Mac Format - UK (2020-04)

Sometimes,

macOS doesn’t

behave as it

should. There are a few

built-in things you can try,

but they’re often deeply

hidden, confusing to use,

or both. OnyX is a brilliant

app that gives you power-

user features with no

cost attached.

If you suspect macOS

isn’t working properly

because something is

broken, OnyX can come

to the rescue. It lets you

repair your disk

permissions, rebuild

Spotlight and Mail indexes,

and restore various

databases and caches

that may have become

corrupted over time.

As well as that, you

can use its many tools to

perform a spot of spring

cleaning on your Mac,

cleansing caches, logs and

cookies that could be

slowing your system down.

OnyX really is a powerful

tool that could help get

your computer back in

fighting shape.

There’s no

doubt that the

MacBook Pro’s

Touch Bar has a lot of

potential, but it’s never

really lived up to it.

With BetterTouchTool

at your disposal, you can

transform it into the

brilliant tool it was

always meant to be with

you firmly at the helm.

Using an app whose

developer hasn’t built in

Touch Bar support, or one

with lacklustre features?

You can now take control

and add it to the Touch Bar,

letting you launch it or

execute custom functions

with a quick tap.

The app’s real strength

is the power it gives you

over workflows. You can

set up various triggers

and processes to carry

out complex tasks right

from the Touch Bar.

BetterTouchTool even

works with trackpad

gestures, text shortcuts,

keyboard triggers and

more, making it a superb

all-rounder.

ToothFair y

£4.99 FROM C-Command

Software, c-command.com

NEEDS OS X 10.11 or later

ToothFairy makes life

simpler if, like us, you

use AirPods or Bluetooth

headphones regularly with your

Mac. It saves you extra clicks,

making connecting and using your

AirPods so much easier.

Free FROM Titanium Software, titanium-software.fr

NEEDS macOS 10.15 or later

From $7.50 (about £6) FROM Folivora, folivora.ai

NEEDS OS X 10.10 or later

OnyX BetterTouchTool

68 | MACFORMAT | APRIL 2020

Image credits (left to right, top to bottom):

Titanium Software, C-Command Software, Folivora

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