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Mac Gems of the Year: 2013

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As the end of the calendar year nears, Macworld editors have been busy picking our favorite products of 2013. A couple weeks ago, we presented our Macworld Editors’ Choice awards (http://www.macworld.com/article/2071020/macworld-editors-choice-awards-the-best-products-of-2013.html) to the best overall Mac- and Apple-focused products. But here in the Mac Gems department, we also like to separately recognize the best inexpensive Mac apps we’ve reviewed over the past year.
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As the editor who coordinates the Mac Gems section, and who spends lots of time searching for great, inexpensive Mac software, I see a lot of Mac apps each year. While our Eddy-award winners are anointed after a weeks-long process of deliberation involved the entire Macworld editorial staff, the Gems of the year are my personal picks. These aren’t necessarily the highest-rated Gems of the past year—they’re the apps we’ve covered in Mac Gems that either did something especially innovative; offered exceptional value; or simply earned a place in my (or another editor’s) daily workflows. Here are 13 apps you should take a look at to see if they’ll fit in—and improve—your routines.
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(You can also check out my 2012 picks (http://www.macworld.com/article/2023414/favorite-mac-gems-of-2012.html), 2011 picks (http://www.macworld.com/article/1164553/favorite_mac_gems_of_2011.html), 2010 picks (http://www.macworld.com/article/1156771/mac_gems_of_the_year_2010.html), and 2009 picks (http://www.macworld.com/article/1145043/gemsoftheyear.html).)
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<h2 id="eddy-winninggems">Eddy-winning Gems</h2>
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Every year, one or more Gems is so good that my fellow editors and I choose these apps for our highest honor: an Editors’ Choice award. This year, an unprecedented five Mac Gems also earned Eddy awards.
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