Recent updates

16 Nov '23: Launch Services 2.2.4

05 Jun '23: Find Any File 2.4.1

23 May '23: iClip 5.5.7

26 Jan '23: Find Empty Folders 1.3.1

23 Okt '22: Prefs Editor 1.4.1

30 Dec '21: Find Any File 2.3.2

24 Jul '20: iBored 1.2

14 May '20: What's Open 4.0.1

Software for everyone

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Find Any File (FAF)

For macOS. Shareware (try first, pay later), $6.

Finds files by name, date, size etc. The perfect companion to Spotlight.

See the Find Any File page for more information and download.

for macOS
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iClip

For macOS. Shareware (try first, pay later), $14.99.

iClip manages clippings of text, images and files. It optionally automatically records the contents of the clipboard every time you copy something. I am the main developer of iClip.

See the iClip site for more information and download.

for macOS

Software for power users

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Prefs Editor

For macOS. Free.

Lets you edit the preferences of any application. Like the 'defaults' command in Terminal.app, but easier to use.

See the Prefs Editor page for more information and download.

for macOS
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Find Empty Folders

For macOS. Free.

This little tool finds folders that have no files inside, apart from other empty folders invisible files such as .DS_Store, and gives you the option to delete them.

for macOS
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What's Open

For macOS. Free.

Lists open files on all volumes, for any user. Helps figuring who which apps prevent a volume from being ejected or unmounted.

See the What's Open page for more information and download.

for macOS

Software for developers and system analysts

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iBored

For macOS, Windows, Linux. Free.

The internet-enabled Block Oriented Editor is a tool to view and edit disk sectors and related files.

See the iBored page for more information and download.

for macOSfor Windowsfor Linux
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Launch Services

For macOS. Free.

A tool to work with the Mac's registry. Lets you browse the entire UTI tree and look up apps that open a specific file extension or match a bundle ID.

See the Launch Services page for more information and download.

for macOS
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ShowClipboards

For macOS. Free.

A tool for developers to analyse and test the clipboard / pasteboard.

for macOS
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SSDP Browser

For macOS. Free with Source Code.

SSDP is a method (protocol) for finding devices on local networks. It's similar to Bonjour (Zeroconf) but more popular outside the Apple world.

You can download the built app at https://github.com/tempelmann/SSDP-Browser/releases.

This app also comes with source code, being a nice example on how to use NSOutlineView, NSTreeController and Bindings, and uses both ObjectiveC and Swift code. It opens in Xcode 10 (maybe even 9) and later.

for macOS