How We Select Apps
An app qualifies for the Nuanyue directory when it:
- runs on macOS and is available to users today;
- solves a real, identifiable problem;
- comes from a traceable developer with an official website or public repository;
- is not deceptive, harmful or abandoned.
Inclusion is not an endorsement, and developers cannot pay to be listed.
How We Categorize Software
Each app is assigned to one or more categories based on its primary purpose — what a user would use it for, not how it is marketed. Apps with multiple purposes may appear in several categories.
How Information Is Verified
For every listing we record the official website and, where available, the Mac App Store page and source repository. Pricing and platform details are checked against the developer’s official pages.
Every listing carries a “Last updated” date — when the record’s content last changed — so you can judge its freshness yourself. When a person has also gone back over a listing and checked it against its sources, the page adds a separate “Last reviewed” date. The two are different claims and are shown as such: an enrichment run can correct a download link without anyone re-checking a price, and a page that printed one date for both would be telling you a fact had been verified when it had only been edited.
How Updates Are Reviewed
Listings are re-checked when an app changes significantly, when readers report outdated information, and during periodic category reviews. Apps that are discontinued or become unavailable are removed or marked accordingly.
How Sponsored Content Is Handled
Products from the Nuanyue ecosystem — such as Neatwise — are identified as Nuanyue products wherever they appear. They follow the same listing format and review process as third-party software. We do not publish paid placements that are not clearly labeled.