Federico Viticci
@viticci.macstories.net
Founder and Editor-in-Chief @macstories.net. I write about iPad, iOS, indie apps, and making computers more fun.
I also co-host @appstories.macstories.net, a podcast about Apple and the world of apps, and @npc.macstories.net, a show about handhelds.
I also co-host @appstories.macstories.net, a podcast about Apple and the world of apps, and @npc.macstories.net, a show about handhelds.
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Federico Viticci
@viticci.macstories.net
· Sep 15
iOS and iPadOS 26: The MacStories Review
Old and new through the liquid glass.
www.macstories.net
7 chapters. 3 months of research.
A (controversial?) deep dive into Liquid Glass. A whole new iPadOS.
My iOS and iPadOS 26 review is here.
Enjoy ☕️
www.macstories.net/stories/ios-...
A (controversial?) deep dive into Liquid Glass. A whole new iPadOS.
My iOS and iPadOS 26 review is here.
Enjoy ☕️
www.macstories.net/stories/ios-...
Claude Opus 4.5 is live.
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Claude Opus 4.5 is live.
Reposted by Federico Viticci
“The iPad’s Software Problem Is Permanent” https://www.macstories.net/linked/the-ipads-software-problem-is-permanent/
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“The iPad’s Software Problem Is Permanent” https://www.macstories.net/linked/the-ipads-software-problem-is-permanent/
We covered more excellent third-party apps that have implemented Liquid Glass at @macstories.net.
This was a team effort, and there are some really strong picks here: www.macstories.net/stories/wadi...
This was a team effort, and there are some really strong picks here: www.macstories.net/stories/wadi...
Wading Back Into the Liquid Glass Pool: The MacStories OS 26 App Roundup Continued
<p>Last month, we featured 15 great examples of apps that have adopted Apple’s Liquid Glass design language and latest APIs. Today, the MacStories team is sharing nine more of our favorite updates tha...
www.macstories.net
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We covered more excellent third-party apps that have implemented Liquid Glass at @macstories.net.
This was a team effort, and there are some really strong picks here: www.macstories.net/stories/wadi...
This was a team effort, and there are some really strong picks here: www.macstories.net/stories/wadi...
🔍 This week on @appstories.macstories.net: we talk about how covering apps has changed over the years.
🛍️ In the post-show: Our "unlimited" holiday wish lists.
🎧 Listen: appstories.net/episodes/462
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2pi...
🛍️ In the post-show: Our "unlimited" holiday wish lists.
🎧 Listen: appstories.net/episodes/462
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2pi...
The Ever-Changing App Store
appstories.net
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🔍 This week on @appstories.macstories.net: we talk about how covering apps has changed over the years.
🛍️ In the post-show: Our "unlimited" holiday wish lists.
🎧 Listen: appstories.net/episodes/462
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2pi...
🛍️ In the post-show: Our "unlimited" holiday wish lists.
🎧 Listen: appstories.net/episodes/462
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2pi...
Reposted by Federico Viticci
You should replace the Finder on your Mac with Bloom.
youtube.com/shorts/Xdiek...
Bloom and more tech experiments on the latest episode of AppStories.
Full episode:
🎧 apple.co/49WVT2i
📺 youtu.be/iNpbY9EBr9g
youtube.com/shorts/Xdiek...
Bloom and more tech experiments on the latest episode of AppStories.
Full episode:
🎧 apple.co/49WVT2i
📺 youtu.be/iNpbY9EBr9g
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
You should replace the Finder on your Mac with Bloom.
youtube.com/shorts/Xdiek...
Bloom and more tech experiments on the latest episode of AppStories.
Full episode:
🎧 apple.co/49WVT2i
📺 youtu.be/iNpbY9EBr9g
youtube.com/shorts/Xdiek...
Bloom and more tech experiments on the latest episode of AppStories.
Full episode:
🎧 apple.co/49WVT2i
📺 youtu.be/iNpbY9EBr9g
Reposted by Federico Viticci
Today for MacStories Weekly 491, I wrote about how I used Claude skill that combines a Python script and nondeterministic pattern matching to rank 1 million Black Friday deals in a story called "A New Sort of Automation”:
club.macstories.net/posts/a-new-...
club.macstories.net/posts/a-new-...
A New Sort of Automation
club.macstories.net
November 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Today for MacStories Weekly 491, I wrote about how I used Claude skill that combines a Python script and nondeterministic pattern matching to rank 1 million Black Friday deals in a story called "A New Sort of Automation”:
club.macstories.net/posts/a-new-...
club.macstories.net/posts/a-new-...
Reposted by Federico Viticci
In this week's Club @macstories.net Weekly column, I wrote about some of Apple's hardware and software features I really miss that could do with a return.
club.macstories.net/posts/nos...
Read this and more with a Club MacStories subscription: plus.club
club.macstories.net/posts/nos...
Read this and more with a Club MacStories subscription: plus.club
Nostalgic Features Apple Should Bring Back
club.macstories.net
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
In this week's Club @macstories.net Weekly column, I wrote about some of Apple's hardware and software features I really miss that could do with a return.
club.macstories.net/posts/nos...
Read this and more with a Club MacStories subscription: plus.club
club.macstories.net/posts/nos...
Read this and more with a Club MacStories subscription: plus.club
I wrote about how I created a shortcut to save text, links, and images in my @notion.com daily notes. I can run this from the Action button, widgets, share sheet – whatever.
Story and download: club.macstories.net/posts/how-i-... (Paywall link)
Story and download: club.macstories.net/posts/how-i-... (Paywall link)
How I Quickly Save Text, Links, and Images to My Daily Notes in Notion
club.macstories.net
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I wrote about how I created a shortcut to save text, links, and images in my @notion.com daily notes. I can run this from the Action button, widgets, share sheet – whatever.
Story and download: club.macstories.net/posts/how-i-... (Paywall link)
Story and download: club.macstories.net/posts/how-i-... (Paywall link)
I asked Gemini 3's image gen "Nano Banana Pro" tool to create an infographic about @macstories.net and, uhm, sure 🙄
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I asked Gemini 3's image gen "Nano Banana Pro" tool to create an infographic about @macstories.net and, uhm, sure 🙄
Our @johnvoorhees.macstories.net curated a handpicked list of early Black Friday @macstoriesdeals.macstories.net.
These are all gadgets that we've actually tested, reviewed, and can personally recommend.
Thank you, John 😅
www.macstories.net/stories/our-...
These are all gadgets that we've actually tested, reviewed, and can personally recommend.
Thank you, John 😅
www.macstories.net/stories/our-...
Our Top Amazon Early Black Friday Picks
<p>If you haven’t noticed, it’s not Friday, and Thanksgiving is still a week away. Yet here we are, talking about Black Friday deals. That’s because every year, Amazon pushes the start of its deals a ...
www.macstories.net
November 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Our @johnvoorhees.macstories.net curated a handpicked list of early Black Friday @macstoriesdeals.macstories.net.
These are all gadgets that we've actually tested, reviewed, and can personally recommend.
Thank you, John 😅
www.macstories.net/stories/our-...
These are all gadgets that we've actually tested, reviewed, and can personally recommend.
Thank you, John 😅
www.macstories.net/stories/our-...
I finally tested the M5 iPad Pro with local AI and Neural Acceleration in the GPU.
The performance improvement from the M4 in time-to-first-token is WILD.
Details and charts in my story: www.macstories.net/stories/ipad...
The performance improvement from the M4 in time-to-first-token is WILD.
Details and charts in my story: www.macstories.net/stories/ipad...
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I finally tested the M5 iPad Pro with local AI and Neural Acceleration in the GPU.
The performance improvement from the M4 in time-to-first-token is WILD.
Details and charts in my story: www.macstories.net/stories/ipad...
The performance improvement from the M4 in time-to-first-token is WILD.
Details and charts in my story: www.macstories.net/stories/ipad...
Reposted by Federico Viticci
There are lots of great apps among the 2025 App Store Awards finalists.
But, I'm partial to one in particular: Detail, an iPad App of the Year finalist and the app that my son Finn has been working on since 2021, along with the rest of the Detail team.
apps.apple.com/us/app/detai...
But, I'm partial to one in particular: Detail, an iPad App of the Year finalist and the app that my son Finn has been working on since 2021, along with the rest of the Detail team.
apps.apple.com/us/app/detai...
Detail: AI Video Editor App - App Store
Download Detail: AI Video Editor by Detail Technologies B.V. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more games like Detail: AI…
apps.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
There are lots of great apps among the 2025 App Store Awards finalists.
But, I'm partial to one in particular: Detail, an iPad App of the Year finalist and the app that my son Finn has been working on since 2021, along with the rest of the Detail team.
apps.apple.com/us/app/detai...
But, I'm partial to one in particular: Detail, an iPad App of the Year finalist and the app that my son Finn has been working on since 2021, along with the rest of the Detail team.
apps.apple.com/us/app/detai...
why does GPT 5.1 talk like that now? 😂
they seriously did an update to make the 4o die-hards happy, this is pretty sad to see 🤦♂️
they seriously did an update to make the 4o die-hards happy, this is pretty sad to see 🤦♂️
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
why does GPT 5.1 talk like that now? 😂
they seriously did an update to make the 4o die-hards happy, this is pretty sad to see 🤦♂️
they seriously did an update to make the 4o die-hards happy, this is pretty sad to see 🤦♂️
The MacStories Setups page was updated today!
This is the page where we keep a running list of all the gear and apps we use.
I consolidated a lot of hardware picks, and have some new entries for software.
www.macstories.net/setups/
We also have a short video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RhQ...
This is the page where we keep a running list of all the gear and apps we use.
I consolidated a lot of hardware picks, and have some new entries for software.
www.macstories.net/setups/
We also have a short video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RhQ...
Our Setups
<p>It’s no secret that, here at MacStories, we like to experiment with different hardware and apps in the constant pursuit of more portable and powerful setups, more customizable apps, or more efficie...
www.macstories.net
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The MacStories Setups page was updated today!
This is the page where we keep a running list of all the gear and apps we use.
I consolidated a lot of hardware picks, and have some new entries for software.
www.macstories.net/setups/
We also have a short video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RhQ...
This is the page where we keep a running list of all the gear and apps we use.
I consolidated a lot of hardware picks, and have some new entries for software.
www.macstories.net/setups/
We also have a short video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RhQ...
I wrote about the return of Split View and Slide Over gestures in iPadOS 26.2 and how the iPad's next problem is no longer multitasking:
www.macstories.net/linked/ipado...
www.macstories.net/linked/ipado...
iPadOS 26.2 Beta Restores Drag and Drop Gestures for Split View and Slide Over
<p>Following the comeback of Slide Over in iPadOS 26.1, Apple is continuing to iterate on iPadOS 26 multitasking by restoring functionalities that had been removed from the launch version of iPadOS 26...
www.macstories.net
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I wrote about the return of Split View and Slide Over gestures in iPadOS 26.2 and how the iPad's next problem is no longer multitasking:
www.macstories.net/linked/ipado...
www.macstories.net/linked/ipado...
Reposted by Federico Viticci
Apple Beefed Up Its Rule Against Copycat Apps https://www.macstories.net/linked/apple-beefed-up-its-rule-against-copycat-apps/
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Apple Beefed Up Its Rule Against Copycat Apps https://www.macstories.net/linked/apple-beefed-up-its-rule-against-copycat-apps/
Reposted by Federico Viticci
AppStories 461 is out and this week, @viticci.macstories.net and I share our latest app and workflow experiments.
Plus in the post show for AppStories+ subscribers, we debate where automation on Apple platforms is heading.
🎧 apple.co/49WVT2i
📺 youtu.be/iNpbY9EBr9g
Plus in the post show for AppStories+ subscribers, we debate where automation on Apple platforms is heading.
🎧 apple.co/49WVT2i
📺 youtu.be/iNpbY9EBr9g
Our Latest App and Automation Experiments
Podcast Episode · AppStories · 11/16/2025 · 39m
apple.co
November 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
AppStories 461 is out and this week, @viticci.macstories.net and I share our latest app and workflow experiments.
Plus in the post show for AppStories+ subscribers, we debate where automation on Apple platforms is heading.
🎧 apple.co/49WVT2i
📺 youtu.be/iNpbY9EBr9g
Plus in the post show for AppStories+ subscribers, we debate where automation on Apple platforms is heading.
🎧 apple.co/49WVT2i
📺 youtu.be/iNpbY9EBr9g
🔬 This week on @appstories.macstories.net: our latest app and automation experiments.
🔮 In the post-show: the future of Shortcuts and automation on Apple platforms.
Episode out tomorrow, or available today (and ad-free) for AppStories+ subscribers.
🎧 Listen: appstories.net/episodes/461
🔮 In the post-show: the future of Shortcuts and automation on Apple platforms.
Episode out tomorrow, or available today (and ad-free) for AppStories+ subscribers.
🎧 Listen: appstories.net/episodes/461
Our Latest App and Automation Experiments
appstories.net
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🔬 This week on @appstories.macstories.net: our latest app and automation experiments.
🔮 In the post-show: the future of Shortcuts and automation on Apple platforms.
Episode out tomorrow, or available today (and ad-free) for AppStories+ subscribers.
🎧 Listen: appstories.net/episodes/461
🔮 In the post-show: the future of Shortcuts and automation on Apple platforms.
Episode out tomorrow, or available today (and ad-free) for AppStories+ subscribers.
🎧 Listen: appstories.net/episodes/461
Only a few hours left to vote in our Discord for the Readers' Choice award!
It's *really* close between three right now 👀
It's *really* close between three right now 👀
Today's the last day to vote for the 2025 MacStories Selects Readers' Choice Award.
You have until 5:00 pm Eastern U.S. time today to get your votes in.
Just like last year, the counts are very close, so be sure to vote to be heard.
There are more details in the quoted post below.
You have until 5:00 pm Eastern U.S. time today to get your votes in.
Just like last year, the counts are very close, so be sure to vote to be heard.
There are more details in the quoted post below.
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Only a few hours left to vote in our Discord for the Readers' Choice award!
It's *really* close between three right now 👀
It's *really* close between three right now 👀
We recorded a VERY special episode of @npc.macstories.net all about the latest Valve announcements and released it early!
Gimme the GabeCube ASAP: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtWC...
On NPC XL: Steam comes to Android? www.patreon.com/posts/valve-...
Gimme the GabeCube ASAP: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtWC...
On NPC XL: Steam comes to Android? www.patreon.com/posts/valve-...
SteamOS Goes Wide: From a Cube to the Frame | NPC: Next Portable Console | Episode 57
YouTube video by NPC: Next Portable Console
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
We recorded a VERY special episode of @npc.macstories.net all about the latest Valve announcements and released it early!
Gimme the GabeCube ASAP: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtWC...
On NPC XL: Steam comes to Android? www.patreon.com/posts/valve-...
Gimme the GabeCube ASAP: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtWC...
On NPC XL: Steam comes to Android? www.patreon.com/posts/valve-...
Reposted by Federico Viticci
Apple Introduces a Mini App Partner Program Featuring a Reduced Commission https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-introduces-a-mini-app-partner-program-featuring-a-reduced-commission/
November 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Apple Introduces a Mini App Partner Program Featuring a Reduced Commission https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-introduces-a-mini-app-partner-program-featuring-a-reduced-commission/
let's just say that the @npc.macstories.net we record tomorrow is going to be…something
store.steampowered.com/sale/steamma...
www.theverge.com/news/818672/...
www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/...
(wow, we were right or what? ARM translation layer for Steam!!)
store.steampowered.com/sale/steamma...
www.theverge.com/news/818672/...
www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/...
(wow, we were right or what? ARM translation layer for Steam!!)
Steam Machine
Your games on the big screen
store.steampowered.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
let's just say that the @npc.macstories.net we record tomorrow is going to be…something
store.steampowered.com/sale/steamma...
www.theverge.com/news/818672/...
www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/...
(wow, we were right or what? ARM translation layer for Steam!!)
store.steampowered.com/sale/steamma...
www.theverge.com/news/818672/...
www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/...
(wow, we were right or what? ARM translation layer for Steam!!)
Reposted by Federico Viticci
Next month, we’ll announce the MacStories Selects Awards.
Right now, Club MacStories members can join in by nominating their favorite apps of 2025.
The link is in Issue 489 of Weekly here: club.macstories.net/posts/macsto...
Right now, Club MacStories members can join in by nominating their favorite apps of 2025.
The link is in Issue 489 of Weekly here: club.macstories.net/posts/macsto...
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Next month, we’ll announce the MacStories Selects Awards.
Right now, Club MacStories members can join in by nominating their favorite apps of 2025.
The link is in Issue 489 of Weekly here: club.macstories.net/posts/macsto...
Right now, Club MacStories members can join in by nominating their favorite apps of 2025.
The link is in Issue 489 of Weekly here: club.macstories.net/posts/macsto...
Reposted by Federico Viticci
I am not saying you should nominate Runestone or Festivitas.
Buuuuuut… 😄
Seriously, go nominate an app. Any app. You’ll make a developer happy. Along with the Apple Design Award, MacStories’ awards are the only ones worth winning. They’re prestigious, fair, and coming from a genuine place.
Buuuuuut… 😄
Seriously, go nominate an app. Any app. You’ll make a developer happy. Along with the Apple Design Award, MacStories’ awards are the only ones worth winning. They’re prestigious, fair, and coming from a genuine place.
🕧 Time is running out for Club MacStories members to nominate their favorite app for the 2025 MacStories Selects Readers' Choice Award. 🏆
🚨 The deadline is tomorrow (Nov. 12) at Noon Eastern U.S. time. 🚨
📰 Go to last week's issue of Weekly today to vote: club.macstories.net/posts/macsto...
🚨 The deadline is tomorrow (Nov. 12) at Noon Eastern U.S. time. 🚨
📰 Go to last week's issue of Weekly today to vote: club.macstories.net/posts/macsto...
MacStories Weekly: Issue 489
club.macstories.net
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I am not saying you should nominate Runestone or Festivitas.
Buuuuuut… 😄
Seriously, go nominate an app. Any app. You’ll make a developer happy. Along with the Apple Design Award, MacStories’ awards are the only ones worth winning. They’re prestigious, fair, and coming from a genuine place.
Buuuuuut… 😄
Seriously, go nominate an app. Any app. You’ll make a developer happy. Along with the Apple Design Award, MacStories’ awards are the only ones worth winning. They’re prestigious, fair, and coming from a genuine place.