Best new Mac utility and AI memory resources: 10 October

You know those small Mac chores you repeat all day long? Most of 10 October's additions are little utilities aimed right at them, saving a few clicks over and over. There's also one AI tool that keeps a searchable memory of your computer. Features and pricing change, so check each tool's own page before you commit.

Your desktop, and launching apps faster

CoolDock gives you a second, customisable Dock that sits beside the standard macOS Dock. It's packed with live widgets for music, reminders and to-dos, calendar events, weather, system stats, search, clipboard and screenshots, and it holds favourite apps, folders and quick actions too. Everything works locally, and you'll need macOS Sonoma 14 or later. It's a one-time purchase (a one-year or lifetime licence) with a 14-day money-back guarantee. There's no free version.

Open Pieoneer with a shortcut and your apps fan out in a radial pie menu. It includes a Launcher for apps, folders and files, a Switcher for running apps, a Controller that fires other apps' keyboard shortcuts on your behalf, and a Music Remote for Apple Music and Spotify. You'll pay for it on the Mac App Store, with no free tier. Keyboard-first and already happy with Spotlight or Raycast? You might not need it.

Moving files and managing your clipboard

Dropover gives your Mac a temporary shelf. Shake the pointer while you're dragging, drop files, links, text or images onto the shelf, then move or share the whole lot at once. It can also resize images, extract text, create ZIP files, run custom actions and upload to several cloud services for a quick share link. It's free on the Mac App Store, with a 14-day trial of everything. After that, there's a short wait before each use, and a one-time Pro upgrade removes it.

Supaste keeps a visual history of everything you copy and every screenshot you take, grouped by type, by app and by your own categories. You can search it, text inside images included, paste from a notch shelf or quick search, sync through iCloud and hide sensitive items. It runs offline, needs macOS Sonoma 14 or later, and is a one-time purchase with a 14-day money-back guarantee. Only need basic history? A free clipboard manager may be enough.

When you're presenting

Giving a demo? Presentify lets you annotate anything on your Mac screen with pens, highlighters, text and shapes. You can also open a whiteboard, put a ring around your cursor, and spotlight or zoom into parts of the screen. Because it works over any app, it suits live demos, online meetings, tutorials and screen recordings. It's a paid Mac App Store app without an App Store trial, and it also comes with a Setapp subscription.

A searchable memory for your computer

Ever tried to find something you saw on screen days ago? screenpipe records your screen, audio and app activity on your own computer, so you can search anything you've seen or heard. AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT can use that history through its MCP server, REST API or local database. By default, raw history stays on your device, and the source code is on GitHub. The free plan runs on one device, and full history needs a paid plan. The trade-offs? It uses a lot of storage, about 30 GB a month by default, and continuous screen and audio capture isn't for everyone. Check what it records before you leave it running.

And that's only a slice of the recent additions. Browse the full directory, filter by category, type, pricing and goal, and find what fits your work.