....