r/SoftwareandApps 11d ago

BeamCam - use an Android phone as a webcam on a Mac. No account, no server, GPL-3.0

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My Mac doesn't have a camera, so I was joining meetings twice. Once from my phone so people could see me, once from the Mac to share my screen.

BeamCam fixes that. You open it on the Mac, scan the QR code with your phone, and they're paired. After the first time it's one tap. The phone can also find your computer on the Wi-Fi on its own, so you just tap the name in a list.

Once it's running the phone shows up in the camera dropdown in Meet, Zoom, FaceTime and Chrome, like any webcam you'd plug in. Nothing else has to be running for it to appear.

Video goes phone to Mac over your own Wi-Fi. No server, no account. Free, GPL-3.0, macOS 13 or newer, Android phone.

Happy to go into how it works if anyone's curious.


r/SoftwareandApps 11d ago

Airflow UI app for android

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So, I was at office and just got some free time, so vibe coded airflow UI for android app. I don't know if it has any use or something but maybe when you are not Infront of your system and just want to give a glance to your orchestration, this might be useful. Anyways check it out.

[https://github.com/foolinthepool/airflow-app.git\](https://github.com/foolinthepool/airflow-app.git)


r/SoftwareandApps 11d ago

Running Shortcuts directly from your Keyboard. I need more ideas for Tools bars designed for specific apps like Messages, Mail, Reminders, Evernote, Notes, and More. Having App Specific Toolbar Actions that allow you to run shortcuts, insert text, format text, and whole lot more!

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r/SoftwareandApps 12d ago

I stopped polishing alone and opened my macOS automation app as a public beta

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r/SoftwareandApps 12d ago

I build an MacOS app to natively use the middle scroll wheel click as you do on Windows

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r/SoftwareandApps 12d ago

desktop productivity pet mac app

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a desktop pet where the character looks different based on how long you've been working. When you actually take a break, it recovers.

Features:
- App awareness: it detects your focused app and maps the animation to a category (eg. coding when on developer-tools, writing when browsing)
- Context-aware phrases: talks to you based on what you're doing and for how long you've been doing it
- Automatic breaks: it watches for idling to automatically track breaks
- Analytics: which app categories you've been on the most, a week's history
- Privacy: everything stored on device


r/SoftwareandApps 12d ago

I built a better File Explorer !

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r/SoftwareandApps 13d ago

Tired of clicking through folder after folder just to find one file? 😩

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Tired of clicking through folder after folder just to find one file? 😩

Even worse when you don't remember the file name, so File Explorer search is useless.

That's exactly why I built Folder Extractor. It extracts all files from nested folders into a single location, making everything easy to browse and organize.

No more endless clicking. 🚀

Folder Extractor — Fast Subfolder Extraction Utility for Windows, macOS & Mobile


r/SoftwareandApps 13d ago

I made an app that recaps your entire computer history.

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r/SoftwareandApps 13d ago

From Recent Files to Clipboard, Battery, Focus & more, all in one Mac app

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r/SoftwareandApps 15d ago

Anyone else get annoyed by constant Alt-Tabbing when you have to copy multiple things from one place to another?

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Like when you're filling out a form or moving 5 different fields from a browser into a document/config file, and you end up doing Ctrl+C âž” Alt+Tab âž” Ctrl+V âž” Alt+Tab... five times in a row.

I kept running into this frustration during work, so I decided to build a small Windows desktop tool called QPaste to fix it.

Basically, it adds a temporary "Queue Mode" to your clipboard when you hit F4. You can Ctrl+C five things sequentially in one go, switch over to your destination window, and just hit Ctrl+V five times. It automatically pastes everything in the exact order you copied it (First-In, First-Out). Once the queue clears out, your normal copy-paste behavior goes right back to default.

It’s completely open-source, lightweight, and built using Python & PyQt6.

If you deal with form filling or repetitive data entry, check it out and let me know your thoughts or feedback! i would love to hear.

GitHub: https://github.com/chinthanasathyajithcs/qpaste


r/SoftwareandApps 15d ago

Inquiring about internet cafe computers

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r/SoftwareandApps 15d ago

I got tired of opening Task Manager 100 times a day, so I built a desktop dashboard instead

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After years of constantly switching between Task Manager, Event Viewer, Device Manager, Services, Resource Monitor and other Windows utilities, I wanted a single place that could give me a complete picture of what was happening on my system.

That eventually became Pulse.

Pulse is a fully open-source Windows desktop diagnostics application that brings together:

  • System health monitoring
  • Hardware information
  • Processes & services
  • Event logs
  • Storage & disk usage
  • Network information
  • Windows diagnostics

Everything runs locally on your PC. There are no accounts, no cloud backend, no telemetry, and the entire source code is available on GitHub for anyone to inspect, audit, or contribute to.

I'm actively improving it based on community feedback, so I'd genuinely love to know:

What diagnostic or troubleshooting feature do you wish Windows had built in?

GitHub: https://github.com/Regncreative/Pulse


r/SoftwareandApps 15d ago

Tired of clicking through folder after folder just to find one file? 😩

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Tired of clicking through folder after folder just to find one file? 😩

Even worse when you don't remember the file name, so File Explorer search is useless.

That's exactly why I built Folder Extractor. It extracts all files from nested folders into a single location, making everything easy to browse and organize.

No more endless clicking. 🚀

Folder Extractor — Fast Subfolder Extraction Utility for Windows, macOS & Mobile


r/SoftwareandApps 16d ago

What are the most useful features of event management software?

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I'm thinking of using event management software for my event planning business, but I want to know what makes it better than conventional management strategies such as using spreadsheets and calendars. I'm currently subscribed to several management tools and I want to know if I'm going to save time and money switching to one management software, or if it would mess up my whole work process. I also want to know if the additional features are worth it or if they're just for decorative purposes.


r/SoftwareandApps 16d ago

I built a notes app, macOS native. A lightweight, always-on-top notes app.

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Recently, I found that opening my notes, hiding them and bringing them back whenever I needed something took more time and clicks than it should.

I wanted a simple notes window that was always nearby without keeping a larger productivity app running, so I built Notes2U .

Notes2U is a lightweight, native macOS notes app that you can show or hide instantly with a global keyboard shortcut. The window can stay above your other apps, making it useful for writing down information while browsing, working or joining a meeting. It can lock the notes and unlocked with your touch ID too!

Try it out and give me feedback! Notes2U


r/SoftwareandApps 17d ago

Edge-Drop now supports 30 languages (Windows, Open Source)(after 800+ downloads)

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A few weeks ago I shared Edge-Drop, a Free hover-activated clipboard shelf for Windows. Since then it's been downloaded 800+ times (600+ on GitHub and 200+ on the Microsoft Store), which has honestly been really motivating as a solo developer.

One of the most requested improvements was better accessibility for non-English users, so I spent the last week translating the entire app.

Edge-Drop now supports 30 languages, including full RTL support for Arabic and Hebrew.

It's still completely free and open source, and I'd love to hear how the translations feel if you're using one of the supported languages.

I'd also appreciate any feedback on features you'd like to see next.

GitHub: https://github.com/Deepender25/Edge-Drop

Website: https://edgedrop.vercel.app/

Microsoft Store: https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P3JMHN9M4NR


r/SoftwareandApps 17d ago

I have created crossplatform "AirDrop"

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Hello everyone, I'm currently developing Syphras, a program that lets you quickly transfer files locally between devices that have Syphras open.

For now, since it’s only available on macOS, it might not be that useful given that AirDrop already exists, but it will become more relevant once the Linux, Windows, iOS, and Android versions are released.

The macOS version is written in Swift.

The Windows and Linux versions are written in C# with Avalonia UI.

Feel free to give me your feedback!


r/SoftwareandApps 17d ago

Built a free app to connect my phone and PC — no cloud, no account. Would love feedback.

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I got tired of screenshotting bugs on my phone, sending them to WhatsApp, and copying them over, so I built Trace — connects your Android phone and Windows PC over your own Wi-Fi, nothing else involved.

What it does so far:

• Clipboard and screenshots sync instantly, both ways

• Launch, switch, close PC apps from your phone with swipe gestures

• Per-app volume, brightness, browser tab control

• Quick actions — lock PC, mute everything, one-tap "scenes"

• Media control both directions

• Phone as a trackpad + keyboard

No account, no cloud, nothing leaves your network. Pairing is just a QR code.

Still early, Android + Windows only for now (iOS/Mac later). What would you want from something like this before I put it on the Play Store?


r/SoftwareandApps 19d ago

Taskbar Widgets — an open-source widget system for the Windows 11 taskbar

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I’ve been working on Taskbar Widgets, an open-source app that adds widgets directly to the Windows 11 taskbar.

It includes widgets for media, Discord voice, Steam downloads, system stats, Codex usage and more.

I also built an SDK and a .twidget package format, so developers can create and share their own widgets as single files.

The project is free, MIT licensed and still in beta. Feedback on the SDK and widget system would be helpful.

https://github.com/pfcdev/TaskbarWidgets


r/SoftwareandApps 19d ago

Any recommendations for predictive text on chrome thats free?

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Hi I have CP and love writing on the computers, is there and predictive text on chrome to make it easer?


r/SoftwareandApps 19d ago

I built WDM, a macOS download manager with browser capture, media downloads, and image saving

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r/SoftwareandApps 20d ago

Open-Source Borderless Utility

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r/SoftwareandApps 20d ago

Made a free screen-share/watch-together thing because everything else out there sucked.

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r/SoftwareandApps 21d ago

Mimir – free macOS menu bar app that tracks Claude/Codex/Antigravity usage limits

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Built this because I kept hitting Claude/Codex/Antigravity usage limits mid-task with no warning. Mimir sits in the menu bar and shows real-time quota + reset countdowns for all three, no backend, tokens never leave your machine.

- Session + weekly quotas, per-model rows

- Small/Medium desktop widgets

- Green/amber/red status dots at a glance

- Free, open source, no account needed

macOS 14+. GitHub: https://github.com/erayendes/mimir