MacFormat

MacFormat is the UK’s best selling magazine for the home Mac user. Each issue brings you all the exciting developments from the world of Apple, including reviews of new Macs, iPads and Apple’s own apps like iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand. We’ll show you how to make the most of your Mac, OS X and all the creative things you can do with it. We also review all the latest 3rd party software and kit – so if you’re looking for a new hard drive, monitor or printer that works with a Mac, you’ll be well served. iOS users are also welcome and we review the latest iPad and iPhone apps. ***Note: This digital edition is not printable and does not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies***

Meet the team

All-new Apple products for 2023 • Major leak reveals everything Apple has up its sleeve

APPLE NEWS ROUNDUP

Apple already working on a second-gen Vision Pro

Apple speaks out against UK’s potential message-scanning bill

Media Picks

To Hell With The Ugly

Farming Simulator 23 Mobile

RichCast

UlaaFree

Crave

CONTACTS

THE NEW MAC PRO IN NUMBERS • Apple’s most expensive desktop is a computing powerhouse in all kinds of ways. Here are the stats

MATT BOLTON…

Apple TV+and the battle of the streamers

Make amazing documents

Pages: Apple’s word processor

Numbers: For awesome spreadsheets

Keynote: Professional presentations

Master Apple shortcuts

Improve your home movies

Use mobile apps on macOS

Selective colour editing

Start journalling with Day One

Gamify your fitness with Playfitt

Use alternative keyboards on iPhone

Learn to draw on iPad

Master the Find My apps • Find people, iPhones and AirTags on your Apple Watch

End-to-end encryption • The gold standard for security and privacy? But what exactly does it offer?

GENIUS TIPS

macOS • Shine a spotlight on the solutions to your most irritating Mac problems

VISION ON! • Is Vision Pro the future market leader, or just an overpriced gimmick? We take a look at the history and future of virtual and augmented reality, and speculate on where Apple’s new device might take us

THE PAST • VR and AR have been around for longer than you think

Get started with Calendar • Take the stress out of having to remember appointments by using Calendar

MacBook Air 15-inch (2023)

iFi Audio Go Link

Xencelabs Pen Display 24

High-powered GaN chargers

Cherry UM 9.0 Pro RGB

Portable Bluetooth speakers

Photomator 3.0

Typinator 9.0

Skylight Forecast

6 apps… for keeping healthy in the sun

STORE GUIDE

Mac FORMAT

One more thing Apple Battersea • Apple has opened its 40th UK Apple Store and it’s inside the iconic Battersea Power Station. Graham Barlow checks it out