Betamagic

@betamagic
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Betamagic is a small independent software company, based in the Netherlands.

Please contact [email protected] for support questions.

Websitehttps://betamagic.nl

The Glass is slowly melting, but it is still far from Liquid…

News Explorer 2.2.3 is now available for macOS, iOS and iPadOS. This maintenance update contains a few essential fixes, support for quotes in Mastodon feeds and an updated icon compatible with the new icon styling options of  OS 26.

https://betamagic.nl/products/newsexplorer.html

News Explorer - Your news. Anywhere, anytime.

World's first RSS newsreader that runs on all Apple devices, with iCloud based sync and a streamlined reading workflow.

Movie Explorer Pro 2.8 is now available, with custom disc covers, batch refresh, a new Tahoe compatible app icon, and more!

More info here: https://betamagic.nl/news/2025/2025_04.html

News Explorer 2.2.1 is now available, with:
- Improved iCloud synchronization of very large articles.
- Improved handling of adding Google News feeds.
- Fixed YouTube issues with ‘The Daily Show’ and other feeds.
- New setting to flip bottom action buttons in the iOS app.

https://betamagic.nl/products/newsexplorer.html

News Explorer - Your news. Anywhere, anytime.

World's first RSS newsreader that runs on all Apple devices, with iCloud based sync and a streamlined reading workflow.

I think it’s crazy that Alan Dye had no experience with UI design before being thrust into a position of power over platform design, affecting millions of apps at a global scale. He has a responsibility to the industry. Platform design should be way more comprehensive and far less restrictive than this.

🔗 https://lmnt.me/blog/a-responsibility-to-the-industry.html

A Responsibility to the Industry

News Explorer 2.2 is now available, with improved Google News feeds support, hashtag timeline feeds for Bluesky and Mastodon, sharing to Raindrop, and more!

More info here: https://betamagic.nl/news/2025/2025_03.html

Your periodic reminder that News Explorer by @betamagic is both excellent, and regularly updated, and well worth your time and support if you happen to be a user of the old Apple baubles.

Since a few days ago, YouTube has changed the handling of embedded videos. In News Explorer 2.1 this results in an “Error code: 4” image with a “This video is unavailable” header.

We are currently working on a fix. In the meantime, please use the YouTube button in the toolbar to play the video.

Movie Explorer Pro 2.7 is now available, with support for file and disc editions like ‘Director’s Cut’ and ’Special Edition’, import functions for other catalog apps, support for filename tags and identifiers, and more!

More info here: https://betamagic.nl/news/2025/2025_02.html

News Explorer 2.1 is now available, with Bluesky support, Shortcuts actions, sharing to Readwise, and more!

More info here: https://betamagic.nl/news/2025/2025_01.html

Betamagic - News Explorer 2.1

Betamagic News

Core Data Lab 2.4.5 is now available, with performance improvements, fixed default folder selection when using macOS 15, and a new Batch Update function for Integer and Boolean attributes.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/core-data-lab/id1460684638
‎Core Data Lab

‎Core Data Lab lets you easily view, edit and analyse data of SQLite based Core Data and SwiftData apps. View, track and explore what’s inside your Core Data database, including all Core Data specific details like relationships, entity descriptions, fetch request templates, composite attributes and m…

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