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Menuwhere 2.0 is out

Thursday, April 22nd, 2021

Yes, 2.0. Yes, 1.0 was yesterday. But yesterday, we had basically one main feature (menus under the mouse!). Today, we have two new major features, and one new minor feature, so we think the 2.0 is merited—and don’t worry, this is not a paid upgrade!

So what’s new? The first big new feature is an “all apps” menu option: Define a separate hot key, and Menuwhere will show you all the menus from all your apps:

Tip: If you activate the top-level entry (the app name), then Menuwhere will switch to that app.

The second major new feature is that you can now customize the size of the text in the menus, from 10 to 30 points—check out the Menuwhere web page if you’d like to see a comparison image. If you find the default menu size too small or too big, you’ll love this feature.

The small new feature is that in macOS Big Sur, you can set Menuwhere to Dark or Light mode independent of the setting of your system’s appearance. There are some other minor bug fixes, too, which you can read about in the release notes.

Thanks everyone for the great feedback on the app; we’ve got a nice list of stuff to work on for future releases—and no, 3.0 is not coming out tomorrow.

Introducing Menuwhere: The menu where you are

Wednesday, April 21st, 2021

Say hello to Menuwhere, Many Tricks’ newest app. This handy $3 utility puts the frontmost app’s menu bar into a pop-up menu at your mouse’s location—say goodbye to those long trips to the menu bar; the main menu is now just a hot key away:

Once onscreen, you can navigate the menus by typing letters in the names of the menu items you wish to access (then pressing Enter), or by using the arrow keys and Enter, or even via the mouse.

If you’re a long-time Mac user, you’re probably aware of similar apps from the past…which is why we wrote Menuwhere, because those apps are all in the past. Menuwhere is here now, fully supported, 64-bit and Universal—it runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel.

As this is a Many Tricks app, though, we didn’t stop at just displaying the menu under the mouse cursor.

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Leech 3.1.6 released

Tuesday, April 6th, 2021

Leech 3.1.6 is out. There aren’t any new features, but this release reduces CPU usage while downloading multiple small files, and fixes a problem with filenames when downloading from certain servers. We’ve also improved Leech’s Dark Mode support.

You could read the release notes, but really, that’s all you’ll find there.

Customers who purchased directly from us can update within the app, or by downloading a fresh copy from the Leech web page. App Store customers should see the update in the App Store app—if not now, then very shortly.

Butler 4.4 is at your (Universal) service

Tuesday, March 9th, 2021

That’s right, Butler 4.4 is now a Universal app, running natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. (This means that all of our apps are now Universal.)

Butler can finally control the Music app, and we improved a few other things that you can read about in the release notes.

Butler is also our oldest app, and during its lifespan, it’s gone from Motorola to 32-bit Intel to 64-bit Intel to Apple Silicon. That’s quite the evolution!

As always, update in the app itself, or download a fresh copy from the Butler page on our site.

Desktop Curtain 3.1 revealed

Thursday, March 4th, 2021

Desktop Curtain 3.1 is out today, and like many of its relatives in our app family, it too has joined the Universal world—Desktop Curtain is now a native app on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. In addition, we’ve cleaned up the interface for the new Big Sur design language, and its icon now fits in with the others as well.

Direct users can update in-app, or download a fresh copy of the app from our site (you won’t lose your settings). App Store users should see the update in the App Store app.

App Store users: If you updated to 3.1, please update again to 3.1.1, as we fixed a regression that was affecting some users. Sorry about that.

Keymou and Key Codes updated…and a birthday!

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021

Keymou 1.2.9 is now a universal app built for both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. It’s also got a shiny new icon, and its interface now feels more at home on Big Sur.

Key Codes 2.2.1 also has a new icon, which is really all that’s changed in this update.

Direct users can update in-app, or by downloading a new copy of the app(s) from our site; App Store users should see the updates in the Mac App Store app, if not yet then very shortly.

Oh wait, did I say something about a birthday?! Yes, I did. No, not a person’s birthday, an app’s birthday: Moom is 10 years old today!

In celebration of this milestone, Moom is on sale for 50% off (just $5.00 in US currency) for the next five days. So if you or someone you know has been thinking about buying Moom, these next five days would be an excellent time to do so.

So happy birthday, Moom…and many more!

Name Mangler 3.7 joins the Universal parade

Wednesday, February 24th, 2021

Name Mangler 3.7 is out for both direct and App Store users. Version 3.7 is a Universal app, running natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. It also features a new floating window mode (in the Window menu), and many other improvements, all detailed in the release notes.

Direct users can update in-app or by downloading a new copy of the app from our site (you won’t lose your settings or history, etc.). App Store users should see the update in the App Store app, if not now then shortly.

Leech 3.1.5 and Time Sink 2.2 released

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021

Leech 3.1.5 and Time Sink 2.2 are out. These are minor updates in that there aren’t a lot of changes in either app, but the big news for both is that they’re now native on both Intel and Apple silicon Macs.

You can read the release notes for both (Time Sink release notes • Leech release notes), but really, there’s not much more there than what you’ve read here.

As always, direct users can update from within the app or by downloading a new copy of the app from our site (you won’t lose your settings). App Store users should see the update in the App Store app—if not already, then very shortly.

Witch 4.3.8 released with a regression fix

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021

Witch 4.3.8 is out, and it fixes an issue we introduced (sorry!) in 4.3.7.

The problem was that, for users who have Witch set not to activate the selected item when the modifier keys are released, there would be a half-second or so where the panel sat onscreen after a selection was made and activated. That delay is now gone.

Update from the About tab within Witch’s settings, or just download a fresh copy from our site.

Displaperture 2.1 rounds corners even more better

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021

Displaperture 2.1 is out, with improvements to the corner radius slider. There’s a “sticky spot” at the default radius, and you’ll see the radius displayed as a number while you drag the slider. We’ve also made the slider non-linear, so it’s easier to have fine-grained control at the lower (realistic) radius levels.

Use the new-in-2.0 in-app updating to update, or just download a fresh copy from our site.