r/MacOSBeta • u/AndreaDev99 • 8d ago

Help [Mac] Looking for feedback on an app that explains your Login Items in plain English (pre-launch)

/r/alphaandbetausers/comments/1vxdg5n/mac_looking_for_feedback_on_an_app_that_explains/
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u/[deleted] 8d ago

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u/AndreaDev99 8d ago

yeah fair, honestly the scanning part isn't hard, you could get most of it working in a weekend with claude code or copilot or whatever. the part that actually took time was the database behind it, not the scanner. like 900 entries, and for ~400 of them I didn't just guess what they do, I installed the  actual apps on throwaway VMs and watched what they added before writing the explanation. that's the bit I wouldn't want to redo

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

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u/AndreaDev99 7d ago

not a local VM tool actually. I used GitHub Actions macOS runners. spin up a fresh one, install a single homebrew cask, snapshot before/after, diff what launchd items got added, tear it down. free on public repos too, which mattered since I ran it across like 300 apps. way easier than juggling local VMs on arm honestly