We Asked 3 Indie Mac Developers What It’s Really Like to Ship Outside the App Store in 2026
Their answers revealed a common theme: building software is no longer the hardest part. Getting people to discover it, and trust it.
Their answers revealed a common theme: building software is no longer the hardest part. Getting people to discover it, and trust it.
Apple has updated its App Store Review Guidelines with stricter rules aimed at apps that fail to provide meaningful value against low‑effort submissions and copycat software.
After speaking with Dudley, it’s clear that Chunk’s strongest feature may not be its calendar sync or AI integrations. It may simply be knowing exactly what it wants to be.
We spoke with ergonis GmbH, the team behind Typinator, to dig deeper into where the app is headed and why the team made some of these big shifts.
We interviewed with the developer of Fluent app, Vadim Ermolin, to discuss his vision for a truly autonomous AI assistant on macOS.
This isn’t a how-to guide. It’s a mental model — a user’s framework for choosing the right tool. Browsers are great containers. But the tools deserve a real home on macOS.
Following our Granola review, and after watching Christopher Pedregal’s talk, one idea: great products don’t feel like feature sets. They feel like people you’ve come to know.
We spoke with the development team at Applause to discuss Bartender’s technical rebuild, privacy concerns, and the future of the macOS menu bar.
Apple Silicon made Macs quieter and cooler—but not magically heat-free. Here’s how modern Mac cooling really works and when it still matters.
Matt shares his insights into the challenges and rewards of developing tools for Apple’s ever-evolving ecosystem.
Vibe Coding will replace the need for many standardized, bloated apps. But it will operate as an additive layer, coexisting with enterprise platforms.
Mac users still need a unified way to keep apps updated—and the story isn’t over yet.