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Club Perks

Eagle Exclusively for Club MacStories members, we have 5 coupon codes to give away from Eagle, this week’s MacStories sponsor and the Mac app for collecting, searching and organizing your design files in a logical way all in one place. Enter for a chance to win....


Eagle: A Digital Asset Management Tool for Your Mac [Sponsor]

Ever loses your ways in piles of reference files or mock up folders? It can be difficult to keep track of all your digital assets, especially when they are spread out across multiple devices and online platforms.

Eagle App is a desktop digital assets management tool that satisfies all your needs to ”Collect, Organize, Search, and Browse” for digital files. The app helps you streamline repetitive organizational work making it easier to reference later in your projects.

Collect & Organize References at the Same Time

Eagle Extension can batch save and capture full pages and screenshots to quickly collect the inspiration whenever you browse your favorite sites. On top of that, while collecting, Eagle also auto saves the original URL if you ever want to revisit the resources.

Find Your Ideal Files and Images in 0.5 Seconds

You can organize files with tags, folders, and smart folders and search them across different categories such as sizes, shapes, colors, dimensions, ratings, annotations and more!

Preview and Export Different Formats with Ease

Instantly browse 90+ file formats that Finder could’t, such as images, videos, docs, GIFs, 3Ds, font, audio, and more! Eagle even has the ability to export images into a specific formats or dimensions directly.

No Subscription and Cloud-Friendly

Eagle is a on-premise product – everything you saved is in your Mac that is said no subscription needed. It also provides cloud connectivity with most of the popular services, so you won’t have to worry about extra learning costs or fees.

If you work with digital files want to organize your screenshots, inspirational images and reference files and have constant struggles over file management, try Eagle App to help you with all the work!

Eagle App offers a 30-day free trial, each license can pair with two devices, including free lifetime updates! All for only $29.99. Get your digital assets organized today!

Our thanks to Eagle for sponsoring MacStories this week.


In This Issue

This month, we’ve asked a few of our Automation April Shortcuts Contest judges to share what they’ve learned from the contest participants and their personal experiences with Shortcuts....


Automation April Shortcuts Contest: Judges’ Spotlight

As we wrap up the judging of the Automation April Shortcuts Contest and prepare to announce the winners, we wanted to touch base with some of the judges who have helped us review the over 200 submissions we received. Having sifted through so many shortcuts, what stands out is the creativity and ingenuity of so...


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In This Issue

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Perks

HomePass Exclusively for Club MacStories members, we have 25 coupon codes for HomePass by Aaron Pearce, the app that allows you to get rid of that old notebook and store your HomeKit device’s codes right on your iPhone or iPad. Enter for a chance to win. HomeCam Exclusively for Club MacStories members, we have...


MacStories Unplugged

Our Latest Non-Apple Electronics Explorations [[unplugged_artwork]] This month, Federico and John explain how their approaches to blocking off time to write and share updates on Federico’s Khadas Tea DAC for the iPhone, and John’s C-Force portable 4K OLED display. Show Notes: Khadas Tea DAC C-Force CF015 Next Display...