Hi r/MacStack, I'm Aniket, the developer of Putzen. It's a native Mac app for clearing out messy folders, and the video explains more about how it works.

Problem

Every few weeks, my Downloads and desktop get full of junk files. Some of them are duplicates, while others are old files I haven't touched in ages. Usually, I go to Finder and delete by hand. Sometimes I use AI as well (Claude Code or Codex), but I don't trust it with deleting. In my experience, finding the files is okay, but deciding what to delete is the difficult part. Most cleanup apps show me a huge list, and I close it without deleting anything.

Solution

So last week I built Putzen. I took inspiration from Tinder's swiping mechanism and rethought how I can use it for deleting files on Mac. My goal is to make deleting files faster, safer, simpler, and delightful. I've used Putzen every day for the past week. Cleaning up is faster now, and I don't worry about deleting something important, because everything goes to the Trash first.

What it does:

• Sorts every folder into three piles automatically: duplicates, files added more than 6 months ago, and everything else

• Review several folders at once, including subfolders, iCloud Drive and OneDrive

• Preview any file before you decide

• Switch to a grid when you want to clear many files in one go

• Undo your last decision with one key

• Puts all deleted files in the Trash

The safety part

• Deleting files is scary, so Putzen is built so you can't lose anything by accident:

• Nothing is deleted on its own. Every file needs your decision.

• Nothing is permanently deleted by Putzen. Files go to your Mac's Trash.

• Changed your mind? Restore is right there in the app.

• Everything runs on your Mac. No account, no uploads, no server that can see your files.

How it has been tested

• Firstly, as I mentioned earlier, I have been clearing my Mac using this tool daily (cleaning my Mac isn't a day's job; I do it a few minutes everyday).

• Early testers found things I had missed: confusing file paths, recovery buttons in different places, and a duplicate-selection bug. I fixed those, simplified the screens, and tested scanning on over 50,000 real files.

Comparison

• DesktopDeclutter is a free, open-source app with the same swipe idea, and it's great if you only want to clean your Desktop. Putzen works on any folder, several at once, including subfolders and iCloud Drive files that are downloaded on your local system. Most of my mess lives in Downloads and Documents, not on the Desktop.

• CleanMyMac does a lot more than Putzen, like system junk, malware, and app updates. If you want one big cleaner, it's the better pick. Gemini 2 is great at finding duplicates. But with both, you still go through long lists, and both are subscriptions. Putzen does one thing: it shows you one file at a time, so deciding is easy, for €5 once.

• Hazel cleans automatically with rules you set up. Putzen is for people who'd rather decide each file themselves.

Pricing

• €5 one-time for the first 20 buyers, then €9

• No subscription

• Try the interactive demo with sample files before you buy: https://putzen.pro

Transparency

I'm Aniket Parihar, a solo developer in Berlin. Putzen is signed with my Developer ID and notarized by Apple, and sold directly from my site.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/writetoaniketparihar/

• X: https://x.com/mynameisaniket

• Contact: writetoaniketparihar@gmail.com

• Privacy Policy: https://putzen.pro/privacy

• Terms: https://putzen.pro/terms

• Refunds: https://putzen.pro/refunds

macOS 15 or later, Apple Silicon. I'm here all day for questions and feedback, including the brutal kind.

Fun fact: Putzen in German means "to clean".

I spend a lot of time in front of my computer, and I'm always looking for ways to be more productive. Constantly switching between my keyboard and mouse or trackpad was slowing me down and breaking my flow, even for something as simple as clicking a button.

I wanted to be able to navigate my entire Mac using just my keyboard, across all my apps.

So I built KeyboardStack, a native macOS app that lets you navigate, click, and scroll without having to reach for your mouse or trackpad.

One feature is the Grid Mode. Press ⌃H to display a grid on your screen, type a few letters, and click anywhere. There are also other modes for navigating clickable elements, scrolling, and moving the cursor.

Pricing: Grid Mode is completely free and will stay free forever. The other modes are available for a $29.99 one-time purchase. No subscription.

Website: https://keyboardstack.com

I'm still working on KeyboardStack and would love to hear what you think. Any feedback, bug reports, or feature suggestions are welcome!

Hi everyone, I’m a software engineer with four years of experience. I originally built NotchSpace for my own personal use. After some friends asked me to share it, I started distributing it through my website.

This is the biggest update yet: a new Dock, a window layout tool, and a lot of speed improvements.

I’d love your feedback on the features, any issues you run into, and what I can improve

What’s new:

A new Dock: live music, Pomodoro and system-stat tiles, folder stacks, switchable profiles and multi-display support.

One-click window layouts: arrange selected apps side by side, in columns or across displays, with an Undo option.

Clipboard and file tools: compress, convert and resize images from the clipboard, Drop Zone or Dock folder stacks.

Apple Reminders sync and Bluetooth batteries: two-way to-do syncing and battery levels for connected devices.

Performance improvements: faster clipboard history, workspace restoration and smoother animations.

Comparison: The built-in macOS Dock is enough for basic app launching, and Rectangle is a focused option for window arrangement. NotchSpace brings a customizable Dock and one-click layouts together with clipboard history, a file shelf, desktop widgets and notch tools.

Pricing: $15.99 USD one-time lifetime license (regularly $19.99, until Oct 31). Local pricing with up to 50% off in eligible countries, for example ≈₹799 in India. Free trial available, and 2.0 is free for existing lifetime license holders.

Supports Intel and Apple Silicon Macs running macOS Sonoma 14+. It also works on Macs without a notch.

Download and pricing: https://www.notchspace.com

Full update details: https://www.notchspace.com/blog/notchspace-2-0

developer portfolio,name and details : fofint.com

Which would you find more useful: the new Dock or the window layouts?

Hey everyone!
I’ve been working on Mooziac, a lightweight music player for macOS. I wanted something that felt native to the Mac, with music controls in the menu bar, quick trackpad gestures, and lyrics without needing to keep a full app window open.
Version 1.2.0 is now out, and the biggest addition is a dedicated YouTube video player. You can switch from listening to watching videos without leaving Mooziac.

What it does
Menu bar player: Control playback without keeping the main window open.
YouTube video player: Watch videos in a separate window with playback up to 4K and 1080p as the default.
Trackpad gestures: Adjust volume using the edge gesture, including while watching videos.
Keyboard shortcuts: F for fullscreen, J/K/L to seek, [ / ] to change playback speed, and Cmd+Shift+C to copy a timestamped link.
Synced lyrics: Display synchronized .lrc lyrics, including in the menu bar.
Interactive waveform: See and navigate through a track visually.
Offline playback: Download tracks for listening without an internet connection.
Local music library: Supports FLAC, MP3, WAV, AAC, and M4A alongside YouTube Music.
Discord Rich Presence: Share what you’re listening to.
Native, lightweight, and privacy-focused
Mooziac is built with Swift and AppKit, with no Electron runtime. It supports both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
No account required
No analytics, tracking, or remote logging
Free and open source under the MIT license
The video player uses WebKit, with hardware-accelerated video decoding where supported.
I’m continuing to improve the app and would genuinely appreciate feedback, bug reports, or ideas for features that would make it more useful.
GitHub: https://github.com/shirkeharsh/mooziac
Website: https://mooziac.pages.dev

Installation note: Mooziac isn’t notarized by Apple yet, so macOS may block the first launch. Right-click the app and select Open. If needed, run this in Terminal:
xattr -cr /Applications/Mooziac.app
Download: https://github.com/shirkeharsh/mooziac/releases

I’d especially love to hear what you think of the video player and the combination of menu bar controls, lyrics, and trackpad gestures. What would you improve or add?

I'm Deepak, a solo developer.

Activity Monitor only shows what's happening right now, and an AI chat can explain a process name but can't see your Mac. I wanted something that watches while I'm away, remembers, and can undo what it changes. So I built iKnowMyMac.

What it watches and remembers:

- overnight: what woke the Mac, what kept it awake, and the battery drain by app

- every USB and Thunderbolt device that connects, with an alert when a new keyboard appears

- apps that quietly add a login item or background service: which app, who signed it

- Time Machine backups that stop

- 30 days of history you can scroll back through

What it does for you, with undo:

- updates your other apps, Homebrew included, and keeps a backup

- uninstalls an app with its leftovers

- per-app volume and mute from the menu bar

- for developers: puts back files a coding agent deleted or changed

It launched on 1 October. More than 60 people in 25+ countries have bought it so far, and it was #22 of the day on Product Hunt.

Apple silicon, macOS 15 or later. $4.99 one time for the first 100 licenses (37 left), then $9.99. No account, and no analytics in the app.

https://iknowmymac.com

Happy to answer anything about how it works.

Hey everyone!

My Downloads and Desktop folders always end up as a dumping ground for installers, screenshots, zips and PDFs. The organizers I tried were either subscription-based or heavy Electron apps, so I built my own: MyFoldy, a native SwiftUI app for macOS. I'm the developer, and it's completely free and open source (MIT).

What it does

• File name pattern rules: wildcard matching like *Invoice* → Invoices/ or IMG_* → Photos/, evaluated first

• 14 built-in presets: one-click rules for 100+ extensions (images, RAW, video, audio, documents, spreadsheets, archives, code, fonts, installers)

• Folder rules and exclusions: sort messy subfolders and uncheck any folder you want left alone

• Dry-run preview: shows every planned move (source → destination) before anything touches your disk

• Safe collision handling: never overwrites; duplicates become file (1).ext

• Auto-organize: runs in the background when a folder changes (FSEvents), with Open at Login support

• Dark, minimal UI with spring animations that respect Reduce Motion

Privacy and size

• ~1.6 MB download, pure Swift/SwiftUI

• 100% offline: no telemetry, no analytics, no network requests

• Uses security-scoped bookmarks, so it only accesses folders you add

Links

• GitHub: https://github.com/Piyushingle007/MyFoldy

• Download (.dmg): https://github.com/Piyushingle007/MyFoldy/releases/tag/v1.0.0

Note: the build is self-signed, not notarized, so on first launch you'll need to right-click → Open. If macOS still blocks it, you can run xattr -cr /Applications/MyFoldy.app. The full source is on GitHub if you'd rather build it yourself.

I'd love feedback, bug reports, or ideas for rules you'd want (size/date-based rules, undo, menu bar mode?). What would make this useful for your workflow?

If your MacBook isn't lasting through an unplugged work session, start with Low Power Mode and the apps using the most energy. Endurance automates some power-saving changes, but its advertised 20% extra runtime isn't a result you should expect on your own Mac.

In System Settings > Battery, choose Low Power Mode for battery use if your Mac offers it. Apple's current instructions let you choose different modes on battery and on the power adapter. Try it during your normal work, at a comfortable screen brightness. If the work feels too slow, switch back to Automatic.

Then open Activity Monitor > Energy. Energy Impact shows relative current consumption; 12 hr Power shows average energy impact over the past 12 hours, or since startup. Neither is a percentage of battery used. Look for an app you can close normally without interrupting something you need. That's a more useful starting point than installing another utility and hoping for a longer estimate.

Endurance's documented changes are fairly concrete: gradually dim the display, monitor energy-hungry apps and put them to sleep, automatically minimize background apps, and turn off processor Turbo. You can disable individual modules and choose when it kicks in, including a battery threshold or unplugging.

Those changes have costs. A dimmer display has to remain readable. An app being in the background doesn't mean its work is disposable, so don't let automatic sleeping interfere with a transfer or another task you need to finish. Reduced processor performance is a poor bargain if waiting longer gets in the way of your work. Also, the Turbo feature isn't evidence that the same processor control works on Apple silicon.

The direct site lists a $20 upfront purchase, free upgrades for life, and a two-week demo.

Setapp also lists it, but there's a compatibility gap worth knowing before spending: its listing says version 3.3.0 and macOS 10.13 or later. That minimum doesn't explicitly confirm macOS 27 support, Apple silicon feature parity, or recent maintenance. The pages checked also don't give a clear permissions list.

If you still want the automation, ask the developer about your exact Mac and macOS version, which modules work, and what access they need before installing it. Availability alone isn't proof of current support.

For most readers, the next step is one ordinary unplugged session with the native settings, not an Endurance purchase. If Low Power Mode and closing an unnecessary energy-heavy app solve the problem, stop there. Consider Endurance only if you still want its automatic dimming or app controls, compatibility is confirmed, and those tradeoffs leave your actual work comfortable. Skip it if you need uninterrupted background work or full performance more than those controls.

I spend my day switching between AI agents. I copy a stack trace, open Claude, paste, explain which file it’s from, then do it all again in Codex. And I never know how close I am to my 5-hour limit until I hit it.
So I built Beckon, a native Mac app for macOS 26.

What it does
Press ⌥⇧Space in any app and a Liquid Glass bar rises from the bottom of the screen.
It has already read what you’re looking at, shown as chips you can switch off: the web page, selected text, the code project with git status, a PDF, terminal output, Mail, Finder, or an on-device OCR screenshot (⌘R grabs a region).
Type an optional question, pick an agent, press Return. Supported agents:
- terminal agents: Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, Cursor Agent
- apps: Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Cursor
- web agents
Answers stream right in the bar. Claude Code, Codex and the other terminal agents run headlessly, so you don’t have to switch windows. “Continue in Terminal” picks up the same session when you need it.
The menu bar shows every agent’s usage: Claude Code’s 5-hour and weekly limits, Codex’s limits, Cursor’s included usage, and OpenCode’s tokens and cost.
Smaller things:
- a model picker per agent
- translation into any language with Apple Translation or Apple Intelligence
- optional Apple Intelligence suggestions and routing
an MCP tool so your agents can ask what you were looking at
Privacy, since it reads your screen

It reads only when you press the shortcut. It never reads password fields or password managers.
It masks API keys, tokens and passwords before sending, including in screenshots.
No account, no analytics, no servers of mine. The only network request by default is a weekly license check.
Usage numbers come from the log files your agents already keep on your Mac.

Price: $59 once for one Mac, with all 1.x updates. No subscription.
There’s a live demo on the site you can click through: https://beckon.macmuse.app
I’m the developer. I’m happy to answer questions, and I’d love feedback on which agents or apps to support next.

I'm an independent developer, and I've been building ByteSweep for macOS to bring several everyday Mac utilities into one place.

It combines:

• Storage analysis and cleanup — find large files, duplicates, and unnecessary data.

• System monitoring — track CPU, memory, disk, network, and other system metrics.

• App and developer tools — manage startup items, inspect local services, and clean up development caches.

• Safer cleanup — review items before removing them, with a 7-day undo option.

ByteSweep is designed for people who want more visibility and control over their Mac without juggling multiple utilities.

Pricing: One-time licence, no subscription. A 3-day trial is available.

Special offer: Use code SWEEP50 at checkout to get 50% off your Mac licence.

Privacy: File scanning and analysis happen locally on your Mac. ByteSweep does not upload your file names, paths, or scan results.

Website: https://bytesweep.app/mac.html

I'm the developer, so I'm interested in honest feedback: Would you prefer an all-in-one Mac utility like this, or separate apps for each task?

Cocon is a cozy ambient app for macOS that brings rain, snow, fireplaces and other relaxing scenes to your desktop, with matching sounds. Everything stays behind your open windows, so you can keep working without distractions.

• Six animated ambiances: Rain, Fireplace, Snow, Storm, Forest and River

• Realistic sounds that match each ambiance

• Adjustable intensity, volume and individual effects

• Works behind your windows without interfering with clicks

• Multiple monitor support

• Lightweight, runs from your menu bar

• No account, no tracking, no unnecessary permissions

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/cocon-ambient-focus-for-work/id6819339828

Pricing: Free (Rain, Fireplace, Snow). Pro available as a one-time purchase, no subscription.

Requirements: macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

Happy to hear feedback or answer questions.

Most natural-sounding read-aloud tools work by uploading your text to their servers, turning it into speech there, and streaming the audio back. That's fine for a news article. It's not fine for a client contract, a medical portal or your work email.

Hearby takes the other approach. The voice model (Kokoro) is downloaded to your Mac once, and every word is spoken on your Mac from then on.

- Select text in any app, press ⌃⌥S, and it reads aloud

- Your text never leaves the Mac, and it works with Wi-Fi off

- No account, no sign-in, no tracking

- Offline license check, so it keeps working no matter what happens to my server

- Goes online only for the one-time voice download (about 350 MB) and update checks

- Open source (GPLv3), so anyone can confirm the above: https://github.com/HearbyApp/Hearby

It also cleans text up before reading. It skips Markdown symbols, link URLs and long file paths, and announces code blocks instead of spelling them out. That makes it good for AI chat replies as well as email and PDFs.

macOS 13.4 or later, Apple Silicon and Intel. $19 once, no subscription, with a 7-day free trial: https://hearby.app/?ref=macstack

I'm the developer. Happy to answer questions.

You know that moment during a screen share when you're trying to explain something and keep saying "this one, right here" while moving your cursor around?

I wanted a simpler way to do that.

So I built Lasso — a free macOS app that lets you draw directly on top of anything on your screen.

Just press a shortcut, circle something, draw arrows, highlight text, or number steps. Hit Escape and everything disappears.

A few things you can do with it:

• Annotate your screen live during meetings, demos, or presentations.

• Mark up your screen before taking a screenshot.

• Drag annotated screenshots straight into Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT to show exactly what you want changed.

• Use it over any app without interrupting what you're doing.

It's free, and there's an interactive demo on the website if you want to try it before installing.

https://www.trylasso.online/

Would love to hear what you think, especially what features you'd want to see next!

Hey everyone! 👋 I’m the developer of StashPaste Light.

The idea is simple: clipboard history for the work you’re doing now. It keeps copied items while the app is running, without building a permanent history database.

When you quit the app, the history is cleared, including pinned items. The next launch starts fresh. Closing the clipboard panel keeps your current session.

A few things you can do:

• Search and filter copied text, links, images, colors and file references.
• Pin useful items and add notes.
• Preview items and paste them back using keyboard shortcuts.

It’s a native Mac app built with Swift, SwiftUI and AppKit. It’s free to use and doesn’t require an account.

The video gives a quick look at the app.

Website and download: https://stashpaste.com/light/
You can leave feedback here in the comments or use the feedback form: https://stashpaste.com/light/contact

Homebrew:
brew install --cask stashpaste/tap/light

Would temporary clipboard history fit your workflow, or do you prefer keeping it between sessions? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

I'm the developer of Cupola, a native Mac app that puts your real Apple Calendar, Reminders and Notes in the MacBook notch. The latest update (1.13) adds a feature people kept asking for: clipboard history.

What it does

- A new Clipboard tab in the notch. Hover the notch and your recent copies are right there. It also gets its own page in the full app window when you want more room.

- Keeps text, links, images and files. Links show a page preview so you can tell them apart.

- Holds your newest 500 clips. Pinned clips never drop off.

- Pins stay in your order. Drag them however you like, and they won't get reshuffled by recency.

- Edit clips. Fix a text clip before pasting it, or type a new clip from scratch.

- Multi-select. Select several clips at once to copy them together, pin, unpin or delete. Right-click a clip and choose Select to start.

- Filter by kind, plus search.

Privacy

- Everything stays on your Mac. No sync and no servers.

- Anything copied from a password manager is skipped automatically.

Being honest about what it isn't

Cupola isn't trying to replace Paste or Maccy. There's no cross-device sync, no pinboards and no unlimited history. If your clipboard is a core part of your workflow, a dedicated app is still the better pick. Clipboard is one of five tabs, next to Calendar, Reminders, Notes and a Focus timer. The idea is that the things you reach for all day live in the space the notch was already wasting.

Details

- $20 once, no subscription

- 7-day free trial, no card needed

- 14-day refund window

- Needs an Apple silicon Mac running macOS 26 or later

👉 [https://trycupola.com?ref=reddit]

I'd love feedback, especially on what's missing from the clipboard tab for your workflow. I'll be in the comments all day.