SF Menu Bar v2.0

Wednesday March 8, 2023

SF Menu Bar is an app for browsing and searching SF Symbols. Version 2.0 includes the latest iOS 16.4 / macOS 13.3 data set, and supports choosing data sets by either iOS or macOS version.

SF Menu Bar

SF Menu Bar is available on the Mac App Store for macOS 11.0 or later.

No ads, no analytics, no in-app purchases, and no subscriptions.

Medical ID Records v7.0

Tuesday November 22, 2022

Medical ID Records is an app for storing medical information and emergency contacts. A Medical ID is a useful reference when visiting a healthcare professional and could be life-saving in an emergency. Version 7.0 adds support for creating additional Medical IDs for other family members and dependants.

Medical ID Records: Medical IDs
Medical ID Records: View Medical ID

Medical ID Records is available in the App Store for iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad.

No ads, no analytics, no in-app purchases and no subscriptions.

SF Menu Bar v1.11

Thursday October 20, 2022

SF Menu Bar is an app for browsing and searching SF Symbols. Version 1.11 includes the latest iOS 16.1 / macOS 13.0 data set, and support for the automatic render mode and variable color features introduced in macOS 13.

SF Menu Bar: Variable Color

SF Menu Bar is available on the Mac App Store for macOS 11.0 or later.

No ads, no analytics, no in-app purchases, and no subscriptions.

Adaptivity v9.2

Thursday October 20, 2022

Adaptivity v9.2 includes the SF Symbols added in iOS 16.1 / macOS 13.0. At the time of writing, Apple’s own SF Symbols app has not been updated since August 2022 and does not include the 311 new and 22 renamed symbols from beta 3.

Adaptivity: System Images

Version 9.2 also shows the SwiftUI names for the UIColors in the System Colors view which have a direct SwiftUI Color counterpart.

Adaptivity: System Colors with SwiftUI names

From v9.0, but not mentioned in an earlier post, the Dynamic Type and System Fonts views supports the variable width San Fransisco font: standard, condensed, compressed, expanded and an undocumented extra expanded.

Adaptivity: System Fonts variable width

Adaptivity is available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch on iOS 11 or later, and on the Mac App Store on macOS 10.15 or later. The app is a universal purchase; buying it on one platform allows the other to be downloaded at no extra cost using the same Apple ID.

No ads, no analytics, no in-app purchases to unlock functionality, and no subscriptions.

Pommie v8.5

Thursday October 20, 2022

Pommie improves your productivity by managing your time into strict work and break periods (the Pomodoro Technique®). Version 8.5 adds lock screen widgets to show the timer status on iOS 16.1.

Pommie: Add Lock Screen Widget
Pommie: Lock Screen Widgets

Pommie is available in the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on iOS 11 and later.

No ads, no analytics, no in-app purchases, and no subscriptions.

Pommie for Mac v4.0

Monday August 22, 2022

Pommie for Mac is a Pomodoro timer in your menu bar. It improves your productivity by managing your time into strict work and break periods (the Pomodoro Technique®).

Pommie Menu

Version 4.0 adds Shortcuts actions for controlling the timer, getting its status and selecting a Timer Profile. These can be used in Apple’s Shortcuts app:

Pommie Shortcuts Actions

Pommie for Mac is available in the Mac App Store for macOS 10.14 and later.

Pommie is also available for iOS with more features, including widgets and a Watch app.

SF Menu Bar v1.7

Monday July 11, 2022

SF Menu Bar is an app for browsing and searching SF Symbols. Version 1.7 adds support for showing symbols in hierarchical, palette and multicolor render modes with configurable colors.

SF Menu Bar

Version 1.7 also includes the very latest SF Symbols 4.0 data set (iOS 16.0) when run on macOS 13 beta.

SF Menu Bar is available on the Mac App Store for macOS 11.0 or later.

No ads, no analytics, no in-app purchases, and no subscriptions.

SF Menu Bar v1.4

Tuesday May 31, 2022

SF Menu Bar is an app for browsing and searching SF Symbols. Version 1.4 adds support for showing symbol names and identifying favorite, restricted and localized symbols.

SF Menu Bar

Version 1.4 also adds a new Favorites collection and support for custom collections of symbols. These are shared with Adaptivity running on the same Mac.

SF Menu Bar

There are also new actions for copying the names or unicode characters of all the symbols that match the search and some new preferences:

  • Whether a click copies the name or symbol.
  • Include surrounding quotation marks when copying the Apple format name.
  • Separator when copying multiple names.

SF Menu Bar is available on the Mac App Store for macOS 11.0 or later.

No ads, no analytics, no in-app purchases, and no subscriptions.

Adaptivity v8.8

Tuesday May 31, 2022

Adaptivity v8.8 adds a new Tiles display mode in the System Images view. This hides the image names, increasing the number that can be viewed at once.

As in previous versions, a long press on an image reveals more information. This now includes a Copy Symbol action to copy the unicode character for the image. If Universal Clipboard is enabled, the name or symbol can be pasted onto a Mac. These characters are only available in Apple’s San Fransisco fonts and tools which support them (such as Sketch, Figma or Pixelmator Pro).

Adaptivity: System Images Grid Display
Adaptivity: System Images Tiles Display

Version 8.8 adds a few more features:

  • Unrestricted smart collection containing all symbols that are not restricted.
  • Favorites and custom collections are shared with SF Menu Bar running on the same Mac.

Adaptivity is available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch on iOS 11 or later, and on the Mac App Store on macOS 10.15 or later. The app is a universal purchase; buying it on one platform allows the other to be downloaded at no extra cost using the same Apple ID.

No ads, no analytics, no in-app purchases, and no subscriptions.

XcLauncher v2.0

Thursday April 28, 2022

XcLauncher lives in the Mac menu bar and provides instant access to your favorite Xcode projects. It’s like having browser bookmarks for your Xcode files.

Version 2.0 displays custom icons for your bookmarks configured using Finder’s File->Get Info window.

XcLauncher for Mac

XcLauncher is available in the Mac App Store for macOS 10.14 Mojave and later. See the User Guide for more information and screenshots.