MacFormat UK – September 2019

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Apps & games APPLE CORE


Twitterrific
FREE
As the first Mac
desktop Twitter
client, Twitterrific
defined much of how Twitter
works. With this latest release
on iOS, you can now make
Twitter your own, by utilising
a slew of customisation
goodies, including themes
and full-size timeline images.
Why you need it: To have a
better experience on Twitter.
What it’s best for: Custom
views, quick media access.

Thinkrolls Space
£3.
This latest entry in
the Thinkrolls saga
finds the rotund
heroes blasting off into outer
space. They dig deep into
planets with the help of
chunky robots, teleporters,
friendly aliens, and monsters
that munch moon cheese.
Top stuff for nippers.
Why you need it: It’ll keep
younglings occupied for ages.
What it’s best for: Getting
kids playing and thinking.

This Mac utility
has always been
insanely powerful,
enabling you to trigger all
kinds of actions from the
keyboard and other input
devices. With version 3, it
gets a swish new interface,
making it more approachable
for ‘the rest of us’.
Why you need it: For
powering up input devices.
What it’s best for: Shortcuts
that do almost anything.

The Mac’s history is intertwined
with desktop publishing. The
snag is if you want to get on
board, the cost can be terrifying.
No longer, though, as Serif unleashes the latest
Affinity app. Joining Photo and Designer,
Publisher’s all about crafting anything from
posters and flyers to full books and magazines.
The big draw, bar the kind of affordable
price tag that’s sure to raise an eyebrow or

[ALBUM]
GoT: Season 8
Ramin Djawadi
£10.
Still can’t believe your
weekly dose of swords
and dragons is over?
Relive the soundtrack
of the final season.

[BOOK]
Gone Fishing
£9.
Their friendship
reinvigorated by
diagnoses of heart
disease, Mortimer and
Whitehouse extol on
the joys of fishing.

[PODCAST]
13 Minutes
to the Moon
FREE
It’s been 50 years
since man first landed
on the moon. Hear how
we got there – and how
Apollo 11 was saved.

three in the pro and consumer space alike,
is the flexible workflow. With StudioLink, you
can edit images and graphics in situ, without
heading to another app, thereby dramatically
boosting efficiency.
And when working on the move, you’ll even
be able to open, edit and export Publisher
documents using Photo or Designer for iPad.
That said, we’re champing at the bit to see
Publisher itself make the leap to Apple’s tablet.

BetterTouchTool
$7.50 (ABOUT £6)

Image credits (left to right, top to bottom): Serif, WaterTower Music,
Blink Publishing, The Icon Factory, Avokiddo, Folivora, BBC

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Layout like a pro with Serif’s affordable new DTP app


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Affinity Publisher £48.


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