Some Mac apps are great at what they do but aren’t much to look at. Others look beautiful and still get the job done. But once in a while, you find an app that not only performs its task well but is also fun to use, and those are my favorite kind of apps. In this guide, I am going to show you three Mac apps I discovered this year that are both useful and fun to use.

Tendedero: hang your screenshots out to dry

I take dozens of screenshots every day, and the default macOS experience has always bugged me. A floating thumbnail lingers for a few seconds before the screenshot lands on your Desktop and adds to the clutter. I am still partial to CleanShot X for its amazing feature set , but it’s a costly app. If you want something free that elevates the built-in screenshot tool, Tendedero is the app to get.

With Tendedero, your screenshots go up on a virtual clothesline that sits right above your screen. Whenever you want to see them, move your pointer to the menu bar, and the clothesline slides into view.…