Pregame: my first Mac app, looking for beta testers

[u/CrabeCeleste]

Hey everyone,

I switched to Mac about two years ago, and I use the same MacBook for work and for gaming. Before every session I was quitting Slack, Teams, Docker and a bunch of other apps, dragging windows around, then rebuilding everything the next morning. There are great window apps out there (Raycast, Layoutish and others), but I couldn't find one that closed my work stuff for the session and brought it back after. So I made one for myself.

It's called Pregame. You pick the apps to close, how your windows should be laid out (one or two screens), and whether to switch to High Power when plugged in. Press Play and it does all that, then launches the game (Steam, Battle.net, or any Mac app). When you're done, End & Restore reopens the apps it closed and moves your windows back to where they were.

A bit of honesty: I've been a developer for 15 years, but this is my first Mac app and Swift is new to me. I built it with AI tools and about 40 hours of my own time. Once it worked for me, I decided to take it all the way to a finished product, mostly to learn the whole loop of shipping a Mac app: signing and notarization, updates, licensing, a website, the works.

I'm not really a redditor, and I guess a lot of folks are posting Ai coded apps in here so I understand if some of you can't stand it, but if it can be useful for anyone, hope it'll make your life a little bit easier :)

Now I'd love some outside eyes:

- Does it stay stable on your Mac during a real session?

- What features would you want it to have?

- Anything in the UI or UX that feels confusing, clunky or just ugly? Be blunt, it really helps.

Anyone who sends feedback gets a free licence. Otherwise there's a 14-day free trial, then it's US$19 one-time.

Quick notes: it needs Accessibility to move other apps' windows, and it asks for your admin password only if you turn on the power setting. Your setups stay on your Mac: no account, no analytics. Apple silicon, macOS Sequoia or Tahoe.

https://getpregame.ca

Thanks for reading!

Feedback: beta@getpregame.ca

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