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2026 12

  1. Menu Bar Tint 4.0 released
  2. Moom 4.6 is out
  3. Usher 2.4.2. released
  4. Moom 4.5.1 is out
  5. Moom 4.5 released
  6. Usher 2.4.1 is out
  7. Menuwhere 2.3 is out
  8. Usher 2.4 is out
  9. Butler 4.4.9 released
  10. Hudlum 1.1.1 released
  11. Moom 4.4.2 released
  12. Hudlum 1.1 released

2025 13

  1. Hudlum, or: Putting the volume indicator back where it belongs
  2. Moom 4.4.1 is out
  3. Menu Bar Tint 3.2 released
  4. Witch 4.7 released
  5. Key Codes 2.2.3 released
  6. Moom 4.4 is out
  7. Moom 4.3 is out
  8. Restore your world with Moom 4.2
  9. Usher 2.3.1 is out
  10. Name Mangler 3.9.3 released
  11. Key Codes, Keymou, and Leech updated
  12. Name Mangler 3.9.2 released
  13. Desktop Curtain and Time Sink updated

2024 19

  1. Usher 2.3 is out
  2. An update on some recent Chrome issues in Witch
  3. Download new license files for your Many Tricks apps
  4. Moom 4.1.3 released
  5. Moom 4.1.1 (and 4.1.2) released
  6. Access Moom’s custom actions via pop-up menus
  7. Moom 4.1 adds ultra fast drop zone access and more
  8. Moom 4.0.1 fixes a few minor issues
  9. Announcing Moom 4, the next-generation window manager
  10. Moom 3.2.27 works around macOS 14.5 slowdowns
  11. Avoid a macOS 14.5 issue in Moom’s keyboard mode
  12. A much simpler way to create Name Mangler services
  13. Leech and Name Mangler updated
  14. Name Mangler 3.9 released
  15. Quick Actions are the new Services for Name Mangler
  16. Menuwhere 2.2.2 released
  17. Witch 4.6.2 released
  18. Moom 3.2.26 released
  19. Butler and Witch updated

2023 2

  1. Witch 4.6 released
  2. Witch 4.5.4 released

2022 9

  1. Witch 4.5.3 released
  2. Butler 4.4.7 released
  3. Another round of minor updates released
  4. Witch 4.5.1 released
  5. Menu Bar Tint 3.1 released
  6. A major number of minor updates
  7. Save 50% on all our apps, and help the people of Ukraine
  8. Displaperture and Menu Bar Tint updated
  9. Menuwhere 2.2 adds mouse support

2021 33

  1. Usher 2.2 released
  2. Moom 3.2.24 released
  3. How to: Use Moom in macOS Shortcuts
  4. Witch 4.5 is out
  5. Menuwhere 2.1.1 is out
  6. Our apps and macOS Monterey compatibility
  7. Resolutionator 2.2 supports new MacBook Pros
  8. Witch 4.4.4 once again sees tabs in all the Safaris
  9. Time Sink 2.2.3 released
  10. Desktop Curtain 3.1.3 and Butler 4.4.4 released
  11. Witch 4.4.3 released
  12. Witch 4.4.2 released
  13. Name Mangler 3.7.3 released
  14. Butler, Name Mangler, and Resolutionator updated
  15. Butler and Moom updated
  16. Updates for our end-of-alphabet apps
  17. Usher 2 is now available
  18. Switching to an evolutionary app update model
  19. Name Mangler 3.7.1 is out
  20. Desktop Curtain 3.1.2 released
  21. Menuwhere 2.1 released—keyboard lovers rejoice!
  22. Menuwhere 2.0 is out
  23. Introducing Menuwhere: The menu where you are
  24. Leech 3.1.6 released
  25. Butler 4.4 is at your (Universal) service
  26. Desktop Curtain 3.1 revealed
  27. Keymou and Key Codes updated…and a birthday!
  28. Name Mangler 3.7 joins the Universal parade
  29. Leech 3.1.5 and Time Sink 2.2 released
  30. Witch 4.3.8 released with a regression fix
  31. Displaperture 2.1 rounds corners even more better
  32. Witch 4.3.7 released with Apple silicon support
  33. Pin preferred pixel plans with Resolutionator 2.0

2020 14

  1. Displaperture 2.0 released
  2. Moom 3.2.20 charts a universal path forward
  3. Usher 2 beta 4574 released
  4. Key Codes 2.2 released
  5. Moom 3.2.19 released
  6. Witch 4.3.6 released
  7. Keymou 1.2.8 released with Dark Mode support
  8. Our Big Sur app compatibility report
  9. Keymou 1.2.7 released
  10. Moom 3.2.18 released
  11. How to: Use Moom and Automator to restore Finder windows
  12. Usher 2 beta updated…and a pre-sale!
  13. Butler 4.3.3 released
  14. See window titles in Time Sink 2.1 in macOS Catalina

2019 18

  1. Witch 4.3.5 returns to the dark side in Catalina
  2. Moom 3.2.17 released
  3. Name Mangler 3.6 released
  4. Witch 3 departs the Mac App Store
  5. Moom 3.2.16 works on iPads in Catalina’s Sidecar mode
  6. Witch update fixes preferences behavior in macOS Catalina
  7. How to resolve Witch issues in macOS Catalina
  8. Ushering in a new era
  9. Moom 3.2.15 sails into Catalina
  10. Name Mangler 2 and macOS Catalina: End of the road
  11. Leech 3.1.4—the pi release—is out
  12. Witch 4.3.3 released
  13. Butler 4.3.2 released
  14. Name Mangler 3.5 released
  15. Butler 4.3.1 released
  16. Moom 3.2.14 released
  17. Witch 4.3.2 released
  18. Desktop Curtain 3.0.9 released

2018 14

  1. Leech 3.1.3 released
  2. Butler 4.3 released
  3. Witch 4.3.1 released
  4. Moom 3.2.13 released
  5. Butler 4.2.3 is out
  6. We’ve updated a number of our apps…
  7. Moom 3.2.12 now (mostly) works in Adobe apps
  8. Butler 4.2 increases its bit count by 100%
  9. How to fix Moom’s pop-up in Mojave
  10. Keymou 1.2.6 gains actions; adds letter ‘u’ to name
  11. Witch 4.3 gains Touch Bar support
  12. Moom 3.2.11 speeds into existence
  13. Witch 4.2 released
  14. Name Mangler 3.4.1 released

2017 10

  1. Moom 3.2.10 released
  2. Moom 3.2.9 released
  3. Witch 4.1 released
  4. Moom 3.2.8 released
  5. Witch 4 switches out of beta
  6. Usher 1.1.16 released
  7. How Apple’s security system broke some Mac apps
  8. Usher will be stepping aside
  9. Time Sink 2 is on the clock
  10. How-to: Track top-level web site usage with Time Sink

2016 22

  1. Announcing the Witch 4 public beta
  2. Three minor updates have escaped into the wild…
  3. Direct vs. Mac App Store: Where to buy Mac apps?
  4. Name Mangler 3.4 is at your service
  5. Moom 3.2.6 snaps into existence
  6. How-to: Make Witch (indie) launch on login in Sierra
  7. Time Sink 1.2.6—direct only—released
  8. Leech 3.1.1—App Store only—released
  9. A few minor (non App Store) updates…
  10. Desktop Curtain 3.0.6 released
  11. Witch 3.9.8 released
  12. Name Mangler 3.3.7 released
  13. Leech 3.1 released
  14. Usher 1.1.14 released
  15. The new Many Tricks’ end user license agreement
  16. Leech turns three…version three, that is
  17. Moom and Name Mangler updated
  18. Announcing our new in-app help system
  19. Time Sink and Keymo updated
  20. Do not sync our apps’ prefs file across Macs
  21. Avoid an OS X text-to-speech bug that affects Moom
  22. All direct apps updated to improve update security

2015 14

  1. The Many Tricks holiday sale event and charity drive
  2. Help us test Leech 3, our updated download manager
  3. Usher 1.1.12 released
  4. All direct apps updated ahead of El Capitan’s release
  5. Our site has learned to speak securely
  6. Resolutionator 1.0.1 gets Docky with it
  7. Welcome, Resolutionator
  8. An update on the Witch update for OS X 10.9.5 users
  9. Good things come in threes—Name Mangler 3.3.3 released
  10. How-to: Give Moom extra room to work in El Capitan
  11. Avoid download issues with App Store purchases
  12. The Yosemite, the Witch, and the App Store
  13. Our apps and El Capitan compatibility
  14. Moom and Usher updates released

2014 12

  1. Something different: The Many Tricks holiday sale
  2. Something new: Resolutionator
  3. Coming Monday: Something new, something different
  4. Witch switching glitch ditched—help us test the fix!
  5. Change Moom’s keyboard/grid bezel timeout delay
  6. Our apps and OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) compatibility
  7. A workaround for a Yosemite/Witch issue
  8. You want updates? We got updates!
  9. How to: Discover the magic of the sequence identifier
  10. Butler 4.1.17 released
  11. How-to: Replace preference files in Mavericks
  12. Usher’s App Store hiatus is over

2013 16

  1. Ushering in some changes in Usher
  2. Usher has gone on an App Store hiatus
  3. How-to: Start and stop Leech on a schedule
  4. Toggle Witch off and on via AppleScript
  5. How-to: Enable Moom in Mavericks
  6. Desktop Curtain and Time Sink updated
  7. Oh when the updates come marching in…
  8. Saying Goodbye to ‘Buy with Google’
  9. Name Mangler and Butler updates released
  10. Announcing two free Safari extensions for tab addicts
  11. Name Mangler 3.1 released
  12. Name Mangler 3 is new and noteworthy…
  13. How to: Restore Command+Arrow keys in Name Mangler
  14. How not to compete in business
  15. The nitty-gritty on buying Name Mangler 3
  16. Hello, I’m Name Mangler 3, nice to meet you!

2012 30

  1. A brief follow-up on Donation Day activities
  2. Donation Day has come to a close
  3. Some ideas for your Donation Day savings
  4. Announcing Many Tricks’ Donation Day
  5. How-to: Add a teleporter to your multi-display Mac
  6. Witch and RAM usage, both real and not so real
  7. Avoid a Mountain Lion bug that can affect Name Mangler
  8. Moom and Tweetbot for Mac
  9. Butler 4.1.14 released
  10. Moom 3.0.1 adds retina support
  11. Witch 3.9.2 brings retina display support
  12. Key Codes 2.0 released
  13. Usher 1.1.6 released
  14. Help us beta test some Witch/Mountain Lion fixes
  15. Mountain Lion status report (bonus: three app updates)
  16. Keymo 1.2 released
  17. How-to: Fix the Moom snap and Desktops issue
  18. Moom 3, it’s snaptastic!
  19. How to: Migrate from App Store Witch to direct Witch
  20. Witch 3.9.1 solves the fat font problem—really!
  21. Desktop Curtain 3 makes your desktop clutter weep
  22. Keymo, Time Sink, and Key Codes updated today
  23. Touch up Tuesdays return: Moom and Witch updated
  24. Name Mangler 2.5.1 released
  25. How to: Set up, grow, and move Usher movie libraries
  26. How to: Add dates/times to filenames with Name Mangler
  27. Name Mangler 2.5 and Witch 3.8 released
  28. Moom 2.4 chains things together
  29. How-to: Clean up filenames using Name Mangler
  30. How-to: Save Many Tricks license files forever

2011 56

  1. Moom 2.3.3 released
  2. How-to: Make Firefox’s bookmarks play nicely with Butler
  3. How To: Use Lion, the Witch, and the Escape key
  4. Moom wins an Eddy!
  5. Displaperture 1.2.2 now rounds like a Lion
  6. Usher 1.1.4—for direct customers only—released
  7. How-to: Use Butler and AppleScript to open a folder
  8. Butler 4.1.12 released
  9. Moom 2.3.2 released
  10. Moom 2.3.1 released
  11. Name Mangler 2.4.6 released
  12. Steve Jobs: In memoriam
  13. Leech 2.1 released
  14. Butler 4.1.11 fixes two minor bugs
  15. Moom 2.3 gets scriptable and automagical
  16. Witch and duplicated TotalFinder windows in Lion
  17. Name Mangler 2.4.5 released
  18. Safari 5.1 breaks Leech and Safari Guardian
  19. Our apps and OS X Lion compatibility
  20. Keymo lets you keep your hands on the keyboard
  21. Moom 2.2 gains drawer awareness
  22. Moom 2.1.1 released
  23. Witch 3.7 is ready for the future…we hope
  24. Moom 2.1 released
  25. Desktop Curtain 2.2 released
  26. Make your own Moom with Moom 2
  27. App Store reviews: Of one-way streets and sidewalks
  28. Another day, another Name Mangler release
  29. Touching things up on a Tuesday
  30. Usher 1.1.3 update features temporary 50% price cut
  31. Moom 1.2 cheats its way onto the grid
  32. Witch and duplicated TotalFinder windows in the switcher
  33. Witch 3.6.3 released
  34. How-to: Use Butler for real-time Google searches
  35. Make Command-S useful in Lion
  36. Moom 1.1 goes quarterly
  37. Time Sink 1.2 slides into existence
  38. Name Mangler 2.4.2 offers expanded views
  39. A short year, indeed
  40. Witch and Key Codes updated
  41. Simplify move-and-zoom with Moom
  42. Happy Anniversary to me!
  43. How-to: Five tips for using Witch (video)
  44. Witch 3.6.1 slides onto the scene
  45. How-to: Launch and hide Desktop Curtain at login
  46. Rethinking Time Sink
  47. Conversations with the App Store
  48. Witch, $9.99 pricing, and the future
  49. Witch + window previews + App Store = Save!
  50. Two new versions of Desktop Curtain now available
  51. Name Mangler gains Title Case powers
  52. Time Sink and Usher tied at 1.1.2!
  53. Witch now available in the Mac App Store
  54. Another installment of Touch-up Tuesdays
  55. How-to: Set playback start/stop points in Usher
  56. Many Tricks enters the Mac App Store

2010 56

  1. Usher in the new year with Usher 1.1
  2. Name Mangler video overview posted
  3. New support option: discussion groups
  4. Name Mangler 2.3.1 and Witch 3.5.6
  5. Time Sink 1.1.1
  6. Time Sink updated with many new features
  7. Name Mangler and Time Sink do the bundle thing
  8. Subscribe to category-specific news feeds
  9. Another set of Tuesday Touch-ups
  10. Where does the time go? Time Sink knows!
  11. Time for another Touch-up Tuesday
  12. Usher 1.0.2 adds Aperture support
  13. The cat lion is out of the bag!
  14. Usher 1.0.1 addresses mkv and iTunes video issues
  15. Usher 1.0 ushers in a new era in movie management
  16. A Butler named Alfred
  17. It’s Touch-up Tuesday
  18. Witch now officially supports multiple monitors
  19. A tip for Witch users with multiple monitors
  20. Looking for some beta testers
  21. Displaperture 1.2 supports multiple displays
  22. MUM’s the word…
  23. Witch earns five mice from Macworld
  24. Macworld reviews Leech 2
  25. Witch 3.5.2 released
  26. Behind the scenes at Many Tricks, Part 2
  27. Behind the scenes at Many Tricks, Part 1
  28. It’s minor update Monday!
  29. Witch 3.5.1 gets gradiental
  30. Safari Guardian updated for Mac OS X 10.6
  31. Witch 3.5 peeks into windows
  32. Leech 2.0.3 released
  33. See (one part of) Many Tricks in person
  34. Butler 4.1.8 update released
  35. Name Mangler 2.2 pops up
  36. Butler 4 update and Butler 5 pre-sale
  37. Witch 3.2 flies across Spaces
  38. Remove Witch 3.1’s activation delay
  39. Witch gets even witchier with 3.1 release
  40. Leech 2.0.2 now available
  41. Leech 2.0.1 now available
  42. Announcing the Usher limited public beta
  43. Leech 2 free upgrade window extended
  44. Witch 3.0 released
  45. A look at our 2010 product release timeline
  46. Announcing Paddock for iPad
  47. The terms of the Many Tricks software license
  48. Leech 2.0 released
  49. Name Mangler 2.1.1 released
  50. The future looks all Sparkle-y
  51. Many Tricks’ Welcome Back sale event
  52. We now support Google Checkout
  53. Free Name Mangler upgrades for past donors
  54. Name Mangler 2.1 released
  55. Something’s changed here
  56. Rob Griffiths to join Many Tricks

2008 29

  1. Mac Switcher Bundle
  2. Witch 2.0.2
  3. Leech 1.1.4
  4. The Future of the Butler (Butler 4.1.6)
  5. Service Scrubber 1.1.5
  6. Witch 2.0.1
  7. yFlicks 3.3.2
  8. Leech 1.1.3
  9. The archetypical download icon
  10. Leech 1.1.2
  11. Leech 1.1.1, also available on macZOT
  12. Leech 1.1
  13. Safari Size Guardian 1.0; Mother’s Day
  14. Leech 1.0
  15. Making Room (Open-With Manager 0.9.2)
  16. Status Report: Witch Shareware Transition
  17. yFlicks: 50% Off, Instant Replay
  18. Witch 2.0
  19. yFlicks 3.3.1; TubiTunes 1.0.1; Desktop Curtain 1.1
  20. Use CoverFlow in 10.5 while supporting 10.4
  21. yFlicks 3.3; TubiTunes 1.0
  22. Key Codes 1.0.2
  23. Name Mangler 2.0
  24. Desktop Curtain 1.0.1
  25. User Interface 101: Snap
  26. yFlicks 3.2(.1)
  27. Service Scrubber 1.1.4; yFlicks 3.1.1
  28. A Forum Called Help
  29. yFlicks 3.1

2007 27

  1. Butler 4.1.5 Transient
  2. yFlicks 3.0.3
  3. yFlicks 3.0.2
  4. Butler 4.1.4 Transient; yFlicks 3.0.1
  5. Our webserver refuses to serve
  6. yFlicks 3
  7. Being Stubborn (Menu Bar Tint)
  8. Butler 4.1.3 Transient
  9. Beware of Sharp Corners
  10. Meow, says the Leopard
  11. Apparel 1.0
  12. A.K.A. Non-Translucent
  13. Buy Sofa Control
  14. Still Non-Transparent
  15. yFlicks was on macZOT (Tags)
  16. yFlicks is on macZOT
  17. Pretty obvious
  18. First! (Non-Transparent Menu Bar)
  19. yFlicks 2.0.1
  20. yFlicks 2.0
  21. yFlicks 1.1
  22. We’re totally Web 2.0
  23. yFlicks 1.0.2
  24. Bag & Baggage
  25. yFlicks 1.0.1
  26. Introducing yFlicks
  27. Yay!