But $15 may be a bit much for some people, particularly those who simply want to hide a few of the menubar icons and don’t need the other features found in Bartender.

Enter Dozer, a free and open source utility that does only one thing—it allows you to choose which icons are hidden behind a dot in the menubar. You can set a keyboard shortcut to unhide/hide the icons as well, making it easier to keep your menubar uncluttered.

That’s it. It really doesn’t do anything else, and that’s why I love it. There are other apps out there, such as Vanilla, that do the same thing, but I’ve found that all of them are either buggy or try to be too much or too clever.

Grab Dozer for free and runs on macOS 10.13 or higher.

Downloading videos (or the audio contained within the video) is something I suspect we all wish we could do often. VideoDuke handles this with ease, saving audio and video files in numerous formats. It also allows you to download entire YouTube Playlists and Channels.

VideoDuke has browser integration in the form of a bookmarklet you save in your bookmarks/favorites bar. When you come across a video you want to save, you simply choose the bookmark. The bookmark opens VideoDuke, adds the video to the download list, and allows you to customize your download settings. It’s that simple.

VideoDuke will also save live streams, sports events, educational videos, etc. This video downloader for Mac supports videos embedded via HTML5 and those streamed over RTMP so you can watch them when it’s convenient for you.

I’ve been a big fan of Eltima’s other video downloader, Airy. But Airy only works with YouTube videos, while VideoDuke works with numerous popular sites including Vimeo, DailyMotion and more.

Interestingly, VideoDuke even told me what the issue with ESPN videos was. I’ve always noticed how the ad at the beginning of ESPN videos always plays perfectly, and the actual video clip starts just fine but gets hung up just after starting or at the same exact spot every time. Turns out, ESPN doesn’t upload a 15-second highlight video, they upload 15 one second videos that play one right after another, giving the appearance of being one video.

VideoDuke is compatible with macOS 10.10+ and costs $20 for a single license or $40 for a family license. An extra $9 will get you a lifetime upgrade guarantee. A demo is available.

Airy used to be my favorite video downloader for the Mac, but VideoDuke has convinced me to switch.

Dynapaper changes that.

Dynapaper allows you to create dynamic wallpapers with a simple drag-and-drop interface and save them in the required HEIC format for use in the Mac’s Desktop & Screensaver Preference Panel.

Dynapaper is free to download and use, but does add a watermark to your image. A $12 in-app purchase will remove the watermark. To be honest, though, I couldn’t find a watermark in my first two dynamic wallpapers—maybe that’s part of a demo-period?

The only complaint I have about Dynapaper is that it doesn’t create a “preview image” for the Desktop & Screensaver Preference Panel. So all your dynamic wallpapers will show up just like Apple’s desert wallpaper in the list, making it difficult to choose the one you want. From what I’ve read, this is a limitation of the OS, not Dynapaper itself. I’m sure developers will eventually figure it out.

I’m not sure if it’s easier than using the Dock or not, but it’s worth trying for yourself.

TouchSwitcher is free, however tips are happily accepted.

Gray is a simple little app that just enters a Terminal command that tells the system to run this app or that in Light or Dark Mode. There’s no altering of system files in any way.

So if you want to run Mail in Light Mode, and Notes in Dark Mode, Gray is your app. And it’s free!

Cleaning the keyboard is doable on an external keyboard, but on a modern MacBook, it’s impossible. Why? Because touching any key either wakes the Mac from sleep or boots it up (if already shut down).

Enter KeyboardCleanTool, a free utility from the maker of BetterTouchTool, which does one thing: it locks the keyboard—preventing any key presses from being registered with the OS. And for those with a TouchBar on their MacBook Pro, it locks that, too.

KeyboardCleanTool is free and runs on Sierra, HighSierra and Mojave. It may run on older versions of macOS, but I’m not certain.

This is a welcome feature for anyone with multiple Gmail accounts!

Semulov (no, it’s not a Russian name, it’s Volumes spelled backward) gives you a bit more control over ejecting volumes from your Mac via an icon in the menubar. It’s free, and works perfectly on macOS 10.7 and up, including Mojave.

Enter Shifty, a free menubar utility that allows you to get control of all three of these excellent features of the macOS.

Shifty was made to expand the capabilities of the built in Night Shift feature in macOS. You can disable Night Shift for specific apps, websites, and custom time periods. It also provides easy access to a slider to fine-tune your color temperature.

Shifty also allows you to schedule Dark Mode based on the Night Shift schedule you have set up. The same goes for True Tone.

Shifty isn’t the perfect solution, that could only come from Apple (and I can assure you that it never will), but it comes pretty close. And with a price tag of free, it’s hard not to at least give it a try.

Chris Hoffman shares a simple Terminal command that will not only turn Subpixel Antialiasing back on, but also allow you to choose the level at which it works.

Take a look at How to Fix Blurry Fonts on macOS Mojave (With Subpixel Antialiasing).

Note: I used this trick back when I was running the Mojave betas and I had a non-Retina iMac. I’ve since updated to a 2018 MacBook Pro, so I have no way of testing to see if this even works with the shipping version of Mojave. I would assume it does, and if so, you’ll definitely want to give it a try. It made a nice difference for me when I used it.