5 alternatives to popular MacOS-applications with a subscription

Find out how to replace Photoshop, 1Password, Bear and other programs that require money each month.

More and more developers move their applications to the subscription model, forcing users to constantly pay. And although such an option spread has its adherents, many still prefer the one-time purchase.

1. Affinty Photo instead of Photoshop

The main plus Affinty compared to Photoshop - this easier and more user-friendly interface, perfectly suited to the macOS Wednesday. Different areas are responsible for those or other tools, the compact is placed on the screen, and do not cause any difficulties for the professionals or beginners.

Affinty supports all formats and Photoshop plugins, and contains proprietary extensions that work in a standard "photo". The editor has the same set of tools, as well as with Photoshop, so would rather just go for it.

There is free Affinty trial version and companion app for the iPad.

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Affinity Photo

Developer: serif Labs

Price: 2650 rubles

2. Secrets instead of 1Password

Secrets is a lot like 1Password reference and in no way inferior to him. The app excellent modern design, high degree of protection and easy synchronization with mobile devices, and browsers.

Manager allows you to store in a secure safe passwords, credit card data, as well as software licenses and secure notes containing important information. Secrets boasts Autocomplete browsers, convenient generator of complex combinations, support for two-factor authentication and import passwords from 1Password.

Secrets free version has a limit of ten passwords, which can be removed through the built-in purchase. It will cost $ 30: 20 - for the Mac version and 10 more - for an app for iOS.

3. Agenda instead Bear

Cute Bear zametochnik conquered all its simplicity and nice design. Agenda in this respect no worse, and in some aspects even better. The app allows you to organize your ideas in the form of notes with reminders and integrate them into your calendar and also supports skins, which macOS Mojave switched automatically.

With Sidebar, easy to work with ongoing projects, dividing them into work areas, as well as switch on the screens, "Today" and "On the agenda". Agenda recognizes Markdown-marking and provides visual editor for easy formatting.

In Agenda is free trial versionFor complete will have to pay 25 dollars.

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Agenda.

Developer: Momenta B.V.

Price: Free

4. Typinator instead of Text Expander

As Text Expander, Typinator helps faster printBy expanding pre-assigned text shortcuts to words, phrases and whole chunks of text. Canned responses to correspondence, email, account numbers and other complex data is entered almost in one click.

Due to a more user-friendly interface to work with Typinator even easier. The app allows you to not only define your own abbreviations, but also is able to automatically correct errors like two capital letters in a row. In addition, unlike the Text Expander you can customize the shortcuts for each application.

Typinator Cost - $ 29, before buying, you can evaluate the application possibilities for free trial.

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5. Dyrii Journal instead of Day One

Go to Day One on Dyrii Journal is not difficult: the application has a similar concept and appearance. Thanks to this easy to do Dyrii Journal a diary and organize your own thoughts.

For the records, you can attach images, geolocation data, weather, and other content. All notes are displayed in the form of a tape, and the side panels, they are sorted by month and year. There is also a calendar that allows you to quickly jump to any date.