Guides
Clipboard, music, the notch, color picking, drag and drop, Pomodoro, CPU temperature and memory, to-do lists, Face ID, widgets: what macOS can do, what it can't, and how to save time. Every how-to starts with what the Mac offers on its own; the comparisons (clipboard managers, notch apps, utilities, Tack+ alternatives) are dated.
- Tack+ for clipboard historyTack+ guide to clipboard history: opening the panel, choosing cards, and setting up your workspace.
- Tack+ for the clipboardTack+ guide to the clipboard: opening the panel, choosing cards, and setting up your workspace.
- Spotify and Apple Music at the screen edgeThe Music MiniPlayer (⌥⌘M), Spotify's Miniplayer, Control Center: control music on a Mac without switching windows, or at the screen edge with Tack+.
- The MacBook notchThe notch on MacBook Pro and Air can hide menu bar icons. The macOS settings that work around it, and how Tack+ makes it useful: date, time, music.
- Tack+ for notch placementTack+ guide to notch placement: opening the panel, choosing cards, and setting up your workspace.
- Color picker on MacDigital Color Meter, the macOS color panel, Tack+: three ways to pick a color anywhere on a Mac's screen and copy its hex code (#RRGGBB).
- Tack+ for file dropTack+ guide to file drop: opening the panel, choosing cards, and setting up your workspace.
- Tack+ for the Mac notchTack+ guide to the Mac notch: opening the panel, choosing cards, and setting up your workspace.
- Tack+ for panel toolsTack+ guide to panel tools: opening the panel, choosing cards, and setting up your workspace.
- Pomodoro timer on MacRun Pomodoro sessions on a Mac: Clock app timers, a Focus to mute notifications, Siri and Shortcuts, then Flow, Session and Tack+ compared.
- Mac CPU temperature and memoryActivity Monitor, memory pressure and swap explained, Terminal commands for Apple silicon Macs, what Apple says about heat, and menu bar monitors compared.
- To-do list on MacReminders and its check-off desktop widget, Notes checklists, a Stickies note that floats on top, to-do apps compared, and Tack+'s To Do widget.
- Face ID and app locking on MacNo Mac has Face ID. What unlocks a Mac securely (Touch ID, Apple Watch), how to lock Notes, Photos, Safari and apps, and what camera face unlock is worth.
- Tack+ for widgetsTack+ guide to widgets: opening the panel, choosing cards, and setting up your workspace.
- Tack+ for everyday workflowsTack+ guide to everyday workflows: opening the panel, choosing cards, and setting up your workspace.