![]() ![]() ![]() You also have the option to click ‘Cancel’ and start a pass over from scratch, though I’d prefer if there were also an ‘Edit’ button, so it wouldn’t be necessary to start the entire process over again. If the pass you create uses the same code as a previous pass you’ve made, you’ll be asked if you want to update the existing pass. ![]() ![]() If everything looks the way you’d like, click ‘Add to Wallet,’ and the pass is sent to your iOS device, where it’s available for immediate use. When you’re finished, simply click ‘Done’ which generates a preview of the pass. Generating an Apple Wallet pass from a ticket confirmation email message. Once MakePass has pulled the necessary information from the file or photo you feed it, you can adjust the color of the pass, add a title and description, labels with additional data, the type of pass, transit type for transit passes, and more. MakePass supports QR, PDF417, AZTEC, and Code 128 formats, which are automatically detected when you import a file or photo using an Open dialog or by browsing your Photos library. You can also drag and drop a file or image into the app. With MakePass on the Mac, you can import a code from a file or photo by clicking the ‘Import from file’ or ‘Import from photo’ buttons or filling in the details by hand. That may be because Apple’s Wallet app is an iPhone-only app, but it’s handy to be able to make passes on your Mac too because that’s one of the places where codes come into your life. However, my searches turned up none on the Mac App Store. Several apps offer functionality similar to MakePass’ on the iOS and iPadOS App Store. Whether it’s a health club membership card, bus pass, grocery store loyalty card, or concert ticket, MakePass can turn them all into digital passes stored inside Apple’s Wallet app where they are organized and out of the way. One of the areas where this happens most frequently is with specialized, single-purpose utilities that are plentiful on iOS and iPadOS, but often unavailable on the Mac.Ī terrific example that just debuted on the Mac as a Mac Catalyst app is MakePass, an app for generating Apple Wallet passes. If I’m already working at my desk in front of my Mac, though, that requires a context switch that slows me down and often leads to being distracted by something else. I often find myself reaching for my iPhone or iPad to do something that can’t be done at all or as quickly on my Mac. ![]()
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