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The Year In Review for 2022

December 16, 2022

More than any other year in recent memory, 2022 brought big changes—some good, some bad, and some sad. During our 25 years in business we’ve learned to roll with all manner of punches and continue forging ahead. This year was no different.  Old Friends This year brought a string of notable updates to some of […]

Tot 1.5 – Smarter Bullets and Watch Out

October 4, 2022

Our last release of Tot introduced a new feature called Smart Bullets. These special bits of text made it easy to create lists where you could check off items. (Check out “What’s New?” in the app help and you’ll get a quick demo.) One shortcoming with Smart Bullets was that you needed a mouse to […]

Tot + Shortcuts = Geek Bliss

March 25, 2022

Our wildly popular app, that manages bits of text simply and efficiently, has been updated to version 1.3. The biggest news in this release of Tot is the addition of Shortcuts on macOS and iOS. Tot’s shortcut actions are as simple as the app itself: Get the text from any one of the dots Set […]

Tot’s Got Your Back

January 12, 2022

We’re pleased to announce the immediate availability of Tot 1.2.4 on macOS. Besides the normal bug fixes and minor improvements, there’s a feature we hope you never have to use: Automatic Backups. Tot now makes sure you have a copy of your notes stored on the local disk as well as in iCloud. Backups are […]

Introducing Fontcase

June 12, 2020

I’m pretty sure this is the first time we’re announcing a new product that isn’t version 1.0. I’m absolutely sure this is the first time that we’re announcing a release that isn’t our own app. Let me explain. It all began with our simple text companion, Tot. Everyone wanted to use custom fonts for their […]

Toys for Tot

May 28, 2020

We’re happy to announce a new version of Tot with some features frequently requested by the app’s legion of fans. The main focus of today’s release are system extensions that allow Tot to co-exist with other apps. To this end, we’ve added a Sharing extension for both iOS and macOS. Additionally, there’s also a widget […]

Dy-nam-ic!

February 28, 2020

As an icon designer who’s worked in the field for over 25 years, I’ve pretty much seen it all, and then some. So when a chance comes to do something not only new, but totally unique, I jump at the design challenge. Introducing Tot’s dynamic app icon! One of the most fun features of our […]