MacFormat

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MacFormat
Mac Format January 2019 cover.jpg
EditorRob Mead-Green
CategoriesComputing / Mac
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation 25,909
First issueJune 1993
Company Future plc
Country United Kingdom
Based in Bath, Somerset
Language English
Website www.macformat.com
ISSN 0968-3305

MacFormat is the UK's biggest computer magazine aimed at Macintosh users. It published 13 issues per year. It is published by Future plc, and has been since 1993. [1]

Contents

Content

The main content of this magazine includes news from major Apple events such as the WWDC or the Macworld Expo, features, detailed tutorials and reviews of the latest accessories and apps. Until 2012, the magazine included a free cover disc filled with Mac software mentioned in the magazine. In previous years, MacFormat came with programs on a free 3½-inch (88.9 mm) Floppy disk, CD or CD/DVD option as reflected the state of cheap removable media in that era.

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References

  1. "MacFormat magazine on TechRadar". TechRadar. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2016.