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BundleHunt's First Sale of 2026 Is Live - Lifetime Licenses Only

The first BundleHunt sale of 2026 kicked off today. This round is focused entirely on lifetime licenses - no one-year subscriptions or short-term trials disguised as deals. Update eligibility for major or minor releases still varies by app, so always check the fine print before buying.In tech, big names rise fast and disappear just as quickly. When a company sticks around for well over a decade, there's usually a reason. BundleHunt has been doing its thing since 2010, offering a different twist on software bundles: you build your own. That means you're not forced into buying 30 apps just to get the three you actually want.Over the years, they've built a decent reputation for fixing problems when a purchase doesn't work out, and I've picked up a few solid tools there myself - including Keyboard Maestro, Mountain Duck, and Downie. The catalog always includes lesser-known apps too, which is both fun and dangerous. Affordable software has a way of convincing you that you suddenly need something you'll never open again. Discipline required.Apps I Can Personally Vouch ForThese aren't just random listings - they're legitimate contenders in their categories.TextSniper​TextSniper is one of those deceptively simple utilities that ends up becoming part of your daily workflow. It's an OCR tool that lets you grab text from almost anywhere: videos, PDFs, presentations, screenshots, online courses - basically anything visible on your screen.Draw a box around the text and it captures it. Rotation, odd angles, and shadows usually aren't a problem. There's a handy option to remove line breaks automatically, and an additive clipboard mode that makes multi-step capture painless.Real-world use case: grabbing command output from a video tutorial or copying text from an app that inexplicably doesn't allow selection.Developer Price - $9.99BundleHunt Price - $2.00MacPilot 17​MacPilot is a system-tweaking utility with an almost absurd number of options - over 1,100 tweaks at last count. Think of it as a centralized control panel for settings Apple hides or spreads across plist files and command-line flags.A few examples of what it can do:Calendar: change default event durationDock: enable single-app mode or window previewsFinder: enable "Quit Finder"Launchpad: reset layout and control rows/columnsMusic: enable half-star ratingsQuickTime: remember open movies on quitSafari: restore backspace navigationScreen Capture: change default file typeSpotlight: rebuild indexTerminal: focus follows mouseTime Machine: disable automatic backup promptsPower users will appreciate having everything in one place instead of hunting down obscure terminal commands.Developer Price - $29.99BundleHunt Price - $3.99Lingon Pro​Lingon Pro has been around for more than two decades, which is practically geological time in Mac utility years. It remains one of the best GUI front-ends for launchd - the scheduling and background-task system built into macOS. Lingon Pro will be available during this sale, but it is not on the BundleHunt home page today.You can create jobs that run:whether your Mac is awake or asleepwhether you're logged in or notwith elevated privileges when neededusing keep-alive rules to restart failed tasks automaticallyIf you run scripts, backups, or maintenance tasks behind the scenes and don't want to babysit cron files or plist syntax, this is one of the cleanest ways to do it.Developer Price - $23.99BundleHunt Price - $4.00Apps That Look InterestingThese are the ones that caught my eye but aren't part of my regular toolkit - yet.InfinideskInfinidesk tries to solve desktop clutter by letting you create multiple desktop environments, each with its own files, folders, and wallpaper.Two modes stand out:Classic Mode - one project-focused desktop across all SpacesFollow Spaces Mode - desktop contents change automatically as you switch Spaces in Mission ControlIf your Mac desktop becomes a dumping ground by noon every day, this could be a surprisingly practical way to enforce structure without changing your habits.Developer Price - $12.99BundleHunt Price - $3.00Rocket TypistRocket Typist has developed a loyal following fast. It's a text expansion and snippet manager that regularly comes up in discussions alongside TextExpander and Typinator - usually because it adds a few modern touches those veterans don't emphasize.Highlights include:folders for organizing snippetssupport for plain text, rich text, code, images, and AI-generated snippetsstrong search and filtering for large librariesIf you live in repetitive text - support emails, documentation, or code templates - tools like this pay for themselves quickly.Developer Price - $19.99BundleHunt Price - $3.50Dock StarAnyone who misses the late, great DragThing will probably perk up here. Dock Star lets you build custom, hideable docks anywhere on your screen.Notable features:customizable docks with tabs and themesquick access to folders, drives, and network sharesintegration with Apple Shortcuts for automation triggersscene switching for different workflows or monitor setupsThe nostalgia factor is real, but the utility angle is solid if you like highly customized desktop layouts. Rocket Typist isn't listed on the BundleHunt homepage today, but it will become available during this sale.Developer Price - $20.00BundleHunt Price - $4.50Final ThoughtsBundle sales live in that weird intersection between smart bargain hunting and impulsive software hoarding. The build-your-own model helps keep things sane, but the temptation to pick up "just one more app" is very real. Some might say it's an addiction.The practical approach: start with a specific workflow problem you're trying to solve. If an app clearly fits that need - great. If not, leave it in the cart and walk away. Your future self will thank you.And if you're the kind of Mac user who enjoys experimenting without committing to subscriptions, this is one of the cleaner opportunities to stock up without the recurring-cost hangover.

Submitted February 15, 2026 at 04:34PM by amerpie https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1r5qruh/bundlehunts_first_sale_of_2026_is_live_lifetime/?utm_source=ifttt

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[OS] New Mac day is supposed to be exciting — not a 5-hour brew install marathon

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Submitted February 11, 2026 at 12:47PM by fullstackjam https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1r245va/os_new_mac_day_is_supposed_to_be_exciting_not_a/?utm_source=ifttt

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