Macphun, developers of numerous photo-editing programs for Mac that we’ve covered over the years, has recently announced their special sale during Thanksgiving week. Set to run form today until November 27th, this sale is valued at more than $600 but can be grabbed for $89.99. The bundle features the newly made Creative Kit 2016 along with some other good items as well. From the list that we were sent, here’s what else is included:

• A $10 Aurora HDR (co-designed with Trey Ratcliff) Gift Card
• A ViewBug Premium Membership ($84 value)
• Watermarking ($30 value)
• A Picture Collage Maker ($30 value)
• VeprIT Resize Sense ($20 value)
• Shoot To Share Videos with .RAW Photos from Professional Photographer Justin Novak ($100 value)
• Macphun app presets and textures ($30 value)

Macphun Software, a leading photography app developer with over 20 million users worldwide, has recently announced the release of Tonality, the fourth addition to their popular suite of easy-to-use photo programs for Mac users. Tonality uses a proprietary 16-bit RAW processing engine, advanced imaging algorithms and a comprehensive set of unique digital darkroom features that enable photographers to create the highest quality black and white images with little work. With Tonality‘s cutting-edge technology, the app produces black and white images that most other programs can’t match. Starting with professionally inspired presets, Tonality includes features like layer-based image editing, adaptive exposure and smart contrast, overlay textures, advanced clarity and structure detail, grain and film emulation, adjustment brushes and a variety of finishing tools. Lastly, each layer includes separate opacity controls, blending modes and preserves color data of the original image.

Features:

• Unique adaptive exposure and smart contrast tools for advanced tone control
• Professional image quality with proprietary 16-bit RAW processing engine
• Over 150 inspiring professional presets for a wide range of one-click image styles
• Built-in organic-style texture overlays and user-loadable textures for incredible creativity
• Adjustable, pressure-sensitive brushes and masking tools for precise selective edits
• Multiple effect layers with blending modes and preservation of color data enable creative advancements
• Social sharing right from the app

“For many photographers, crafting dramatic black and white images is their favorite form of creative expression yet presents uniquely difficult and time-consuming challenges,” said Paul Muzok, CEO of Macphun. “We designed Tonality to overcome those challenges, and be not only the best app for those passionate about monochrome image making but also appeal to the casual photographer who is exploring the genre,” Muzok added.

Interested? Tonality is as an electronic download from the Macphun website as well as the Mac App Store. Also one thing to note is that there are versions of the software are available — as a limited time special offer on the Mac App Store, the standard version of Tonality is priced at $17.99. Tonality Pro, which adds the ability to run as a plugin to Photoshop and more, retails for $69.99.

Continuing on with our coverage of Macphun Software, they have announced a free update to Intensify, their award-winning photo editing software which is available as a standalone app or as a plugin for other programs. With this new update, Intensify adds additional RAW file support for more cameras, more fully integrated features from Mac OS X Mavericks, a brand new Macphun Print Lab, and lastly the ability to export images to SmugMug. Apart from this new update, Intensify has came a long way since we’ve first started covering it which goes to show the level of commitment and dedication from Macphun. Right now we’re not sure what else is in store for the program, however, Intensify should easily be any photographer’s go-to app for when it comes to powerful but simple editing. Bets of all, this update is free to those that have already purchased Intensify. For the full list of changes and new features, check out the list below.

• Macphun Print Lab — Intensify photos can now with a few clicks be turned into personalized products like postcards and notecards, delivered direct to recipients. Affordable, high quality gallery frames and canvas prints can also be ordered, perfect for gifts to friends and family. The Macphun Print Lab is powered by MILK Books.
• Integration with SmugMug — SmugMug is one of the world’s leading photography communities with millions of users worldwide. Images can be exported directly from Intensify to SmugMug portfolios for viewing, sharing and printing.
• RAW Updates — Intensify now supports RAW formats from all the most popular cameras. The native RAW processor supports 16-bit images and opens files faster than in any other app.
• Mavericks Support — Intensify is now taking advantage of all the powerful features of Apple’s latest OS, Mavericks. Support for the new Notifications feature will enable more timely communications with customers about updates, new features, free presets and more.
• UI improvements — Additional shortcuts to the user interface provide quick access to the most important tools and features.

As of now, Intensify is available as an electronic download from the Macphun Web Store and the Mac App Store. You’ll need to take note though as there are two versions available — one as a standalone app (Intensify) priced at $17.99 and one as a standalone app plus a plugin (Intensify Pro) for $59.99. So depending upon your needs and work flow, being able to have Intensify as a plugin would be more beneficial.

Macphun Software, one of the best photography software developers for the Mac, have officially announced the release of their latest program Lost Photos, a free Mac app that allows users to find forgotten photos within their email accounts. Originally created by Space Inch, Macphun has worldwide publishing rights and now directs development for Lost Photos. To put things into perspective, roughly 144.8 billion emails are sent and received every day with countless photos attached, so as one can imagine even trying to organize your own emails and photos with them can be troublesome. Thankfully though, Lost Photos makes this easier by scanning and revealing pictures stored in the email messages of most popular IMAP email accounts like Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud and more. From there once photos have been recovered, users have the option to preview and download them which in turn can serve for viewing purposes or as a backup.

Features:

• Easy Set-up – just enter an email address and password.
• Security – Safely login to email using the same encryption as Gmail and other providers.
• Support for all popular email domains – iCloud, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL and many more.
• Live Preview – View image thumbnails and save them to your Mac.
• Filters – Filter out images of certain types or sizes to ensure you get photos vs. graphic files.
• Sharing – Share images on Facebook, Twitter or via email.
• Manage – Recovered images can be imported into iPhoto and Aperture libraries.

“Our chief mission at Macphun is to inspire photography among Mac users around the world” said Paul Muzok, CEO & Founder of Macphun Software. “Lost Photos charmed us with its simplicity and the joy of re-discovering images we’d forgotten about. We think everyone who has ever emailed or received an image will love it,” Muzok continued.

For those interested in the pricing model, the first 100 photos are free to download while in-app purchases increase that limit to 500 photos ($1.99) or unlimited photos ($2.99). Lost Photos can be downloaded on the Mac App Store by clicking here.

Macphun, one of the best companies at MacWorld who we just recently partnered with, have cut 30% off their popular Mac apps in celebration of Mother’s Day. Starting today and running until Monday, May 12th, you can pickup Intensify, Focus 2, Snapheal, FX Photo Studio and ColorStrokes all at a discounted price. If you happened to miss our recent giveaway, we highly recommend that you at least take a look at the apps and pickup any that catch your eye. In other news that somewhat relates, here in the coming weeks you can expect another fantastic giveaway where we will have an iPod Shuffle up for grabs plus more software.