Useful and suggestive recommendations. I've used VLC on Windows and Linux for years, and now also on MacOS, largely because it allows easy correction of wrong aspect ratio, poor sound, etc. And thanks for making your videos free of blaring music, shouting, and bad jokes. It's a pleasure to find instructive fare that actually instructs and that respects the intelligence of its audience.
With Libre Office, if you launch the draw application, you can open a PDF file and edit it. Then you can export as a pdf file. It is very usefull for filling a form, signing it and resend it as a PDF file.
Great videos, thanks Gary. I switched to the macOS from Windows a couple of years ago and watching your videos has really helped make transition a very smooth one.
I’ve been using Macs for quite a few years but I know that I am always learning new things. And that includes new applications. You have taught me at least two new applications today. Thanks!
Another no nonsense, concise, clear video. Thanks Gary, I'm a long time Mac power user and it's refreshing to watch your simple, direct and clear videos. Excellent. ...one of these days I might even join patreon!
I finally found you! I used to watch you on my old Tivo DVR, but they dropped the podcast-ish function years ago, so I lost touch with MacMost. Then I saw your face on a suggested video on UA-cam, and said... "I know that guy!" Clicked... Great to see you again! Looking forward to catching up with your wealth of knowledge. Mahalo from Hawaii.
Thank you for your videos. I am getting the 24" iMac at the end of the month and the information will be helpful to me, even after being on only Apple computers for almost 40 years.
Gary, thanks for this tutorial. A few months ago I purchased M1 Mac Mini. As a clipboard assistant I have been using JumpCut for a number of years. Still works! Questions: - What would you use to replace "X-Assist" (menu like OS 9 to quickly switch between apps using the mouse on the right side of the screen vs using "Command-Tab")? - How about Tab Mix Plus for Firefox (for at least multiple rows of tabs) I miss them both! Thanks, Gary!
Thanks for another very informative video, Gary. Re. 3rd party app suggestions - I have used Amadeus Pro for a long time now to edit and create digital audio files. I used it to digitize my vinyl record library and it worked great. It has a lot of tools specific to doing that. Now it is $60US (one-time) but really worth it.
Hello with a question: I notice in your explanatory videos that down right I can see you talking while explaining. Is there a way to do this with FCPX? Thanks in advance and btw thanks for the great way you explain.😀
Thank you, Gary, as always for another very useful video. I added all of the apps you recommended, including a clipboard manager app from the App Store. I do have a request for another video: In addition to the apps you recommended in this video and earlier this year when you recorded the Best Mac Apps 2021 (Top 25 MUST-HAVE Apps), might you consider recording a video telling us about the preinstalled apps that came with our iMacs that we DON'T need? I have so many apps on my iMac that I don't use, have never used. However, I'm uncomfortable deleting them because I'm afraid I'll need them one day. I'm sure I'm not alone. I have an iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) running on MacOS Big Sur, version 11.5.2. Thank you, Gary. Jay Creighton
I don't recommend deleting any of the apps that come with macOS. There really aren't that many and most are very small. You won't save much space just deleting the apps. They tend to be integrated with macOS so deleting can cause issues. And of course you may find them useful later on. Just ignore them if you don't want to use them.
To convert audio to video you need to add the video part. Use iMovie and then create a nice still image to be the video background, then place the mp3 as an audio track under it.
Thanks a lot, Gary. Very useful. I use VLC a lot, and I have used Audacity too. For simple works, I have used Open Office a lot instead of Pages. Is Libre Office much easier to use than Open Office?
I think sometimes people over look VIM and Nano through the terminal... Vi or VIM takes a while to learn but Nano is quite easy to use for basic text editing.
I know them both well (well nano, I was never that thrilled when I had to use vi) but I still prefer cotEditor, BBEdit or even TextEdit, even when working with files on a server.
Oh thanks for always being there I was worried about an alternative for MS Office and this Libre Office I think will do most of my jobs. I can remember I have used it on my Ubuntu laptop once upon a time but couldn't stay with it long.
Thanks for these. You are a great resource for help. My two favorite simple go-to graphic programs from the past were not free but inexpensive. TypeStyler (clean and powerful typesetting program), and Color It - ( simple paint program good for tracing and cleaning). Did you ever hear of them or use them? They no longer support the newer mac operating systems. I miss them both.
It gives you the same editing power as MsOffice, and the new versions are more and more incredible and compatible with other suites (It is also possible to change the appearance of LibreOffice and leave it the same as MsOffice).
Hello, we found your videos very helpful. Curious if tags can be used to between outlook and MacBook Pro to find and organize emails without saving every email to hard drive and folder or tag
thank you! I just bought a macbook pro and was looking for how to get familiar with it. watched a lot online but found yours most accurate, sincere and worthy. keep it up and enlighten us.
Hi Gary, Thanks for the free apps. I hope I can find the apps here in Holland. I wonder if Libre Office can be used on the IPad. Because I have a company and I have my administration in Microsoft excel. But you have to pay for on your phone and IPad. We are planning to turn the administration over to numbers, but it’s not that easy.
If would stick with Excel. Your tax advisor probably needs the data as .xlsx files. LibreOffice works well with Microsoft Office files. It is polished on the desktop but not so much on the iPad.
Hi Gary, thanks a lot for the hints realy cool. I am 1 year new to Mac I am a win user from start What I realy find terrible is the finder It is so much not useful comparted to win explorer Any suggestions on that? Just looking at Image a video to see imediate the dimesnions or in detail the quality It realy is a jike that a folder named image or movie gives u more info and the external disk support you do not see anything in finder It shows even less info I am speachless at times. Any suggestions?
Just choose View, Show Preview. That gives you info of what is selected to the right. Choose View, Show Preview Options to customize what is shown there. You can also use the Inspector (Command+Option+i) to get info.
@@macmost Thank u Gary I do know that I am looking for a Finder which shows this info in a list view I don't want to press extra buttons a go along the list If win explorer can do it?
Word. If you absolutely must have it in Word and it is important, then there is no substitute for being able to precisely work with it in Word itself. Export from whatever you have it as now into Word format, and then get Word and work with it there.
I get very annoyed when app stores feature an app that is "free" but actually is only a trial or only can be used 50 times/days etc. When is an app TOTALLY free, no strings attached?
I am using VLC media player for years both MS Windows and iOS. And I was surprised to see following message: “This app is available only on to the app a store for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.” But even so VLC is still not available under “iPhone & iPad Apps” tab. Any clue why? BTW it is not the first well known App I struggle to find on MacOS App Store.
Gary, what main apps do you think are essential for coding? (What apps do you use to write down todos and requirements and notes). Trying to find best practice when trying to code.
Who is Carl? I'll answer though. Essential for coding: depends on what you use for coding. The only essential one is your actual IDE. = I use Reminders and Notes for those things. But for coding notes, I would just use text files in whatever text editor you like the most.
I ask for your help with the following topic. I have a MacBook Air M1 (Silicone) with the operating system and the Pages application updated to the latest version, and a few days ago every time I want to export a document in Pages format to Word, Pages closes unexpectedly. This problem also occurs in the Numbers and Keynote apps I would be very grateful for the help you can give me Javier
By the way, What happened with Quick Time? Last version is from 2014, then...? Is there any Native Apple substitute to play videos? For music, we have Apple Music (iTunes); if we make double click to a *mov file, which player may open on a current mac of 2021?
These apps sound great, but I'm having a terrible time with Audacity. The audio clips I have are from Voice Memo which are m4a, and I CANNOT get the necessary library by the Apple Gatekeeper. It's one thing to get the macOS to accept a third-party app, but how do you get it to accept a library? Help!
You shouldn't need any "library" to edit Voice Memo files. I just tried it and they open without a problem. When you drag and drop out of Voice Memos it is a very generic m4a format. Just File, Open in Audacity and it seems to handle them.
Is there a clipboard manager that saves objects? I have been using a vector graphics app a great deal lately, and I find I am copying and pasting the same drawing objects over and over. I have CopyClip, but it does not work with objects, only text.
Looks like CotEditor can do it. I haven't explored much, I just downloaded it, so I don't know how much validation help it has built in, but it can edit xml.
VLC has more options for Windows than Mac but since I have been using Mac I have quit using VLC because Mac does a much better job at zooming and fast forward and rewind and step or frame forward and backward. On Mac these functions are a lot smoother. VLC is very sloppy in doing these stuff. I have downloaded all your other suggestions. Thanks!
great, last week i wanna convert TS file to MP4 by VLC but after converting, i have video with no sound! is it bug or do u have any information about this dear gary? thanks🙏🏻
Useful and suggestive recommendations. I've used VLC on Windows and Linux for years, and now also on MacOS, largely because it allows easy correction of wrong aspect ratio, poor sound, etc. And thanks for making your videos free of blaring music, shouting, and bad jokes. It's a pleasure to find instructive fare that actually instructs and that respects the intelligence of its audience.
With Libre Office, if you launch the draw application, you can open a PDF file and edit it. Then you can export as a pdf file. It is very usefull for filling a form, signing it and resend it as a PDF file.
In Sonoma you can use Preview t to do this now. In fact sometimes I just select/ copy the from the pdf and transfer it all to pages or bean.
Great videos, thanks Gary. I switched to the macOS from Windows a couple of years ago and watching your videos has really helped make transition a very smooth one.
I’ve been using Macs for quite a few years but I know that I am always learning new things. And that includes new applications. You have taught me at least two new applications today. Thanks!
Thank you ! I’ve been using MacOS for ten years and when I watch your videos I really feel haven’t been making the most out of it ☺️
same here
Same, except I've used Macs for 20 years.
@@sthubbins4038 for real?
Touché
Another no nonsense, concise, clear video. Thanks Gary, I'm a long time Mac power user and it's refreshing to watch your simple, direct and clear videos. Excellent. ...one of these days I might even join patreon!
I finally found you! I used to watch you on my old Tivo DVR, but they dropped the podcast-ish function years ago, so I lost touch with MacMost. Then I saw your face on a suggested video on UA-cam, and said... "I know that guy!" Clicked... Great to see you again! Looking forward to catching up with your wealth of knowledge. Mahalo from Hawaii.
Those look very useful! Used 2 of them already! Libre Office is going to be downloaded today!
This kinda very helpful. Thanks Gary!
Thank you for your videos. I am getting the 24" iMac at the end of the month and the information will be helpful to me, even after being on only Apple computers for almost 40 years.
You are the best Gary. Thanks a lot for all your informations
Gary, thanks for this tutorial.
A few months ago I purchased M1 Mac Mini. As a clipboard assistant I have been using JumpCut for a number of years. Still works!
Questions:
- What would you use to replace "X-Assist" (menu like OS 9 to quickly switch between apps using the mouse on the right side of the screen vs using "Command-Tab")?
- How about Tab Mix Plus for Firefox (for at least multiple rows of tabs)
I miss them both!
Thanks, Gary!
Us mac users are lost to its compliexities and curiosities without you, thank you ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS!!
Thanks for the video. Going to download some of these now.
Maccy is my favorite clipboard manager. Lightweight and totally meets all my needs.
Bean is a good free word processor for the Mac. It's sort of more stripped down, and focused than Word.
Thanks for another very informative video, Gary. Re. 3rd party app suggestions - I have used Amadeus Pro for a long time now to edit and create digital audio files. I used it to digitize my vinyl record library and it worked great. It has a lot of tools specific to doing that. Now it is $60US (one-time) but really worth it.
Hello with a question: I notice in your explanatory videos that down right I can see you talking while explaining. Is there a way to do this with FCPX? Thanks in advance and btw thanks for the great way you explain.😀
New Mac user here (1 month) VLC was first download. Curious to see what else you recommend.
Some very interesting apps there, some I knew about and some completely new to me. Thanks Gary
Thank you so much for sharing these! Liked and subscribed!
Such great advice! Coteditor is one of my favorites as well as copy clip. thank you.
Thank you, Gary, as always for another very useful video. I added all of the apps you recommended, including a clipboard manager app from the App Store. I do have a request for another video: In addition to the apps you recommended in this video and earlier this year when you recorded the Best Mac Apps 2021 (Top 25 MUST-HAVE Apps), might you consider recording a video telling us about the preinstalled apps that came with our iMacs that we DON'T need? I have so many apps on my iMac that I don't use, have never used. However, I'm uncomfortable deleting them because I'm afraid I'll need them one day. I'm sure I'm not alone. I have an iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) running on MacOS Big Sur, version 11.5.2. Thank you, Gary. Jay Creighton
I don't recommend deleting any of the apps that come with macOS. There really aren't that many and most are very small. You won't save much space just deleting the apps. They tend to be integrated with macOS so deleting can cause issues. And of course you may find them useful later on. Just ignore them if you don't want to use them.
thank you so much, very concise and practical.
Sorry, I was downloading from the App Store..then I went as you suggested to the .or site...and now it is working perfectly.THANKS!
Hi Gary, I dl'd VLA and it did not convert .mp3 to the movie file I choose. YT does not allow .mp3s and I need a converter
To convert audio to video you need to add the video part. Use iMovie and then create a nice still image to be the video background, then place the mp3 as an audio track under it.
@@macmost I'm honored that you replied thanks!!
Thanks a lot, Gary. Very useful. I use VLC a lot, and I have used Audacity too. For simple works, I have used Open Office a lot instead of Pages. Is Libre Office much easier to use than Open Office?
I don't really use LibreOffice or Open Office, so I don't have an opinion there.
Thanks ! This was great. New Mac mini user here
No one beats Gary-sensei!
Just awesome content as always!!
Thanks a lot
Another excellent job Gary. I appreciate learning the apps you use and why. The text editor looks like one I’ll try.
Another great video Gary. Well done
Great video, as always! 👍
I think sometimes people over look VIM and Nano through the terminal... Vi or VIM takes a while to learn but Nano is quite easy to use for basic text editing.
I know them both well (well nano, I was never that thrilled when I had to use vi) but I still prefer cotEditor, BBEdit or even TextEdit, even when working with files on a server.
Very grateful, thanks Gary
wow thanks been looking for stuff like this :)
Thanks for sharing 👍
hey bro your videos are very helpful and easy to understanding, great work ✌🏽✌🏽
Thank you Gary, very helpful indeed 👍
Thanks Gary, these are very helpful.
Thank you very much, Gary, for all these info
Great selection of free apps. All are very good!
Great information and video.
Oh thanks for always being there I was worried about an alternative for MS Office and this Libre Office I think will do most of my jobs. I can remember I have used it on my Ubuntu laptop once upon a time but couldn't stay with it long.
Inkscape -- powerful free vector drawing - super great.
Thanks for these. You are a great resource for help. My two favorite simple go-to graphic programs from the past were not free but inexpensive.
TypeStyler (clean and powerful typesetting program), and Color It - ( simple paint program good for tracing and cleaning). Did you ever hear of them or use them?
They no longer support the newer mac operating systems. I miss them both.
are there advantages to using libre office over open office
Awesome! Thank you, Gary!
This is very useful. Thank you. Question what is the advantage of using Libre office against Keynote, Numbers, etc?
It gives you the same editing power as MsOffice, and the new versions are more and more incredible and compatible with other suites (It is also possible to change the appearance of LibreOffice and leave it the same as MsOffice).
Excellent recommendations, thank you!
So helpful! Thank you.
Hello, we found your videos very helpful. Curious if tags can be used to between outlook and MacBook Pro to find and organize emails without saving every email to hard drive and folder or tag
Not sure what you mean but if Outlook has tags then sure, I suppose you could use them to organize.
It seems Seashore no longer exists (does not appear in Photos app or in app store). Can you update with a recommended app for photo editing?
It is in the Mac App Store. You have to get it there before it will appear in Photos.
Thank you very much!
Gary...I think I saw on one of your previous videos an app that compresses PDF files to a smaller size?
Not an app, but something you can do in Preview: ua-cam.com/video/_8D0UeiWD84/v-deo.html
*** its worth noting that ElectricSheep is pretty cool music visualizer that you can use as your screensaver.
Video suggestion: How to use a clipboard manager and what they can do.
Thanks for the great vids! 👍
See ua-cam.com/video/TqUrsV8nxck/v-deo.html
@@macmost great, thanks!
thank you! I just bought a macbook pro and was looking for how to get familiar with it. watched a lot online but found yours most accurate, sincere and worthy. keep it up and enlighten us.
Welcome to the Apple club bro! 🍷🍎
Great tutorial! Thanks for those great suggestions.
I love your video’s. Wondering if you could explain the files app on a video in the future?
On iOS? Think of it like the Finder, but for the iPad and iPhone.
I love PasteBot for Clipboard Manager app. Also, been using TextMate as my Text Editor
Hi Gary, Thanks for the free apps. I hope I can find the apps here in Holland. I wonder if Libre Office can be used on the IPad. Because I have a company and I have my administration in Microsoft excel. But you have to pay for on your phone and IPad. We are planning to turn the administration over to numbers, but it’s not that easy.
If would stick with Excel. Your tax advisor probably needs the data as .xlsx files. LibreOffice works well with Microsoft Office files. It is polished on the desktop but not so much on the iPad.
Does Seashore allow to catalog pictures, tag them, then search by tags?
Seashore just edits images. If you are looking to organize your photos, use the Photos app.
I'm late to this party ( 2024) but, as always, still a wonderful and informative video. Thank you, Gary.
Hi Gary, thanks a lot for the hints realy cool. I am 1 year new to Mac I am a win user from start What I realy find terrible is the finder It is so much not useful comparted to win explorer Any suggestions on that?
Just looking at Image a video to see imediate the dimesnions or in detail the quality
It realy is a jike that a folder named image or movie gives u more info and the external disk support you do not see anything in finder It shows even less info I am speachless at times. Any suggestions?
Just choose View, Show Preview. That gives you info of what is selected to the right. Choose View, Show Preview Options to customize what is shown there. You can also use the Inspector (Command+Option+i) to get info.
@@macmost Thank u Gary I do know that I am looking for a Finder which shows this info in a list view I don't want to press extra buttons a go along the list If win explorer can do it?
@@daoyoga-de Not sure what you are asking. The Finder does List view. ua-cam.com/video/lxJ1nmKEARI/v-deo.html
Gary, I have written a book and now I find I must reformat it to word before I can get it printed. What is the best program to do this task?
Word. If you absolutely must have it in Word and it is important, then there is no substitute for being able to precisely work with it in Word itself. Export from whatever you have it as now into Word format, and then get Word and work with it there.
Thank you for the great apps
Great video! Will be interesting to see if Apple adds clipboard history to MacOS, now that Windows 10 has it.
VLC is available for practically ANY operating system. If VLC won’t play it, it’s a proprietary format. Other tann that, VLC plays them all.
You're fantastic !
Thanks so much.
Does seashore work on iPad Pro? I cannot find it.
No. It is a Mac app.
I love caffeine to keep my mac from going to sleep. Used it for years.
Amphetamine is a similar app…offered for free on app store with much more functionality
I use Amphetamine
@@amfareed30 Thanks, I'll try it!
I use KeepingYouAwake
But I thought caffeine is no longer compatible with Mac latest OS? Coz I remember mine wasn’t working properly on Mountain Lion.
I get very annoyed when app stores feature an app that is "free" but actually is only a trial or only can be used 50 times/days etc. When is an app TOTALLY free, no strings attached?
Fr tho I mean like I understand the business but damn
Is there a calendar app for Windows10 similar to the standard Mac OS calendar?
Can you Open Word Files within Libre?
I believe so. Try it.
OOOOOHH!! Bean is a fabulous word processor.
Is there a way I can download Libreoffice directly rather than through torrent?
I am using VLC media player for years both MS Windows and iOS. And I was surprised to see following message: “This app is available only on to the app a store for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.” But even so VLC is still not available under “iPhone & iPad Apps” tab. Any clue why? BTW it is not the first well known App I struggle to find on MacOS App Store.
You get VLC from their site, it is not in the Mac App Store. They probably have an iOS app too, but have not made that app available to Macs.
Gary I just bought two HomePod mini. Is they a way to have Apple Music to continue to play at my home?
That’s handoff. See support.apple.com/guide/homepod/play-audio-using-your-ios-or-ipados-device-apdfb81a72e4/homepod
best channel on youtube! t
You just made my day! 2 of those I have and 2 I'm Downloading, Thanks!
Excellent. Great recommendations.
Thanks a lot for such aan amazing video. Can you suggest an alternative to OBS studio.(Because, OBS is still not compatible for M1)
Just found this Vid, great stuff Gary. Pity Libre is not free in the UK ....but nothing ever is !
LibreOffice is definitely free everywhere. LibreOffice.org
@@macmost Aha I see, I was tryi8ng to get it thru the App Store, The Libre link goes thru Collabora is this the one ? Best rgds Nick
@@nevn8912 Not sure what you mean. Just go to the office site at www.libreoffice.org
@@macmost Ok got it many thanks Gary. I'm building you a new fan base here in Surrey south of England !
As ever. Great video.
Gary, what main apps do you think are essential for coding? (What apps do you use to write down todos and requirements and notes). Trying to find best practice when trying to code.
Who is Carl? I'll answer though. Essential for coding: depends on what you use for coding. The only essential one is your actual IDE. =
I use Reminders and Notes for those things. But for coding notes, I would just use text files in whatever text editor you like the most.
@@macmost my mistake. Fixed the comment lol.
I like how you make use of apple apps most usually.
Thank you.
I ask for your help with the following topic.
I have a MacBook Air M1 (Silicone) with the operating system and the Pages application updated to the latest version, and a few days ago every time I want to export a document in Pages format to Word, Pages closes unexpectedly.
This problem also occurs in the Numbers and Keynote apps
I would be very grateful for the help you can give me
Javier
That's not normal. I'd try a restart but if that doesn't help then I'd visit the Genius Bar.
Does libre office open .wps files?
Not sure. Try it.
By the way, What happened with Quick Time? Last version is from 2014, then...? Is there any Native Apple substitute to play videos? For music, we have Apple Music (iTunes); if we make double click to a *mov file, which player may open on a current mac of 2021?
QuickTime Player hasn't gone anywhere. It is part of macOS. Current version that comes with Big Sur is 10.5.
These apps sound great, but I'm having a terrible time with Audacity. The audio clips I have are from Voice Memo which are m4a, and I CANNOT get the necessary library by the Apple Gatekeeper. It's one thing to get the macOS to accept a third-party app, but how do you get it to accept a library? Help!
You shouldn't need any "library" to edit Voice Memo files. I just tried it and they open without a problem. When you drag and drop out of Voice Memos it is a very generic m4a format. Just File, Open in Audacity and it seems to handle them.
Is there a clipboard manager that saves objects? I have been using a vector graphics app a great deal lately, and I find I am copying and pasting the same drawing objects over and over. I have CopyClip, but it does not work with objects, only text.
There are some that save images, but I'm not aware of any that would save that kind of data, sorry.
I thought audacity was becoming or partly incompatible w mac. A 16bit not 32 bit issue?
Thanks Gary. Good stuff.
Can I use the VLC to rip a dvd onto my Mac or do I have to use something else. And is there a special vlc for Macs
You would use HandBrake to rip a DVD. Not sure if VLC has a function to do that. Not sure what you mean by "special vlc" -- what would be different?
@@macmost I just thought being a Mac it would have to be for Mac ?
@@macmost Do you have a video on how to rip a dvd. ?
@@cmphillips1968 There are versions for different operating systems, yes. Get the Mac one.
@@cmphillips1968 Not a recent one. Macs haven't come with DVD drives in a while.
been using open office for a long time. Haven’t downloaded it on my new mac yet.
Hi Gary, Can you recommend a good free XML editor? Thanks! 🙂
Sorry, I don't work with XML much. I would just use TextEdit for free and easy, BBEdit for code in general. I don't know about other apps.
Looks like CotEditor can do it. I haven't explored much, I just downloaded it, so I don't know how much validation help it has built in, but it can edit xml.
VLC has more options for Windows than Mac but since I have been using Mac I have quit using VLC because Mac does a much better job at zooming and fast forward and rewind and step or frame forward and backward. On Mac these functions are a lot smoother. VLC is very sloppy in doing these stuff. I have downloaded all your other suggestions. Thanks!
great, last week i wanna convert TS file to MP4 by VLC but after converting, i have video with no sound! is it bug or do u have any information about this dear gary? thanks🙏🏻
Sorry, I can't help you there. I guess if VLC won't handle it, you'll need to use something else.
I have VLC and Seashore; both really useful.
work with m1 mac?