I have a Mac mini M1 but have turned it off (actually, it’s starting to have the odd problem, not serious, just annoying) and am using either my iPad Air 6 13" or my iPad mini 7 as my computer device.
By-and-large, I’m enjoying the experiment. However, I have two questions that I would like some help with.
Firstly, on my Mac I have a very good image editor called Acorn. I use this app almost exclusively for resizing images for wallpaper or for inline inclusion in documents I am preparing. It would be nice if the iPad app could produce drop shadows for images. I also use it for image file type conversion (.webp to .jpg for example). I am looking for something similar for the iPad. I don’t need high-end image editors, just something simple and easy to use. I have an app called CropSize which, as it’s name implies, resizes image files - it does this very well but that’s all it does.
Secondly, is there a way to directly copy formatted text and paste it as plain text (with straightened quotes)? I have written a Shortcut that can do this; but I’m looking for something simpler (an easier workflow).
For your image editing needs, I would suggest you look at HashPhotos. It can resize, convert a few common formats incl. webp etc. You can also add folders on the device or in iCloud that live outside of your main Photos library. I couldn’t find a “drop shadow” option there though.
If you need a proper image editor, I would suggest Affinity Photo, but it is a high-end app. Will give you drop shadows though
HashPhotos is a really good image editor. Your right about drop shadows, but I will write to the developers and ask.
I set up a 3 day trial but after ½ hour I cancelled it and purchased the app.
I can’t find how to access image files from the Files app but I can doo all the editing I need in Photos and then export the file out of photos into Files. I only store wallpaper in Photos. For 30+ years I have stored all my photos and images in file system folders/directories and continue to do so even on my i
Pads.
For formatted text, I just cut and paste it into Drafts which removes all the formatting. It doesn’t switch out the angled quotes with straight quotes, though I bet you can write a Drafts action to do that pretty easily.
EDIT: CleanText on iOS/iPad should be able to do this.
I use a shortcut fort this, too. I saw a youtube video just a couple of days ago that showed another way to do this. It was also a bit of a workaround, and I thought my shortcut was an easier approach. If I can find that video, I’ll post it for you to test out.
