10 Superb Mac Apps — August 2022

Great apps to make your Mac better

Icons in this image are downloaded from developers’ websites

Mac comes with many default apps, but for the everyday user, most of them are either useless or too old to use. In this story, I’ll feature ten Mac apps that’ll help you:

• Set countdowns and stay informed of future events

• Quickly find the time for multiple cities

• Unshorten links from your clipboard

• Add subtitles to your FaceTime calls

• Add emojis (almost) anywhere by using the: key.

• Refresh all your Safari tabs with one button

• Revive nostalgia by visiting old Apple Stores

• Improve the security and privacy of your network

• Hide menubar icons and save visual space

• Measure your current internet bandwidth

1. Countdowns — Event Day Counter

Screenshots of the Countdowns app on an M1 Mac Mini running macOS Monterey

We all have important days in our lives. They can be birthdays, anniversaries, or Christmas. Countdowns help set up widgets that do one job: help you track those special days and find out the…