Five Free Apps With No Telemetry & No Accounts That Do One Thing Well: TetherShot, Folder Forge, Image Fuel, doktor, and Kompakt

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Custom sort per folder

[](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/?f=flair_name%3A%22Request%22)So for the most part, I don't mind the standard Mac finder, but I do find one limitation that I'd love to find a work around for, and that is a program that allows one to set different folders to always sort in a specific way.

For instance: Maybe I'd like to always sort IDK screenshots by Most Recently Added, but I'd also like to always sort Downloads by Kind.

The default Finder sets all the folders to however you sorted the last folder.

Is there any program out there that makes it so you can set it and leave it?

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Hold my notes: Sticky notes that feels real and you will actually love using!

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Looking for a way to have text read aloud on macOS without a subscription

Hi there,

I do a lot of reading on my Mac, mostly long articles and PDFs, and I keep wanting to listen instead of read. Especially for things I have to get through but don't need to focus on completely.

I tried the built in Spoken Content, but triggering it is clunky and I never stuck with it. I paid for Speechify for a while, which worked, but I stopped because I didn't want a monthly subscription for this, and I wasn't comfortable having everything I read pass through someone else's servers.

Is there an Mac app that reads out loud selected text from any app, runs locally and ideally is a one time purchase? Bonus if it handles PDFs and screenshots where you can't select the text.

Also happy to hear about workarounds. If you have the same problem, how do you deal with it?

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SoundPaste v1.7.0: The fastest way to capture audio on your Mac and use it anywhere 🔊

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Ghost v3- an always on and ready personal agent from your notch using your existing Chatgpt/Claude subscription,API or LocalLM. It can create, read, write, respond to iMessages, mail, create calendar events and organize your life!

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Floodtide- update all your mac apps from on place. (Back and on 0.8.5)
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I finally made my first Mac app: One Big Note, a scratchpad that automatically resizes your text as you type ($0.99)

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Best updater app to replace MacUpdater

Hi everyone

I'm searching for the best update app since MacUpdaters' recent departure. I've been using CleanMyMac (I find it too bloated and better in other ways) and Updatest (simple menu bar setup), but I'd enjoy hearing your opinions on other, perhaps better, software to get updates.

No subscription apps please. One-time purchase only, and fetching accurate, reliable updates from Homebrew, Sparkle, the App Store, and system updates

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[OS] Metis – A coding agent that elevates DeepSeek's programming capabilities to the "Fable 5" level.

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Barry V2 - Per-app volume control :)
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