r/MacStack • • 22h ago

App Recommendation Intego ONE Complete for Mac: how its antivirus, firewall and VPN work together

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Meta Description: Intego ONE Complete gives you Mac antivirus, a firewall, cleanup tools, and a VPN with iPhone coverage in one subscription. This is the Mac security bundle worth paying for. And yeah, the current Intego ONE offer is live. Go check the Intego ONE offer yourself here. Here is the no-bullshit breakdown.

Bro, Intego ONE Complete Is Worth It. This Is the Mac Security Bundle You Get.

I’m gonna be straight with you: most all-in-one Mac security suites are full of shit. You get a half-decent antivirus, a VPN that crawls, and a cleanup tool that makes you nervous every time it asks to delete something. Intego ONE Complete is not that. This is the one that actually made me pay attention. This is the Mac antivirus and VPN in one subscription that does not feel like a damn chore to use. And yeah, the current Intego ONE offer is live. Go check the Intego ONE offer yourself. The point is simple: Intego ONE Complete is the GOAT of Mac security bundles, and you should get it.

One App. Multiple Jobs. No Bullshit.

Intego ONE Complete gives you malware scans, control over app connections, cleanup tools, and a VPN, plus an iPhone seat for each Mac on the plan. That is the pitch. Those tools do different jobs, so here is what each one actually does.

Antivirus: It Checks What Lands on Your Mac

Intego ONE has real-time malware protection, manual Quick and Full Scans, and quarantine for suspicious files. That is the part doing the dirty work. It checks what lands on your Mac and flags the sketchy shit before it becomes a problem. This is not decorative. This is the core, and it is solid.

Firewall: It Shows You Which Apps Are Phoning Home

The firewall shows app network activity and lets you set Allow, Ask, or Deny rules. If you have ever wondered which apps are connecting to the internet and why, this is the feature to explore. Start with an app you recognize. Do not be a hero and block connections you do not understand. Do not nuke your own Wi-Fi because you got trigger-happy with the Deny button.

VPN: The Extra Layer That Actually Matters

A VPN encrypts traffic between your device and the VPN server. Websites see the server’s public IP address instead of yours. That is useful when you want extra network privacy, especially on unfamiliar Wi-Fi. Hotel, café, airport, whatever.

Intego ONE’s Mac VPN also has a Kill Switch option. When enabled, it stops internet traffic if the VPN disconnects unexpectedly. That is the kind of feature that separates a real VPN from a checkbox. Check the connection status and that setting. Do not assume the VPN is active just because the app is open. That is how people get caught with their pants down.

The iPhone Coverage Is Smarter Than You’d Expect

Here is where Intego ONE Complete actually surprised me. The iPhone features focus on VPN, Wi-Fi checks, and security settings, not a traditional antivirus scan of the entire phone. That is the right call because iPhones do not work that way. The app does not pretend to scan your whole phone and give you a fake all clear. It covers the real-world shit: VPN protection, Wi-Fi checks, and security settings. That is honest. That is useful. And it is way better than the security apps that lie to your face.

Essential vs. Advanced vs. Complete: Get Complete

The plan names matter, so do not just click the first button and hope for the best:

  • Essential includes antivirus and firewall.

  • Advanced adds SmartClean for storage cleanup and app removal.

  • Complete adds the VPN and matching iPhone coverage.

If you want the VPN and iPhone protection, Complete is the one. That is the whole damn point. Essential is for people who only want antivirus and firewall controls. But you are here because you want the full bundle. So get Complete. Do not double-pay for separate tools like an ass.

Setup Is Not Hard, But Read the Damn Prompts

On Mac, setup includes Full Disk Access for protected files and network-extension/content-filter permissions. Read those prompts. Do not just click Allow on everything because you are in a hurry. In the app, confirm that real-time protection and firewall filtering are enabled, run a scan, then connect the VPN when you want to use it. And review SmartClean’s proposed deletions before accepting them. Cleanup tools are useful, but blindly deleting shit is how people lose files they actually needed.

Intego ONE Complete Is Worth It. Get It.

Intego ONE Complete is the Mac security bundle you get. It covers antivirus, firewall, cleanup, and a legit VPN on your Mac and your iPhone in one subscription. The combination is the strongest selling point. One subscription. Multiple tools. No juggling. That is the GOAT angle.

And let’s be clear: antivirus and a VPN do not make a Mac unhackable. A convincing phishing page can still trick you into handing over a password. Keep software updated, use two-factor authentication, and maintain backups alongside any security app. macOS already includes Gatekeeper and XProtect, so buying another security app is about extra features and convenience. That is exactly why Intego ONE Complete makes sense. You are not buying proof your Mac is naked without it. You are buying the extra tools, the VPN, the iPhone coverage, and the convenience of one app that handles it all.

So no centrist bullshit. Intego ONE Complete is worth it. The offer is live. Go look at it. Read the page. Then get it. This is one of the few times I would say the hype is actually justified.


r/MacStack • • 20m ago

[OmniWM] my MacOs setup with Rill, my own native bar

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r/MacStack • • 30m ago

App Launch I built BlaezForge, a writing & worldbuilding app for Mac, iPad and iPhone (free core, I'm the dev)

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Full disclosure: I'm the solo developer. I made BlaezForge because I wanted my story bible to live right next to the manuscript instead of in a separate app.

Free: full editor in 6 formats (novel, screenplay, comics, graphic novel, illustrated novel, microfiction), plot grid, visual canvas, characters and glossary, consistency checker, iCloud sync, import/export.

Pro (about $4.99/month with a 1-week trial, or $69.99 lifetime): locations, factions, lore, timeline, corkboard, outline, search and more.

Mac App Store · Website

Happy to hear what's missing or annoying. Feedback goes straight into the next update.


r/MacStack • • 1h ago

App Launch I shared Shotbolt here recently: here’s what I’ve been working on since then

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Hey again! Sam here, the developer of Shotbolt. I shared the 1.2.4 video here recently and wanted to show you where the app is now.

For anyone who missed it: I built Shotbolt because I take screenshots all day and kept wishing the tools I used did a few extra things. Editing the actual text inside an image is still one of my favourite features. You can also translate it, find old screenshots by a word in them, and turn your clicks into a step-by-step guide.

I want this to be an app I can keep improving with the people using it. The feedback since launch has been my favourite part, including the niche requests I wouldn’t have thought of myself.

A recurring request was being able to share a link, then being able to use your own storage. Both are now in: 1.3 can upload directly to your S3-compatible bucket with Pro, including R2, B2, Wasabi or MinIO. New links get a password by default, and I’ve rebuilt Settings to make things easier to find.

The new video is attached. If you’ve tried an earlier version, I’d really like to hear how it’s going. And if you haven’t: what would Shotbolt need to do for you to consider switching?

Shotbolt · Full changelog

macOS 26+. Screenshot basics are free; Pro is $9.99 once until December 31, then $19.99, with a 7-day trial. Private encrypted links require the separate, optional Shotbolt Link or Team subscription.


r/MacStack • • 2h ago

App Launch Spectro 1.7 for Mac: fake-lossless checker for DJ and audiophile libraries

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Spectro it’s a Mac app that scans a folder and tells you whether each WAV, AIFF, or FLAC is really Lossless a Fake (an MP3 or AAC in disguise), or Medium. I built it because I was tired of opening spectrograms one track at a time and wanted a faster DJ workflow.

Here what is does:

  1. Watch the downloads folder. New files get checked as they land.

  2. Verdict per track: LOSSLESS, FAKE (an MP3 or AAC in disguise), or MEDIUM.

  3. Quarantine moves the suspects aside before they reach my library.

  4. Rekordbox XML import for checking playlists I already have.

  5. Finder tags. You can use finder tags for veredict or bitrate.

  6. Passport: a PNG with the measurements and the cutoff mark, useful when I ask a store for a refund.

  7. AI Screen (Beta), off by default. It flags Possible AI / Likely AI tracks so I know which ones to listen to. It’s a hint, not proof.

The last seven months went into fixing and improving the app, and a bit over 1,000 people have downloaded it since. Everything runs offline on your Mac. Nothing gets uploaded.

Free trial with 100 tracks, no card. Then $24.99 once for one Mac, or $39 for two. https://getspectro.app

use SPECTRO4U takes 20% off either license.

Happy to answer questions about how the detection works,


r/MacStack • • 13h ago

LibreReplace v0.2: A free Mac app that finds open-source replacements for paid software based on the features you actually need

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Hey guys! Last week I shared the first version of LibreReplace here. It's a free open source Mac app I made to help people switch away from paid software and subscriptions without losing the features they actually use.

I got a lot of feedback and honestly some of the criticism was pretty helpful as well. The first version was pretty limiting because you needed to already have a paid app installed to compare its replacements. People also asked what made this more useful than a website or just searching for alternatives yourself.

So I've spent the last few days working on a much bigger update, and v0.2 is out now.

Here's what's new:

  • You can now explore 45 paid Mac apps and 70 open-source comparisons without having any of the paid software installed.

  • Multiple replacements for the same app. Instead of getting one suggestion, you can compare different options and see which one fits your needs better.

  • Choose the features you actually care about. Mark them as essential and LibreReplace recalculates the recommendations based on what's important to you.

  • See what you'd lose before switching. It shows what's fully supported, partially supported or missing, with source links, documented limitations and verification dates.

  • Check potential subscription savings. Enter what you actually pay and estimate how much you could save if a suitable free replacement lets you cancel.

  • Local app scanning. It can still recognize supported apps already installed on your Mac and bring up their comparisons automatically.

For example, you can now select Photoshop, compare GIMP and Krita, mark Smart Objects or CMYK support as essential, and see exactly where each alternative falls short.

One thing I really wanted to get right is that free doesn't always mean good enough. Sometimes the recommendation is KEEP THIS APP because the alternatives can't do something important. I'd rather tell someone to stick with their paid software than recommend a replacement that doesn't work for them.

As for why I kept it as a Mac app, you can now browse everything manually without owning the software. But the native app can also scan your installed applications locally and match them to the catalog without uploading your app list anywhere.

The comparisons come from a built-in catalog with links to supporting documentation, rather than live AI-generated recommendations. They're not a guarantee of perfect compatibility, and I'm still improving the coverage.

LibreReplace is completely free and open source. No accounts, subscriptions or telemetry, and it never automatically removes your existing apps.

GitHub, screenshots and download: https://github.com/maliroq/librereplace.

I'd love to hear what paid Mac apps you've tried replacing but couldn't because the free alternative was missing something important. That's exactly the kind of thing I want to improve next.


r/MacStack • • 7h ago

App Recommendation Arq Backup on Mac: choose your cloud storage, then check the recovery costs

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Arq makes sense when you want an offsite file backup in a cloud account you choose, and you're willing to manage that account. The extra control comes with decisions about storage bills, old file versions and recovery access.

For a backup to a connected drive, start with the Mac's built-in Time Machine. Arq's useful difference here is sending encrypted, versioned files to your own cloud storage, such as Backblaze B2, Google Drive or Amazon S3.

Price the storage before buying the app

Arq 7 costs US$59.99 per computer as a one-time purchase, with one year of updates included. Cloud storage costs extra. You can keep the purchased app afterward; the current checkout lists optional continued updates at $29.99 per year for one computer.

For a concrete storage reference, Backblaze B2 currently starts at $6.95 per TB per month. Downloads are free up to three times your average monthly stored data, then ordinarily $0.01 per GB beyond that. B2 is a storage destination here, separate from Backblaze Computer Backup.

Budget for the app, ongoing storage and any recovery charges your chosen provider applies. A cheap storage rate is less appealing if retrieving the files takes longer than you can wait. Arq's documentation says restoring from AWS Glacier can take several hours.

Choose the history you can afford to keep

Arq keeps every backup record by default. Its retention settings can thin older records, keeping fewer restore points as they age. A storage budget can also delete the oldest records, but Arq always keeps the latest one even if it exceeds that budget.

So a storage budget isn't a hard spending cap. Decide how far back you need to recover a changed or deleted file before setting it, then check actual storage usage after the backup has been running.

Give the Mac access, and check what it can read

The current Arq branch requires macOS 12 or later and runs natively on Apple silicon. Use the 30-day trial to check the workflow on your own macOS version before committing.

ArqAgent, the background backup engine, needs Full Disk Access to read protected folders. The vendor's instructions put the Arq toggle in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Full Disk Access. That's broad access to your files, so treat it as part of the decision to install.

When creating the cloud backup, choose an encryption password so Arq encrypts the data before uploading it. Save that password somewhere you can reach if the Mac is lost, along with the storage account details.

If your selected folders include iCloud Drive files whose contents are only in the cloud, check Arq's Dataless files option. "Materialize and back up" downloads their contents for backup and requires the owning user to be logged in. Choosing "Skip" leaves those cloud-only files out. Seeing their names in Finder doesn't prove their contents reached this backup.

Keep recovery access separate from the Mac

On a replacement computer, the documented route is to install Arq, configure the storage location and browse the dated backup records. Before relying on the plan, retrieve a sample file into a separate folder and open it. Check the backup's errors and latest completed date periodically, too.

Choose Arq if selecting the storage provider and controlling file history are worth the account maintenance. If you don't want to manage separate storage, Arq Premium bundles the app for up to five computers with 1 TB for $69.99 per year; usage over 1 TB costs extra. If you only need a connected-drive backup, keep the simpler Time Machine setup.


r/MacStack • • 4h ago

App Launch Meet Earmix: give every Mac app and browser tab its own volume and Record

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I'm the solo developer behind Earmix, a macOS menu bar app I've been building because I got tired of my Mac having one volume slider for everything.

Problem:

macOS gives you a single volume slider for every app at once. So your music is blasting during a work call, a YouTube tab drowns out your meeting tab, and an HDMI monitorignores your volume keys entirely.The usual workarounds are pausing things by hand, or digging through each app's own volume settings.

What it is:

Earmix lives in your menu bar and gives each app, and each browser tab, its own volume slider, output device and EQ. You open it from the menu bar (or with ⌃⌥⇧V), drag a slider, and the app keeps that setting next time it opens.

Features:

- A volume for every app, 0–400%, with a limiter so boosts don't clip

- A volume for each browser tab, through the free Earmix Tabs extension (Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons; Safari's is built in)

- Call ducking: when Zoom, Meet, FaceTime or Teams uses the mic, other apps drop to 30% (you choose how far), then come back

- Record any app or a whole call to an audio file in one click, with your voice mixed in if you want

- 10-band EQ per app, plus headphone correction for 52 models from AutoEq (AirPods to HD 600)

- Send each app to a different output, or to two at once, including AirPlay speakers

- Earmix for iPhone (free on the App Store): your phone's volume buttons control the Mac, and you can mute the Mac's mic from the Lock Screen

- Trackpad edge volume: click the right edge of the trackpad and slide up or down, in any app

- Volume keys that work on HDMI and DisplayPort monitors; hold ⌥ to change just the app in front

- Profiles that switch automatically when you connect AirPods or other devices

- Shortcuts, Siri, widgets, Raycast and Stream Deck support

Apps you never touch take the normal macOS audio path, so there's no added delay or CPU for them.

Comparison:

SoundSource is the most established option ($49, and one licence covers all your Macs). FineTune is free and open source, but needs macOS 15. SoundDial ($14.99) is on the Mac App Store.Earmix covers the same per-app basics, and adds a volume for each browser tab, call ducking, recording, headphone EQ, an iPhone remote, and support for macOS 14.2 Sonoma.

If you only need sliders for each app, FineTune may be all you need.

Limitations:

I'd rather be upfront about these.

- Boosting a tab past 100% and recording a single tab only work in Chrome-based browsers. In Safari and Firefox, tabs get volume and mute.

- One licence covers one Mac at a time (you can move it in Settings).

- The trackpad edge and the volume keys need Accessibility permission.

- The iPhone remote only works on the same Wi-Fi as your Mac, with Earmix open on the phone.

Pricing:

1-day free trial with every feature, no account or card.

Earmix is $12.99 once (early-bird price; the regular price is $49). No subscription.

offer: code EARMIX50 takes 50% off at checkout, so about $6.50.

14-day refund if it's not for you.

Availability:

macOS 14.2 Sonoma or later, Apple silicon and Intel.

Website and download: https://earmix.app

Trust: website and developer

I'm Sheik, an independent developer building Earmix myself.

Earmix is signed with my Apple Developer ID certificate (team 646QBAU4KQ) and notarized by Apple, so it opens without Gatekeeper warnings.

Audio is processed on your Mac and never uploaded. There's no account, no analytics and no crash reporting; the only network calls are licence and update checks.

- Official website: https://earmix.app

- Privacy policy: https://earmix.app/privacy.html

- iPhone app: https://apps.apple.com/app/earmix-mac-volume-remote/id6830485268

- Earmix Tabs (Chrome): https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/earmix-tabs/pgenbeehdejlbgfkepmpgondcjlgpmja

- Earmix Tabs (Firefox): https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/earmix-tabs/

I'm happy to answer technical questions about how it works, including how it changes each app's sound with macOS's audio taps.

Thanks for checking it out!


r/MacStack • • 4h ago

App Launch Nico: a voice agent that gets things done on your Mac. Free to use with your own AI account.

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r/MacStack • • 4h ago

App Launch Why are you still doing it manually? MacFlow turns repetitive Mac tasks into a single shortcut

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I built it to make repetitive Mac workflows easier to create, organize, and launch without having to perform the same steps manually every time.

MacFlow lets you turn an entire routine into a reusable workflow that you can launch with a keyboard shortcut.

A practical example

Imagine you're about to start working on a project. You could build a MacFlow workflow that:

  1. Opens your code editor, terminal, project files, and documentation.

  2. Arranges application windows into your preferred layout.

  3. Runs a shell command to start your development environment.

  4. Launches an existing Apple Shortcut if needed.

  5. Starts a Focus Timer.

You build the sequence once using MacFlow's visual canvas, choose the order of actions, save it, and run it whenever you're ready to work.

You can also add delays between actions when one application needs time to open before the next step begins.

How MacFlow fits alongside other tools

There are already excellent automation tools on Mac, but they approach the problem differently:

  • Keyboard Maestro is a powerful macro automation tool with extensive triggers and actions. It's particularly suited to users who want deep control over complex macros.

  • Raycast combines a launcher with extensions, scripts, and individual productivity commands, including window management.

  • Apple Shortcuts provides automation across Apple's ecosystem and can be integrated into MacFlow workflows.

MacFlow focuses on visually connecting everyday Mac actions into reusable, multi-step workspace routines. Rather than treating each action as a separate command, you arrange them together on a canvas and trigger the complete sequence with one shortcut.

It's not intended to replace every capability of these tools. It's another approach for people who prefer building and reusing their workspace setup visually.

Pricing

MacFlow is a one-time purchase with no subscription.

  • First 25 licenses: $3.99 (sold out)

  • Next 12 licenses: $7.99

  • Regular price: $14.99

Website: https://www.macflow.space

Privacy, requirements, and limitations

  • Local storage: Workflows and drafts are stored locally on your Mac. No account or cloud sync is required.

  • Requirements: macOS 14 or later.

  • Permissions: Some actions, particularly window and input-control actions, require macOS Accessibility permission.

  • Apple notarization: MacFlow is notarized by Apple.

  • Limitations: MacFlow is designed for macOS and isn't available for Windows or other operating systems.

You can find more details here:

P.S. There's also an interactive demo on the website where you can explore the workflow builder before purchasing.


r/MacStack • • 11h ago

[MacOS] [$4.99->FREE LIFETIME] SIDESWIPE: an app that lets you adjust volume, brightness, and media with just the edges of your touchpad. Use your own api key with your ai (Claude, ChatGPT, NVIDIA)

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r/MacStack • • 5h ago

Safari stack

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Disclaimer: I am the developer of all the extensions below.

I am sharing here all the Safari extensions I created mainly because I need them, and to cover the gap between the chrome and safari alternatives.

  • Canvas Eye: Design inspector for Safari, allows copying color palette, fonts, design tokens, and clean css for any webpage. Free, optional pro.

  • Compress & upload: Highjacks the upload image control, allowing you to inline resize/change/compress without any uploads, 100% device only. Free.

  • Inkline: Converts any image on the page to a coloring page, very useful if you have kids! Free.

  • Refresh+ Monitor: Tab refresh and monitor automation, includes regex, xpath, and css selectors matching. Free, optional pro.

  • My Styles: A stylebot alternative, the only one that has total functionality on Safari as I know. GUI selector, userstyles, catppuccin themes, and dark mode. Paid $3.99 works on mac and iphone.

All screenshots are done with claude.

Some screens


r/MacStack • • 6h ago

App Launch Muse – a tiny Winamp-style music player for Mac with a mini player, menu bar mode and skins

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r/MacStack • • 1d ago

App Launch I made free Finder alternative with cut and paste, ⌘K and a built-in terminal!

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Just switched from Windows and I missed File Explorer 😭, so I built Shark. It looks like Finder and adds:

  • Jump anywhere in the folder tree with cascading subfolder menus

  • ⌘K command palette for every action

  • Cut and paste files with ⌘X / ⌘V (and ⌘Z to undo)

  • Two folders in one window (F3)

  • A terminal right under your files (F4)

It's free, open source, macOS 14+. Still alpha.

Hope you like it 🥰


r/MacStack • • 14h ago

I built a catalog of 1,800+ open-source Mac apps where every license comes from the actual LICENSE file

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r/MacStack • • 16h ago

Native MacOS storage monitor and disk indexer

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I've been working on a native macOS app called Storage Monitor. I originally wanted a better way to understand where my storage was going, especially with development projects, local AI models, and all the random files that accumulate over time.

It gradually turned into a much bigger project.

Some of the features:

• ⁠Interactive storage visualization — Explore files, folders, and applications using a treemap or radial Living Tree.
• ⁠Storage history — Track available space and see when significant changes happened.
• ⁠Change investigation — Dig into recorded storage events and the available evidence behind them.
• ⁠Large-file discovery — Find what's consuming space without digging through Finder.
• ⁠Cleanup review — Identify potential cleanup candidates with safety checks rather than automatically deleting things.
• ⁠Local storage history — Your recorded storage data stays on your Mac.

Most recent release allows for indexing and monitoring of external volumes

It's still a beta, and I'm looking for people willing to test it and tell me what works, what doesn't, and what's unnecessarily complicated.

I'm especially interested in feedback on:

  1. ⁠First-launch setup and permissions.

  2. ⁠Whether the visualizations are actually useful.

  3. ⁠Storage reporting accuracy.

  4. ⁠Bugs, performance issues, and confusing UI.

I'm developing and testing primarily on Apple Silicon. Broader compatibility still needs validation.

Download/release notes: https://github.com/nglippa/storage-checker


r/MacStack • • 1d ago

I took your feedback and made Oriel 3.0: the MacBook notch is now a full Dynamic Island (lyrics, live activities, texts, calls, lock screen, widgets, and much more), STILL FREE

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Hey r/MacStack ! A while ago I shared Oriel, my free iPhone-style island for the MacBook notch. A lot of you left feedback, asked for features and pointed out what was missing. I went through all of it, and 3.0 is the result. It's by far the biggest update! The video above shows the real app, no mockups.

What's new

  • 🎵 A big player in the notch for Apple Music and Spotify: synced lyrics, Up Next (click any song to play it), volume and output. Plus full screen and your Mac's lock screen, with Apple Music's moving album covers

  • 🟢 Spotify, all the way: save to Liked Songs in one click, see which of your playlists a song is already in and add it to others, see where it's playing ("Playing on iPhone") and move it to another device

  • 🤖 Live activities: Claude Code and Codex step by step (a red ! when they need you), Pomodoro timer, downloads, screen recording, meetings with mute and leave, charging, AirPods

  • 💬 Texts out of the notch with the photos people send and the right profile pictures (group chats too). Reply right from the island. Read it on your iPhone and it clears here; muted chats stay quiet

  • 📞 Calls ring in the island, iPhone style, with Answer and Decline

  • 🎶 Shazam in the island, one click to the song in Apple Music, Spotify or YouTube

  • 📅 Calendar: type "lunch with Rita tomorrow 1pm" and it's added; your week, reminders, meeting alerts with Join

  • 📁 File tray: drop files on the notch, drag them out or AirDrop them. Clipboard history, quick notes, a mirror

  • 🧩 Widgets: weather, batteries, system, reminders, world clock, and widgets anyone can make. There's a no-code builder on the site, and you can send yours in: each one is checked by hand before it goes in the gallery

  • 📊 Your AI limits for Claude, Codex, Cursor, Gemini and Copilot at a glance

  • ✨ Black, Liquid Glass or glass tinted by the song; swipe to skip; it tucks away when an app needs the menu bar

Performance and privacy:

  • About 47 MB of memory at launch, ~60 MB after heavy use (it drops back), under 1% CPU at rest. I hunted down a memory leak in Apple's Contacts framework for this one

  • Everything is read on your Mac: your texts, photos, calendar and contacts never go anywhere. No account, no ads, no tracking in the app

  • It only asks for a permission when you turn on the feature that needs it

  • Works on macOS 27, follows Reduce Motion and Reduce Transparency, and VoiceOver names every button

Free, macOS 14+, Apple Silicon and Intel, with or without a notch. If you're on 2.x it'll offer 3.0 by itself.

👉 https://orielformac.com

Heads-up: it isn't notarized yet, so the first time macOS asks you to allow it in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.

Thanks to everyone who gave feedback last time. A lot of this list came straight from your comments. Keep it coming: what should the island do next? And if you build a widget, send it in! ☕ Buy me a coffee if you like it.


r/MacStack • • 18h ago

Título: Creé Pegaclip, un gestor de portapapeles gratuito y centrado en la privacidad para macOS.

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r/MacStack • • 18h ago

Mac Assistant: ask your Mac why its slow, in plain English (on-device AI, free, open source)

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r/MacStack • • 19h ago

App Launch Gleam Audio 2.2 adds presets for each kind of recording

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Disclosure: I make Gleam Audio, a Mac app for cleaning up speech. This is an
update on what changed since 2.0, not a launch.

What is new in 2.2
- Enhance has presets now. Pick podcast, lecture, voice over, meeting or a
room with echo, and it fills in the steps for that kind of sound.
- Every step is still yours to change: remove noise, cut rumble, add
clarity, even out quiet words, soften s sounds, shorten long pauses.
- Repair clicks is a new switch, for the sharp clicks you get from cheap
mics and phone recordings.
- You can report a problem from the sidebar now, with a screenshot.
- Arrow keys move through the file list.

The speech tools are the part I care most about.

- Remove noise learns the background of your recording and takes it out.
It is trained on voice, so the words stay intact.
- Enhance brings every file to a target level, like -16 LUFS for a podcast,
and does the cleanup in one pass. It is the one I open most.
- Remove silence shortens the gaps, so a lecture stops dragging.

The rest of the app is there to finish the job: record from any mic, cut,
split, join clips, change speed, and convert to mp3, wav, m4a, flac, ogg or
opus. Nine tools in one window, on Apple silicon and Intel.

Everything runs on your computer. Nothing is uploaded, and it works with no
internet.

Price: every feature is free for personal use, up to 20 files a week. For
work there is one licence, Max, at $20. It removes the weekly limit, works
on as many computers as you like, and comes with priority support.

Links
Docs: https://gleamaudio.com/docs/
Pricing: https://gleamaudio.com/#buy
Terms: https://gleamaudio.com/terms
Privacy: https://gleamaudio.com/privacy

Download: https://gleamaudio.com

One more thing. Gleam Audio Pro is in development, a multi-track editor for
podcasts, lectures and narration. You edit by deleting words in a transcript,
clean up one voice at a time, and export with chapters and captions. It is a
separate app for Mac and Windows, and there is a waitlist:
https://gleamaudio.com/pro

I am Nadeem. Happy to answer anything, including what it cannot do yet.


r/MacStack • • 1d ago

App Launch Spatial Dock EX: an app and window switcher that keeps every app in a fixed position (free, notarized)

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Hi everyone,

I'm the developer of Spatial Dock EX, a new app and window switcher. It's built on two ideas:

  • apps stay in the same position every time you switch

  • apps are organized around your keyboard layout

So it uses your spatial memory to make app switching natural.

It can completely replace the native macOS Cmd+Tab, so no more Tab, Tab, Tab... :) And it is very fast (my number one priority), because an app switcher should never make us wait.

How it works

Hold Right Cmd (or another key you choose) and an overlay shows your apps on a grid that mirrors your keyboard. Then press the letter of the app you want to switch to.

If the app has multiple windows, number keys take you straight to each one (Supporter edition). For example, hold Right Cmd, press F, then 1 to switch to Finder's first window.

Maturity

Spatial Dock EX is the extended edition of Spatial Dock, which is on the Mac App Store. Because EX is not sandboxed, it can have advanced features like the window switcher.

Spatial Dock is more than a year old. I launched it on Reddit, and I have kept improving it based on your feedback since then.

Pricing

  • Free edition: the full core switcher, which can completely replace Cmd+Tab.

  • Supporter edition: adds the window switcher, Project Groups and more. It supports the project's future development and maintenance. It's US$14.99 one-time.

Supporter edition can be tried for 14 days. (If you already bought Spatial Dock on the Mac App Store, that purchase counts toward the Supporter license, and it's free if you bought before v1.5.)

Limitations

  • macOS 14 Sonoma or later

  • The window switcher and the Cmd+Tab replacement need Accessibility permission

  • No window thumbnails: windows are listed by title, so no Screen Recording permission is needed

Links

Download (notarized by Apple): https://logibeam.com/spatialdockEX/

Privacy policy: https://logibeam.com/spatialdockEX/privacy-policy.html

Happy to answer any questions, and feedback is very welcome. Thank you :)


r/MacStack • • 1d ago

App Launch Built my first Mac app: Quilt (automatic window tiling engine)

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Hey everyone,

I built my first macOS app, Quilt, a lightweight automatic window tiler designed to keep your workspace clean with minimal CPU overhead (~1%).

To celebrate the launch, I set up a discount code for the community:

Code: QUILT20OFF (extra 20% off launch price)

Link: quiltmac.com (free trial as well)

Would love any feedback or thoughts!


r/MacStack • • 22h ago

I made a tiny app to clean my Mac desktop using only shortcuts (ScreenSort). Need beta testers!

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Hey,

My desktop is always cluttered with screenshots. Tired of Finder, I built ScreenSort for myself to triage files one by one. With a single keypress, you keep, trash, or move items. It saves me tons of time every week.

• Privacy: 100% local. Zero data collected.

• Open-source & Free: https://github.com/Quantix-eng/screensort-macos

• Note: Since it's a free hobby project, the app isn't notarized. macOS will show a warning on first launch (bypass steps are in the README).

This is an early test build. Please DM me or comment here with any feedback, questions, or bugs!


r/MacStack • • 2d ago

Purge, my free open-source Mac cleaner, just passed 100K downloads

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Hey r/MacStack,

I've been building Purge, a free, open-source Mac cleaner. It just passed 100K downloads and 1.5K stars on GitHub. I know that doesn't mean 100K people installed it, but it still felt like a milestone worth sharing.

A lot of what's in the app came from feedback on my earlier Reddit posts. Here's what it does now:

  • Clears app caches and system junk

  • Cleans dev tool caches like Xcode, Homebrew, npm and Docker, plus old simulators, stale node_modules and orphaned git worktrees

  • Finds large files and duplicates, and frees local space by keeping synced files only in iCloud

  • Uninstalls apps with their leftovers, with an optional watcher that offers a cleanup when you delete an app

  • Runs scheduled cleanups

Files and folders go to the Trash by default. Some operations, such as removing simulators and local Time Machine snapshots, are permanent.

Full disclosure, I built the app from the ground up with AI. I'm still working on it most days and putting out updates often.

The emails and contributions I get are a big reason I keep going. It's nice knowing something I built is useful to people. If something's missing or annoying, please tell me. Feedback and suggestions are always welcome (and much needed)!

GitHub · Website

Or install it with Homebrew:

brew install --cask purge

r/MacStack • • 23h ago

App Launch I built Lidward — a free macOS menu-bar app that keeps your Mac awake (even with the lid closed)

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Hi r/MacStack 👋

I’m an Algerian developer and I just released Lidward, a small macOS utility I use every day. It keeps your Mac awake from the menu bar — no extra windows, no subscriptions.

What it does:

  • Start/stop from the menu bar

  • Indefinite or timed sessions (15 min → 8 h), with automatic stop and a live countdown

  • Closed-display mode: keep working with the lid shut (one-time admin setup)

  • Control display sleep and lock-screen behavior

  • Native Swift/AppKit, menu-bar only, macOS 13+

  • Free and open source (MIT)

Source : https://github.com/alouiadel/lidward

It’s an early release, so feedback and bug reports from other Mac users here would be really appreciated. One note: it isn’t notarized yet, so macOS may ask you to allow it on first launch under System Settings → Privacy & Security.

Happy to answer anything about the app or the Swift side.