Before you can do anything with an idea, you’ve got to put it down on paper, or in some kind of a digital setting. Mind maps are perfect if you want to create visual links across your thoughts, spending minimum time on the visualization process. Let’s dive into mind mapping strategies that make it work. What are mind maps? Mind mapping, also called idea mapping, is a technique for capturing information and visualizing thought processes, invented by the author, speaker, and self-described brain expert, Tony Buzan.  Mind maps can be used to aid learning, to present information, or as a tool ..read more

Everyone struggles with procrastination to varying degrees but help is at hand thanks to the methods and tools that we have collected for this guide. If you ever struggle to get going we're going to show you the methods and tools that will help you to regain your focus and get things done. What is procrastination? Procrastination is the art of not doing stuff. Of doing anything but the stuff you should be doing. What causes procrastination ..read more

In the growing market of cloud-based storage providers, it's easy to be overwhelmed. Some people prefer Google Drive, others like Dropbox, still others use private servers. There are no right answers but lots of room for confusion. Dropshare brings some much-needed clarity to cloud-based sharing. It integrates seamlessly with multiple hosting platforms to let users customize their workflow between cloud hosts. The app makes it easy to upload, store, and share information smoothly and securely. Let's take a look at how to get the most out of it ..read more

Switching from Windows to macOS can be a blessing and a curse. Making the leap will require a lot of faith and getting used to, but once you get a hold of it, you’re going to reap a lot of benefits. You’ve long heard about the stability of Mac operating systems, their elegance and undeniable security. Everybody told you that you’ll intuitively learn how to use macOS and you’ll shortly be won over by its simple yet excellent design. With no worries about viruses and a lot of power under the hood, you start to wonder why it took so long for you to take the plunge ..read more

Everyone’s juggling a lot these days. And there’s nothing as satisfying as finding a key piece of software to help lighten the load. Improve your productivity with 2Do app, a full-featured task list that’s powerful enough for a full Getting Things Done workflow, but also flexible enough to conform to however you like to work best. In fact, 2Do has all the power of task managers like Cultured Code’s Things, and The Omni Group’s OmniFocus. Apple named 2Do for Mac a best app of 2013, and Federico Viticci of MacStories named the iPad version an app of the year in 2015. Now that it’s part of Setapp ..read more

Designers who work with icons tend to have a lot of icons. Not just a couple, or a couple dozen...more like a couple thousand. Icons come in huge sets, after all, and digging through multiple sets of icons, stored in random locations all over your Mac, is like searching for a needle in a haystack. IconJar, just added to Setapp, keeps all your icons organized, so they're easy to find, resize, and export into your other projects with a simple drag and drop.  What IconJar can do Importing Adding icons to IconJar from around your Mac is easy. Just choose File > Import, or press the Plus bu ..read more

New to Setapp, Tayasui Sketches Pro turns your Mac into an art studio. You can draw, paint, and design with your fingers on the trackpad, or use a graphics tablet with a stylus. Sketches Pro has all the features serious artists love in apps like Painter and ArtRage, only wrapped up in a friendly interface that lets anyone jump in and start making cool stuff right away. Sketches Pro started as an iPad app (it’s now on Android tablets as well), and Tayasui achieved the same intuitive feel on the Mac. You can even start a drawing on Sketches Pro for the iPad and save it to refine further with Ske ..read more

Move aside, Pages. Ulysses is a word processor that rethinks the way we write. Instead of cluttering up the page with formatting options, the app provides a simple, clean word processor where all you see is the words you've written on a blank page. When you're ready to format, Ulysses employs a simple, web-ready formatting system called MarkdownXL that allows you to format your text without ever using your mouse. Every formatting change can be made with characters, so there's no need to hunt for the indent button or line spacing menu anymore. Ulysses also has an iOS client for editing your tex ..read more

Data can be precious when you're on the road. Maybe you're using your iPhone as a mobile hotspot to share its data plan with your Mac. Or maybe you got suckered into paying for a hotel or airplane Wi-Fi with a data cap. TripMode, new to Setapp, is perfect for this situation. TripMode saves data by blocking which apps can connect to the Internet, and its flexible and powerful enough to be a must-have for any heavy traveler. Your Mac, after all, doesn't realize that you're suddenly on a data cap or sharing a terrible connection with a plane load of people. If it's connected, it wants to do every ..read more

Just because you're juggling projects doesn't mean you have to juggle all the files, emails, and applications you need for each one. New to Setapp, Workspaces from Apptorium gives you a virtual place to organize everything you need, but the beauty is, nothing is actually moved. Once you see what Workspaces can do, you'll wind up using it for all your projects. How Workspaces works Here is a wrap-up video of how to create a workspace for your project ..read more