Fantastical 1.2 ($20) - Fanastical is a calendar utility that sits in a users menu bar and can be accessed through a customizable keyboard shortcut. To add new events users can type a natural phrase and the software will automatically pull out relevant time and date information. Version 1.2 adds full support for French, German, Italian, and Spanish, and will automatically detect the language as it is typed. Also included in version 1.2 is improved repeating event parsing, clickable links in notes, automatic URL detection, and more. [Download - 8.7MB]

iRip 2.1.4 ($25) - iRip provides users with tools for transferring music from an iPod to an iTunes Library. In addition to support for MP3, AAC, and Protected AAC, the software also includes the ability to transfer videos and books from an iOS-based device. Along with numerous bug fixes, v2.1.4 also adds support for iCloud. [Download - 2.3MB]

TextSoap 7.2 ($40) - TextSoap is a text processing utility that can use find and replace commands to change words and copy formatting throughout a document. The latest release adds additional polish when opening, closing, and selecting sidebar tabs, and has reorganized several of the menu bar options. The update also shows the amount of text cleaned in the about box, and has fixed a bug that caused the cleaner to crash when running an automator workflow from within a custom cleaner. [Download - 4.5MB]

Speed Download 5.3 ($25) - Yazsoft has launched an upgrade to Speed Download, its download manager for Mac OS X. The software combines four main features, a download manager, a secure FTP client, a file sharing utility with encryption, and .Mac/iDisk/WEBDAV connectivity. Version 5.3 includes a Speed Download Extension that restores CMM functionality, as well as a number of performance tweaks. In addition, the latest release has dropped PPC support. [Download - 7.8MB]

AudioRefurb 3.7 ($20) - AudioRefurb is a tool that can be used to enhance the sound quality of audio files and add various audio filters such as distortion, delay, and reverb. Users can modify settings with an on screen 31-band graphic equalizer and save the modified tracks as new audio files. The update corrects the alignment of several effect controls, and addresses a few minor issues. [Download - 4.6MB]