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Under Redevelopment (Again)…
It doesn’t feel like very since we announced that ReviewMacSoftware was being redeveloped by new authors and with a new theme. Unfortunately, perhaps, that redevelopment didn’t go as well as…
Wondershare Filmora 9 Review
Is Filmora 9 any good? Is it worth the money? In this review we show you the pros and the cons.
Remembear Vs. Safe-In-Cloud Vs. LastPass
It is extremely important for you to stay secure online. Sometimes, you might need to take a few extra steps to protect your accounts. Whether you use the Internet for…
MacX DVD vs Handbrake: Which is the best DVD Ripping software for MacOS?
DVD ripping has now become a common part of our everyday lives. That is made important as these disks come off as being too fragile in most cases. Likewise, ripping…
CleanMyMac X Review
Find out all the ins and outs of CleanMyMac X by MacPaw in this in depth independent review
MacPaw Gemini 2
My Mac Has Run Out Of Disk Space This is something that I suffer with regularly on my Mac, partially because I use so much software in my day to…
Can I use MacOS on my computer and Android for my phone?
Why Would You Want To? I’m one of those people who loves my MacOS computer and wouldn’t think of returning to Windows unless either Microsoft came up with something incredible,…
Macs Fan Control
2018 Edit: Although this review is some years old now, the author of Macs Fan Control has kept the software up to date and this review is still as valid…
The Best Photoshop Alternative for Mac
Introduction I’m an extreme novice when it comes to image manipulation, being more of a techie than a designer, but occasionally I dabble with playing around with designs for some…
MacPaw Wallpaper Wizard
People often ask ‘where can I get great backgrounds for my Mac desktop?’ – and there’s no shortage of answers to that question. Firstly, you can take your own using…
Dragon Professional
Improvements over previous versions, but still expensive and requires a lot of time invested to get up to speed
TunnelBear VPN For Mac
In this review we look at TunnelBear, secure VPN service for your Mac, Windows, Android or iOS devices
Clean My Mac 3
Keeping your Mac free of clutter can help keep it running more smoothly – but does Clean My Mac 3 help achieve this goal? Find out by reading our review.
How to Remove Viruses and Malware From Your Mac
A guest post by David Smith Why Is This Important? With technology being more prevalent in our world than ever, viruses and malware are now more prevalent than ever. Hackers…
APowerSoft Video Converter For Mac
Convert your movie or TV show files from one format to another to suit the device you wish to play it on. This product also allows you to download video…
Synchronising Passwords Between macOS, Android and iOS
Trying to remember passwords on the amazing number of websites these days is just about impossible – which tends to lead people into choosing insecure passwords that they can remember,…
Apowersoft Mac Screen Recorder
If you need to record your Mac screen, for a screencast, YouTube video, or even to put on a DVD or your iTunes library, check our review of Apowersoft Mac…
WhatsApp for Mac
If you’re looking for cross-platform messaging so you can chat with all your friends and contacts but have friends who are on iOS whilst some are on Android and others…
Fix Microsoft Mouse Bluetooth Disconnects When Using Bluetooth Speakers too
I’ve recently upgraded my MacBook Pro to a shiny new 2015 model running OSX El Capitan. Around the same time I bought a Microsoft Designer Bluetooth mouse (part of the…
Mac DVDRipper Pro
In this review we look at Mac DVDRipperPro to see how it stacks up with the competition. Note, this is NOT the same product as MacXDVD Ripper Pro which we…
4 Apps to Clean Up Your Mac and Keep It Running Tip Top
OSX is very good at keeping itself clean, when compared to all the registry cruft that can occur with Windows – mostly due to not having a registry that gets…
HowTo Convert DVD to MP4 / M4V Suitable for iTunes / AppleTV
If you’re like me you probably already have a number of video files that you’ve bought and collected over the years that are in some format or another suited to…
How To Rip DVDs on Mac
Backing up your DVDs or watching them on a different device (such as iPod, iPhone, iPad or XBMC/Kodi or Plex)? We look at 3 different apps that will get the…
Blogging Software For Mac
Until recently (i.e., today) I simply wrote my articles straight into the WordPress interface because it does everything you need it to do and it works well. Mostly. Until it…
Webroot SecureAnywhere 2015
Previous versions of Webroot SecureAnywhere that we reviewed had some significant issues. In this article we check whether those issues are resolved and whether new ones have cropped up. Read…
ReviewMacSoftware Gets Onto Google+
[wp_ad_camp_3] Finally we have seen the light – ReviewMacSoftware is now on Google+. Join our community page to interact with us, give us suggestions for Mac Software Reviews or discuss…
How To Install Yosemite From USB
A previous commenter on our How To Speed Up Your Mac article noted that the biggest speed up they experienced for their Mac was to re-install OS X from scratch…
Parallels 10 on Yosemite
We’ve reviewed Parallels a couple of times before and generally it’s fared quite well against other Virtualisation platforms for the Mac, despite it’s price tag and almost constant upgrade treadmill.…
Review Mac Software Gets Facelift
ReviewMacSoftware.com is now 5 years old and has used the same website design for most of that time. But recent changes to Google’s ranking system where they give better ranking…
Selfie App
I’ll be honest, this isn’t an App I would’ve initially gone looking for – it’s not really my thing to take photos of myself, especially early in the morning when…
How To Make Your Mac Run Faster
This article shows you various free and quite simple ways you can make your mac run faster as well as some other alternatives which help speed it all up to…
MacX YouTube Downloader Upgraded to 4K
MacXDVD Software (parent company Digiarty Software) released version 4.0 of it’s YouTube Downloader software on 7th April 2015. The latest version contains some significant updates the company states, not least…
Leawo iAm Ringer ( iPhone Ringtone Creator )
I remember back to my first iPhone 3G, when I wanted to install my own ringtone onto it – just like I could earlier with my older phones quite easily……
Leawo Tunes Cleaner for Mac
My iTunes library is in a bit of a mess. I’ve got duplicated music files – which irritates me immensely when I use shuffle in the car and the same…
Moneydance Personal Finance
Want to get out of debt? Stay out of debt? There’s only one way to get out of debt – spend less than your income. A simple philosophy that in…
How To Run Windows Applications On Your Mac
Whichever way you look at it, there are times when something you need to run doesn’t exist for Mac OSX, or simply isn’t quite the same as the Microsoft Windows counterpart. This…
Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders
Most people don’t think of the Mac as a particularly agile gaming platform – it’s the one area I can think of that Windows typically wins hands down on. But…
Secure Your Mac Data and Why I Stopped Using Time Machine
I’ve been using Mac OSX for years now, and I’ve been pretty happy with using Time Machine for backups because in general, it’s been really easy. That is, until you…
CleanMyPhone by Fireebok
My iPhone 4 has in general been pretty robust, slowing slightly with the iOS 7 release of Apples operating system but when I came across CleanMyPhone I thought there was…
Clean My Mac 2 by MacPaw
[alert-note] Clean My Mac 3 is now released, this review is probably a little obsolete. We suggest reading our review of CleanMyMac 3 as well.[/alert-note] There are rave reviews all over…
Wondershare AllMyTube (YouTube Video Downloader)
If your internet connection isn’t all that fast it can lead to stuttering and stalled playback of YouTube videos, check this review to see how WonderShare AllMyTube can help you.
Vitality – EvE Online Character Monitor
The Windows world is full of offline utilities to keep track of your character, plan new skills and so on, but the Mac landscape is rather barren in that respect.…
Webroot SecureAnywhere 2013
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Parallels 8 Desktop For Gaming (specifically EvE Online under Parallels)
Some time ago I wrote a review on Parallels Desktop and compared it to VMWare and VirtualBox. Since then, things have moved on in version numbers and I thought it…
MacX Video Converter Pro
iPhone and iPad videos are quite different to TV and/or Computer based videos in size, format and so on. This review leads you through an easy way to convert your…
XBMC ‘Frodo’ (latest version Kodi Krypton)
This review is now quite old, though most of the information in it is still very pertinent, XBMC is now called Kodi and is currently at time of edit now…
WMF Converter Pro
If you ever need to convert some WMF (Windows Metafile) or EMF (Enhanced Metafile) files using a Mac into something sensible you can actually use then you can’t go past…
Bootchamp – Easy Reboot OSX To Windows
Of course, we don’t recommend anyone boots into Windows – but sometimes you just have to. Maybe you need to run QuickBooks and you’re an Australian business which doesn’t have…
DirectMail
Direct Mail is an easy to use bulk email program for Mac. With a simple to use interface it provides all the power, bells and whistles you need without compromise.…
MacCleaning Pro
We’ve looked at several utilities in the past to keep your Mac running in top condition. MacCleaning Pro from EaseUS is one of the cheaper and simpler options. It is very easy…
TNEF’s Enough – opening winmail.dat in OSX
If you’ve ever received an e-mail from a user of Microsoft Outlook connected to a Microsoft Exchange Server and you’re on a Mac, you may have been frustrated by the…
RIP Steve Jobs
What can be said here that hasn’t already been said elsewhere. President Obama seems to have said it best when he said “There may be no greater tribute to Steve’s…
MacKeeper by ZeoBit
I’m not a big believer in the need to keep Mac optimized for speed, not in the same way as a Windows machine might need it at least. But I…
VeprIT Photo Sense
Taking great photos can be a combination of good eye, a good camera and good post processing software. There’s not much that can be done about a good eye for…
gfxCardStatus
This review only relates to MacBook Pro machines which have dual display adapters fitted. I’m not entirely sure which set of MBPs that is, except that mine is one of…
Parallels For Mac
I recently reviewed VirtualBox in a previous article and gave it a good review, despite some shortcomings. Since that time I decided to try (and subsequently buy) Parallels Desktop 5…
VirtualBox
For many Mac OSX users there’s often occasions where you need to run some software or other that is only provided for under Microsoft Windows. The list of software for…
Sequel Pro
Sequel Pro is a MySQL Database Management Application for Mac OSX 10.5 and 10.4. It’s released under the GPL Open Source License and is a very capable MySQL management app.…