# The Snugbits blog

How-tos and notes on getting more out of your Mac, from the studio behind Snugbits apps.

## No Mouse Mode

- [How to Click Things on a Mac Without a Mouse or Trackpad](https://snugbits.com/blog/nomousemode/click-without-mouse-mac.md): macOS can click without a pointer device. Full Keyboard Access, Mouse Keys and Voice Control are built in; here is how each works and where it stops.

## Vibeshots

- [How to Share Screenshots With AI Tools Without Leaking API Keys](https://snugbits.com/blog/vibeshots/share-screenshots-ai-without-leaking-api-keys.md): Terminal and config screenshots often show API keys. How to crop and cover them on a Mac before pasting into an AI coding tool, and what to do if one leaks.

## Faders

- [How to Set a Different Volume for Each App on Mac](https://snugbits.com/blog/faders/per-app-volume-control-mac.md): macOS has one volume slider for the whole Mac. Here is how far the built-in controls go, and how to give every app its own volume.

## BGpeel

- [How to Remove a Photo's Background on Mac Without Uploading It](https://snugbits.com/blog/bgpeel/remove-background-mac-offline.md): macOS can cut a subject out of a photo on your own Mac, no website needed. Here are the built-in ways in Finder, Preview, Photos and Keynote, and their limits.

## MyMacIsHot

- [How to Tell if Your Mac Is Thermal Throttling](https://snugbits.com/blog/mymacishot/check-mac-thermal-throttling.md): A hot Mac isn't always a throttled one. Check the thermal pressure level macOS acts on, with Terminal and Activity Monitor, on Apple silicon or Intel.

## LinkRouter

- [How to Make Email Links Open Gmail Instead of Apple Mail on Mac](https://snugbits.com/blog/linkrouter/open-mailto-links-in-gmail-mac.md): Gmail is a website, so macOS can't pick it as your email app. Route email links through Chrome with Gmail as its handler, or use an app that opens Gmail.
- [How to Open Links in a Specific Chrome Profile on Mac](https://snugbits.com/blog/linkrouter/open-links-in-specific-chrome-profile-mac.md): Chrome on Mac opens links from other apps in the profile you used last. Here is how to pick the profile yourself, from Terminal to a one-key picker.