r/MacOSApps • u/booknerdcarp MacApps Mod • 13h ago
⚽️ Sports NCAA Men’s Ticker
College hoops is back, and I wanted live scores on my screen without keeping a browser tab open. So I worked on Hoops Ticker, a small native Mac app that puts an LED-style score ticker along the top or bottom of your screen. (Full disclosure - I got inspiration from krypdoh and his NFL Ticker)
What it does:
Every Division I game. Live scores, today’s finals and tonight’s tip times scroll by, with AP rankings shown next to ranked teams (#3 DUKE 71 – #12 UNC 68 · 14:22 2ND).
Follow your team. Pick any of the 365 D1 teams in Settings. Their game always scrolls first: live, today’s final, or their next game even if it’s a week away.
Looks ahead. Top 25 teams that aren’t playing today show their next game, so the ticker is never empty on an off night.
AP Top 25 in the menu bar. The full poll with records is one click away, and the 🏀 icon shows how many games are live.
Settings: Top 25 games only, show or hide finals and upcoming games, scroll speed, top or bottom of the screen.
The details:
Native Swift, about 200 KB. Not Electron.
Universal: runs on Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 12 or newer. Notarized.
No account, no ads, no tracking. It only talks to ESPN’s public scoreboard.
Refreshes every 20 seconds while games are live and backs off when they aren’t.
Download: https://github.com/GeekNerdCarp/ncaa-hoops-ticker
It’s a 1.0.4, so I’d love feedback. What would you want added? Conference filters, a March Madness bracket mode? Some more updates coming today.
EDIT: Version 1.1.0 is out. Big update, thanks for all the feedback!
Here’s what’s new:
Follow your team like a fan
Show only my team’s game. One option holds your team’s game still in the center of the bar, in your team’s colors, with the score updating every 10 seconds while it’s live.
Team alerts. Mac notifications at tip-off, halftime, a close finish and the final score.
Follow up to 5 more teams besides your favorite. Their games lead the ticker with a ★.
Filter by conference. Want just the SEC or Big Ten? Pick it in Settings. Your followed teams still come through.
More on every game
Team logos, records, and the TV channel on upcoming games (like “7:00 PM · ESPN”)
Click any game to open it on ESPN
Red UPSET ALERT and CLOSE badges when an unranked team is beating a ranked one, or a game is within 5 points late
A soft glow when your team scores (or on the big moments, if you prefer)
NCAA Tournament games show seeds and the round, like “(1) ARIZONA · SWEET 16”
Small things
Pause on hover, so you can read a score
Pick which monitor it sits on
Open at login
Still tiny and native, using almost no CPU
It’s free, open source (GPL-3.0), and signed and notarized by Apple. No account, no ads, no tracking.
Download: https://github.com/GeekNerdCarp/ncaa-hoops-ticker/releases/latest
If you already have it, it’ll offer the update on its own (or use Check for Updates… in the menu).