Mac: iCloud is a handy way to keep your documents synced up across Apple devices, but Apple hides those files so you can't get easy access to them. Cloud Mate takes the simple approach and integrates those files right into Finder.
For the most part, you don't really need to dig into your iCloud files. That said, if you don't feel like opening up iPhoto to track your photostream, or you want to grab a text file but don't have the Mac equivalent software, then it's kind of a pain to actually track down those synced files. Cloud Mate allows you to browse just the files you have in iCloud, copy files into iCloud, or integrate the search right into Finder so iCloud acts a little more like Dropbox.
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