# MacLife

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American magazine for Apple products

MacLife Cover of the July 2024 issue Editor Nick Odantzis[1] Categories Mac and iOS computing Frequency monthly First issue September 1996 (as MacAddict) February 2007 (as MacLife) Company Future US Country United States Based in South San Francisco, CA Language English Website www.maclife.com ISSN 1935-4010

***MacLife*** (stylized as ***Mac|Life***) is an American monthly magazine published by [Future US](/source/Future_US). It focuses on products produced by [Apple](/source/Apple_Inc.), including the [Macintosh](/source/Mac_(computer)) personal computer, [iPad](/source/IPad), and [iPhone](/source/IPhone). It was sold as a print product on newsstands, but is now a digital-only product distributed through Magazines Direct and the Mac|Life app, the latter of which can be obtained via the [App Store](/source/App_Store_(iOS)). From September 1996 until February 2007, the magazine was known as ***MacAddict***.

## History

*MacLife* is one of two successor magazines to the defunct *[CD-ROM Today](/source/CD-ROM_Today)*. First published in 1993 by Imagine Publishing (now [Future US](/source/Future_US)), *CD-ROM Today* was targeted at both [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) and [Macintosh](/source/Mac_(computer)) users, and each issue shipped with a [CD-ROM](/source/CD-ROM) of [shareware](/source/Shareware) and [demo](/source/Game_demo) programs. In August 1996, *CD-ROM Today* ceased publication, with two magazines taking its place: *MacAddict* for Macintosh users, and *boot* (later *[Maximum PC](/source/Maximum_PC)*, now defunct) for Windows users.[2]

As was the case with *CD-ROM Today*, *MacAddict'*s discs included shareware and demo programs, but also came with other added features, such as staff videos and previews of content inside the magazine's hard copy. The *MacAddict* website was updated daily with news relevant to [Apple](/source/Apple_Computer) products. *MacAddict* also had a mascot, a stick-figure named Max. By 1998, *MacAddict* had surpassed *[Macworld](/source/Macworld)* as the Macintosh magazine with the highest consumer newsstand spending due to its $7.99 cover price.[3]

In February 2007, *MacAddict* was relaunched as *MacLife*.[4][5] The new magazine had physically larger print editions than the old magazine, was focused on the creativity of Mac users, and no longer came with a CD-ROM.

In April 2023, *MacLife* issued its last print edition and switched to a digital-only format.[6]

In Germany, an unrelated magazine of the same name is published by *[Falkemedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkemedia)* from [Kiel](/source/Kiel) ([ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1860-9988](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1860-9988)).

## Reviewing system

From 1996 to mid-2002, there were four rating icons, which depicted Max. There was "Blech" (the lowest), "Yeah, Whatever" (a mediocre product), "Spiffy" (a solid yet imperfect product), and "Freakin' Awesome" (the highest). From 2002 to 2009, it was replaced with a more conventional five-point system. In 2010, *MacLife* adopted a 10-point system that included half stars.

## See also

- *[MacFormat](/source/MacFormat)* – sister publication published in the United Kingdom

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["About Us – MacLife"](http://www.maclife.com/about_us). MacLife. Retrieved June 28, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Good News for Macintosh Consumers: Imagine Publishing Announces its second phase in the evolution of CD-ROM Today"](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1996_March_11/ai_18079665). *Business Wire*. March 11, 1996. Retrieved April 4, 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["MacAddict Magazine Surpasses Macworld Magazine in Consumer Newsstand Spending"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160305104717/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MacAddict+Magazine+Surpasses+Macworld+Magazine+in+Consumer+Newsstand...-a053162240). *The Free Library*. Archived from [the original](http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MacAddict+Magazine+Surpasses+Macworld+Magazine+in+Consumer+Newsstand...-a053162240) on March 5, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Cook, Brad (October 9, 2006). ["MacAddict Rep Discusses New Magazine"](http://www.macobserver.com/article/2006/10/09.8.shtml). MacObserver. Retrieved October 10, 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Cohen, Peter (October 6, 2006). ["MacAddict to rebrand as MacLife"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071102080312/http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/10/06/macaddict/index.php). [Macworld](/source/Macworld). Archived from [the original](http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/10/06/macaddict/index.php) on November 2, 2007. Retrieved October 23, 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** McCracken, Harry (April 15, 2023). ["The End of Computer Magazines in America"](https://www.technologizer.com/2023/04/15/the-end-of-computer-magazines-in-america/). *Technologizer by Harry McCracken*. Retrieved April 15, 2023.

## External links

- [MacLife](http://www.maclife.com) – official site

- [Archived MacAddict magazines](https://archive.org/details/macaddict) on the [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive)

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