MacStories Weekly: Issue 497 - January 23, 2026

App Debuts

Federico

Drafts Drafts, my favorite text capture app that has won multiple MacStories Selects awards over the years, was updated to version 50 with what developer Agile Tortoise describes as “massive updates to Shortcuts integrations.” Thanks to a collaboration with Shortcuts expert Matthew Cassinelli, Drafts’ Shortcuts integration has received an extensive makeover with brand new...

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John Voorhees
John is MacStories' Managing Editor, has been writing about Apple and apps since joining the team in 2015, and today, runs the site alongside Federico. John also co-hosts four MacStories podcasts: AppStories, which covers the world of apps, MacStories Unwind, which explores the fun differences between American and Italian culture and recommends media to listeners, Ruminate, a show about the weird web and unusual snacks, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about the games we take with us.
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