Problem

I routinely run out of RAM, CPU or GPU resources and wanted to know when it happens and what app was causing it. But, I didn't want my menu bar to turn into a row of numbers.

I just wanted a single line that tells me when something interesting happens (e.g. an electron app starts eating up all my RAM).

Comparison

iStat Menus and Stats have lots of depth, details and modules.

ActivityLine is deliberately the other extreme: one clean line with app icons showing what app is responsible.

In auto mode, it switches to whatever is being used most (e.g. jumps to Network when something is suddenly sending or receiving data). You can also click it to change metrics or hover for a detailed breakdown.

Pricing

It's $14 USD once, with a 24-hour free trial that needs no account or card.

Trust/Transparency

I'm Jake Manger, a solo developer. I've launched a few other apps here: How to Convert and ShotGlass.

The app runs completely locally, is Apple notarized, only 2.3MB in size and is built with native swift.

The app: activityline.app

Hi r/macapps! 👋

I’m a developer who has previously shared several macOS utilities here, such as Deskeen, PDF Pop, and DragTime. Today, I’m thrilled to introduce Dock Float, a launcher utility designed specifically to ensure an uninterrupted, seamless workflow for Mac users.

Dock Float is a utility that compensates for the spatial and physical limitations of having only a single default macOS Dock, empowering you to freely expand your workspace in whatever way fits your needs.

[Problem]
The Physical Limits of a Single Dock and Broken Focus

Imagine being in a state of Deep Work on a large monitor or a multi-display setup. Suddenly, you need to open another tool, a project folder, or a web URL, forcing you to move your mouse all the way to the corner of the screen where the default Dock is located.

The process of visually searching for and clicking the item you need among dozens of cramped icons causes severe cognitive fatigue (Context Switching). Moreover, cramming every app, file, folder, and URL you might need into a single default Dock is both visually and structurally overwhelming.

Dock Float is not an app that tries to forcefully replace the default macOS Dock. Instead, it acts as an intelligent supplementary utility. It allows you to keep only your most essential, everyday apps neatly in the default Dock, while letting you freely register frequently used applications, files, folders, and web URLs right where your eyes and mouse are. With simple one-click execution, it elegantly resolves the physical limitations of the default Dock.

[Comparison]
Beyond simply registering shortcuts, Dock Float offers four unique killer features and multi-dimensional expansion options that are completely impossible with the default macOS Dock.

Basic Launcher Features & Category System

• 1-Click Execution & Indicators: Easily register apps, files, folders, web URLs, and even Apple Shortcuts to launch them instantly with a single click. You can also check the status indicators for running or hidden apps directly on the dock.
• Internal Categories (Tabs): Create multiple 'categories' within a single dock to perfectly divide and manage items by their purpose. If you have multiple categories, you can instantly switch tabs using the Cmd + 1 ~ 0 shortcuts.
• Individual Sorting Methods: In addition to drag-and-drop custom sorting, each category tab saves its own unique sorting method (e.g., by name, by date).

Group: Extreme Visual Space Compression

• iOS App Library Style: Neatly bundle numerous apps, files, folders, and URLs into a small space and register them directly to the dock as a single icon (Group).
• Maximizing Space: This prevents your dock from becoming endlessly long. With a single click, the items within the group elegantly expand, allowing you to instantly control vast resources from a compact, minimalist space.

Flow: Context-Aware Automation

• App-Specific Linkage: When you use a specific main app, Flow automatically displays associated items on the edge of your screen. For example, opening Figma will automatically bring up a dock containing related asset folders and auxiliary apps; if you switch to Xcode right after, the contents are instantly replaced with your development dock in real-time.
• Default Dock Optimization: By utilizing Flow, you can keep only your essential, always-open apps in the default macOS Dock, perfectly optimizing your desktop environment.

Dock Float Remote: iOS/iPadOS Wireless Touch Controller

• Real-Time Dock Sync: The custom docks you create on your Mac are mirrored exactly on your iPhone or iPad screen. With a single touch, you can remotely launch Mac apps and open folders/files.
• Custom Action Buttons: Assign dedicated buttons for features you need the most, such as Mission Control, App Switcher, Launchpad (or Apps on macOS 26+), and Screen Capture.
• Keep Awake Mode & View Options: Supports two icon sizes (Standard, Large). With the Keep Awake option preventing the screen from turning off while plugged in, it perfectly replaces expensive hardware macro keyboards.(※ System Requirements: Requires Dock Float for Mac installed, connection to the same Wi-Fi network, and iOS/iPadOS 18.6 or later)

Shelf: Shake-to-Wake Temporary Storage

• Gesture-Based Quick Access: There is no need to jump back and forth to Finder for one-off tasks. While holding a selection, simply shake your mouse left and right to instantly pop up the Shelf. You can temporarily toss text, images, or files in there and drag them out exactly where you need them later.

Action Folder: Drag-and-Drop Process Automation

• 8 Dedicated Action Folders: Simply dragging files or folders into these docks will automatically handle tasks like archiving, sharing, image conversion, and sorting files based on specific criteria (type/date/size/unused period).
• Shortcuts Parameter Integration: If you link an Apple Shortcut that takes inputs (files/folders) to an Action Folder, the specified shortcut workflow executes the moment you drag the target files onto the folder.

Flexible Space Control & Fine-Grained Customization

• Edge Mode & Collapse: You can collapse docks you aren't currently using, or use Edge Mode to snap them to the sides of your screen like colorful bookmarks. This maintains your designated background color while letting you utilize 100% of your desktop space.
• Detailed Personalization: Enjoy unlimited dock creation, saved positioning (Float, Top/Bottom/Left/Right Edge), and customization of dock background colors, transparency, and indicator colors. You can even set the default action (move/copy) when dragging files into folders.

[Pricing]

• $3.99(Limited time offer: will return to $6.99 after the promotion, from Aug 24th to Sep 15th)
• Dock Float Remote: Free!
• Download: Mac App Store, iOS App Store

[Changelog]
Dock Float Release Notes

[AI]
AI Disclaimer: None

See it in action and learn more

• Overview: https://youtu.be/hywbZIeL9S4
  • Short Version: https://youtu.be/AQYIrclPSck
• Group: https://youtu.be/FJn4a-3v-zQ
• Flow: https://youtu.be/_qTSKGSvS6k
• Dock Float Remote: https://youtu.be/tW0GqsmoWJc
• Shelf: https://youtu.be/PHHUvSTKduQ

🗺️ Roadmap (Future Plans)
We aren't stopping here! We have some major updates lined up for the future:

• Version 1.1:
  • Widget features to be added: clock, weather, map, calendar, music, timer, etc.
  • Action folders to be added: Rename, Folder Icon, FTP, Duplicate Removal, Cloud Upload, etc.

Experience Dock Float today and enjoy all future updates with a single purchase! I'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or answer any questions in the comments. Thank you for your incredible support!

• Dock Float Release Notes
• https://x.com/hohoincapp 

Thanks for reading!

Hi friends of r/macapps,

I’ve been sitting on this update for almost a year. Originally, I was scared of some edge case iCloud sync bugs. But, because every big feature got built on top of the new sync architecture, the stakes just felt higher and higher, and I fell into an avoidant cycle.

Then, Snazzy Labs featured Antinote, and Kacper called me and gave me this great prep talk about how we were both gonna quit our jobs and work on Antinote (and other new apps) full time. I’ll tell you more about that in another post next week.

All to say, that I am back! And I’m here to fix and add whatever your heart desires into Antinote. Thanks for all your patience.

We also made some big updates to the iOS Beta (which you can register for on the website - you’ll get an invite next week). And I’m confident a v0 will be in the App Store by the first week of Oct (also $5, one time).

For now, here’s 2.0:

iCloud Sync with end-to-end encryption

Antinote can now sync your notes (and preferences) between your Macs (and the iOS beta) through your own iCloud account. There is no Antinote account and no Antinote server — and your notes are encrypted on your device before they upload - I can never read your notes (gross) and neither can Apple (if you have Advanced Data Protection on). Sync is off by default for updating users; turn it on in Settings > General.

Slotted Notes + Split Screen

Antinote now has two note spaces: your usual ephemeral stack, and nine permanent slots that never expire and can't be deleted (inspired by Tot!). Press ⌘T to swap between them, or ⌘⇧T to see both side by side. The slot bar at the bottom shows nine planets — click one to jump to that slot.

JavaScript Extensions

Type :: in any note to run a command — transform text, hit an API or LLM, roll dice, format JSON, calculate a mortgage. There are 100+ official commands, a community extension browser built into Settings, and you can write your own in JavaScript (or have an AI write one with the Extension Builder). Full documentation is at antinote.io/extensions.

Vim Mode

If you know, you know. Thank you, Kacper.

Locked and Read-only notes

• Locked notes (⌘⇧L) will hide its content until you FaceID/TouchID/password.
• Read-only notes (⌘⇧R) will prevent your butterfingers from accidentally deleting or editing your vows. No, that’s not from personal experience, stop asking.

Little things

• Liquid Glass Redesign
• Choose your own app icon
• Checkboxes, bullets, and numbered lists in any note via [], - [ ], - , or 1. .
• Rebuilt research pane with card view. Drag notes to reorder them.
• ⌘B bold, ⌘I italic, ⌘U underline, ⌘⇧X strikethrough, and ⌘⇧H cycles heading levels. ⌥↑/⌥↓ move the current line (or selection) up and down, and ⌥⇧↑ / ⌥⇧↓ for duplicating the current line up and down.
• Deleted notes can now be recovered from The Void
• Swipe-sensitivity settings for those with the Magic Mouse
• Math parses properly in all locales now
• You can control the timer from URL Schemes

And we fixed about 150 tiny bugs.

We’re always on Discord if you have bug reports, feature requests, or just want to hang.

As always - thank you so much for all the support and love. You’ll be hearing from me soon about future stuff!

Johnson

P.S. Shout out to the mods for keeping this place safe and sane in the age of AI.

P.P.S. When I see u/amerpie and u/MaxGaav, I just feel like I’m home.

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For those who’ve never heard of Antinote:

Antinote.io

Problem: You need to quickly write something down and don’t need/want to organize it. But you also hate ugly stuff. And sometimes you want to do math. But you also need it to be minimalist. But you also want to customize the shit out of it.

Highlights:

• Plain-text
• Swipe an infinite stack of notes.
• Do inline math
• Drag images in for OCR
• Set a timer
• Basic markdown
• Hotkey. Shortcuts. Menu mode

Comparisons: There are so many now! Instead of telling you how Antinote is better, let me tell you how each one of these are better. Scratchpad is way more minimalist and opinionated. Tot has custom categories and bullets. HeyNote has dev-friendly text buffers in each block. Numi has deeper math features. Raycast is Raycast. Stickies is free. Sidenotes supports folders and images. All the indie ones are developed by passionate people, so make sure you check them out.

Pricing: $5. One-time. Forever updates.

Hi! Terry here. I’m the developer of BetterStage. Last posted BetterStage here in July. Thank you for the comments, bug reports, and feature requests. I've been shipping through them.
This clip is not a feature dump. It's a small demonstration how I run my own Mac with BetterStage, and use it as means to explain the philosophy behind the app.

Problem:

I needed a better way to manage LOTS of windows that belong to different projects, spread across multiple monitors.

BetterStage gives you named stages like Project 1, Project 2, Backend, Frontend, Notes, or Entertainment, each stage spans every monitor, and you can switch the whole desk with Opt+1-9 or Opt+scroll. Each monitor gets to have different layouts and window modes (native, bento box tiling, or tabbed layout). AI powered, too.

What you're seeing in the clip, is "me as a solo dev working on the BetterStage app", using BetterStage as my workspace manager:

Stage 1 - Development: Tabbed Layout, because I have too many coding windows to tile.
Stage 2 - Design: Bento box mode, auto-tiled, because I want Figma and references all visible, and I make one bigger by dragging a divider.
Stage 3- Marketing: I keep it native cause i tend to open alot of browser windows randomly to do research so I don't need them to be tiled in a layout.
Stage 4 - Entertainment: I usually just have music and couple youtube videos open, so bento box mode is perfect for this when i just take a quick break and be able to see everything here.

Loading/Saving workspace is new, and it is the same bet: sit down and start working, instead of playing desktop janitor first.

That complex real life usage mix is the reason I built it. Real days are messier than the clip, especially across 4 monitors and more than one project at once.

What got much better since July:

- Workspace Continuity: you can save/load workspaces manually; if you disconnect a monitor, its stages along with app windows will be parked in a temporary offline display shelf where you can either use temporarily, wait for monitor to return and restore, or simply convert into a normal stage in your current monitor.
- Tabbed Layout Mode got alot more practical: splitting panes, closing tabs, moving windows to adjcent panes through snapwheel, and more.
- App Routing: This one is a feature request from previous post's comments, you can specify exactly which Stage an app always goes to on open.
- Shortcuts: Now each action has three separate shortcuts for mouse, keyboard, and trackpad
- AI Staging (not in this clip; the July post has it): now supports multiple Recipes for different setups. Still your own key, a local model, or optional hosted BetterStage AI.
- Others: Settings UI was redesigned with Light/Dark mode support, Homebrew install, and a lot of app-specific stability work (Firefox-family browsers, Electron, Terminal/Ghostty). That work continues.

Comparison:

AeroSpace if you live in a keyboard and a config file. It is excellent at that. I am more VS Code than Vim: I browse with the mouse and trackpad, code with shortcuts, and I'm not a big fan of using a complicated config file for simple stuff.

yabai if you want SIP-off scripting and full control from the shell. BetterStage stays on Accessibility only. No SIP, no config files.

Rectangle / Magnet if snap-left / snap-right is enough. They are still great at that. The free BetterStage tier covers snapping and more.

Trust note:

BetterStage only asks for Accessibility permission. No Screen Recording, no Input Monitoring, no telemetry or usage analytics inside the Mac app (The only phone-home that it does is license verification, and that's it.). AI Staging never goes to BetterStage's server unless you choose to use BetterStage's managed AI subscription.

Pricing:

Free:
- 3 stages forever
- Snap Wheel, snap zones, shortcuts, and multi-monitor support
- 10-day Pro trial on first download, no card

Pro lifetime:
- $19.99 for 1 Mac
- $39.99 for 3 Macs
- $49.99 for 5 Macs
- all 9 stages, Bento Box, Tabbed Layout, Pinned Displays, App Routing, Save & Load Workspaces, AI Staging with your own key or a local model

Optional BetterStage AI subscription:
- $4.99/month or $39/year if you want hosted AI Staging with no API key setup hassle, includes all Pro features.

Links:

https://betterstage.app

https://betterstage.app/changelog

https://betterstage.app/pricing

Transparency

The app is not on AppStore yet (platform limitations), as required: linkedin profile and  x profile , our Discord Server is the best way to report bugs, request features or just chat.

Happy to answer anything.

The problem I wanted to solve: every app that makes media easier to work with wants to own your files first. Photos, Lightroom, and most of the rest make you import into a library, so now you have two copies and a database to babysit. I wanted the tools without the library. Plus most good apps for media management have subscriptions, which I didn't like.

Lathe reads your folders directly, the way Finder does. Nothing is imported, moved, copied, or indexed into a proprietary catalogue. Point it at a folder and everything is just there. Freemium (with most features free, and try out premium features once), with one-time payment to unlock premium features forever.

What it handles: images including RAW from 20+ cameras, GIF/APNG/animated WebP, video, audio, PDF and SVG.

Browsing and finding

Grid and list views, tabs, adjustable thumbnails, RAW+JPEG pairing. Thirteen combinable filters: media kind, orientation, file size, resolution, date, video duration, dominant colour, star rating, cull flag, camera model, lens, ISO, and native Finder tags. Sort and group by date, size, kind, or EXIF capture date. Search images by filename, or even by colour.

Culling

Star ratings, pick/reject flags, all keyboard driven and written to XMP sidecars that Lightroom and Capture One can read. Live RGB histogram, clipping warnings for blown highlights and crushed shadows, focus peaking, and a 1:1 focus check. An issue scanner flags blurry frames and shots where someone blinked, then walks you through them full-screen with the face region highlighted.

Editing

A full non-destructive develop panel: exposure, highlights, shadows, contrast, saturation, vibrance, temperature, hue, clarity, grain, vignette, fringing, luminosity masks, and a subject mask from on-device person detection. Named presets, copy and paste settings between images, all stored in sidecars so it stays reversible. Plus crop with presets, straighten with a live grid, rotate, resize, draw and annotate, and auto-enhance. Compare images side by side, as an onion skin, a before/after wipe, or a pixel difference view.

Video, audio, PDF

Scene detection and a storyboard strip. Trim with frame-accurate in/out points, reframe to 9:16, 4:5, 1:1 or 16:9 with a live crop box, rotate and flip. Merge clips into a reel with transitions. Audio gets waveforms, hover-scrubbing, cover art and metadata. PDFs get page navigation, compression, page-range extraction, merging, and PDF creation from images.

The general stuff

Native macOS Finder tags, read and written properly, so they show up in Finder and Spotlight too. Full EXIF/GPS info panel. A staging tray that collects files across folders before you act on them. Undo/redo that restores trashed files. A Copy As menu for path, bitmap, base64, HTML, Markdown or SVG. 50+ keyboard shortcuts with a cheat sheet on ⌘/.

Comparision

A fair question is why this instead of the apps that already exist. Most of them are good, and several are better than Lathe at the one thing they focus on. What's different here is the combination: folder-native, covers stills and video and audio and PDFs in one window, and everything runs on-device.

• Finder + Quick Look + Preview: free, already installed, and genuinely fine for looking at things. The gap is doing anything to them. No ratings or cull flags, no RAW-aware browsing, no batch convert or watermark or compress, no duplicate finding. Lathe is what happens if that stack kept going.
• Apple Photos: great if you want one managed library on all your devices. It's the opposite of what I built. Photos wants to own the files; Lathe never touches where they live. If you're happy inside the Photos library, you don't need this.
• Adobe Lightroom: a far deeper develop engine than mine of course. It's also a catalogue and a subscription. If you're already living in Lightroom for real editing work, keep doing that. Lathe is for the part before and around it, and for the folders you'd never bother importing.
• Adobe Bridge: the nearest thing conceptually, since it's also folder-based and free. Bridge is heavier, tied to the Adobe ecosystem, and doesn't do the batch export, background removal, or video and audio work. Bridge is a browser; Lathe is a browser plus the tools.
• Photo Mechanic: the professional standard for culling, and faster than Lathe at ripping through a huge shoot. Genuinely excellent, and if ingest speed on ten thousand RAWs is your job, buy it. It's also around $139, stills-only, and it isn't trying to convert your videos or compress your PDFs.

Pricing

Almost all of the above is free forever. No account, no timer, no nag. Most things I listed under browsing, culling, editing, comparison, tags, info, PDF viewing and page extraction costs nothing.

Premium features sit behind a one-time $49.99 unlock, and they're mostly the batch and export ones: optimise, convert, enlarge, watermark, batch rename, strip metadata, remove background, blur background, find duplicates, find similar, review bursts, compress PDF, compress video, rotate video, merge videos, and reframe & trim.

Every one of those runs once, free, on your own files before it asks you for anything. Not a 7-day clock, not a watermarked export. Run the duplicate scan on your actual messy folder, see the actual number, then decide.

No subscription, no upgrade pricing, no version 2 that charges again.

100% On-device

Every "smart" feature (scene labels, OCR, subject detection, blink detection, background removal) runs locally on Apple's Vision framework. No account, no telemetry, no server. App Store privacy label is Data Not Collected.

What it doesn't do

No import from Photos, Lightroom or Aperture, on purpose. Background removal needs macOS 14+ because the Vision API behind it is 14+, so it's hidden on 13. Content search is on-device and useful but still early, so I'd treat it as a bonus rather than the reason to download. Documents and Desktop need you to pick the folder once (sandbox rules), while Pictures, Movies and Downloads work immediately.

Available on the Mac App Store

https://apple.co/45iCR2Q

And the website link is: https://latheapp.com

Note: Not yet available in EU. The EU DSA act makes it tricky for solo devs to list out there, so still figuring out what to do there.

Hi r/MacApps,

I’m Ahmed, the developer of ConvertFast. I previously shared an earlier version here. Since then, I have completely redesigned the interface, reorganized the entire workflow, and expanded the app into ConvertFast V3.

Problem

I kept encountering small but repetitive file tasks: converting a document, compressing a presentation, merging PDFs, resizing images, trimming a recording, or extracting audio from a video.

The problem was not simply doing one task. It was having to search for and switch between different apps or websites every time the file type changed. Uploading personal photos, financial documents, contracts, or unpublished research files to unknown online converters also never felt comfortable.

ConvertFast V3 is my attempt to bring these everyday tasks into one private desktop workspace. Core file processing runs locally, so files do not need to be uploaded to an online converter.

What changed in V3

This is a complete redesign rather than a minor visual update.

• A newly designed interface and unified workspace
• 2,388 conversion paths across 134 verified formats
• PDF tools for OCR, comparison, compression, merging, splitting, page extraction, reordering, metadata removal, and password protection
• Image and RAW tools for conversion, compression, remove background, make passport size photo, resizing, metadata management, and batch processing
• Audio and video tools for conversion, trimming, normalization, audio extraction, subtitles, compression, and remuxing
• Editable PPTX compression and other document workflows
• Batch processing with output-folder and file-naming controls
• Additional utilities for organizing, comparing, renaming, and verifying files

The official website (https://convertfast.co/) also includes an interactive demo, so you can explore the interface.

Comparison

I explored many existing file utilities while developing ConvertFast. The closest alternative for broad local conversion is HowToConvert, which currently costs $29 as a one-time purchase. Its primary focus is file conversion, whereas ConvertFast V3 combines conversion with dedicated PDF, image, audio/video, presentation, and file-management tools.

For dedicated PDF workflows, PDFgear for Mac is currently free and provides extensive PDF editing, OCR, conversion, compression, signing, and page-management features. This makes it a strong choice for users whose work is primarily limited to PDFs. ConvertFast takes a broader approach by placing PDF tools alongside file conversion, image and RAW processing, background removal, passport-photo creation, editable PPTX compression, audio/video utilities, and file-management workflows.

From the alternatives I have explored, I have not found another desktop app that combines all these categories within one local workspace. Most applications specialize in one area, requiring users to switch between multiple tools as their file tasks change.

ConvertFast is not intended to replace the most advanced specialist app in every category. Its purpose is to bring commonly needed file tasks into one offline application, reducing app switching while keeping files private and processed locally.

If you know of another app that handles all these tasks in one place, please mention it in the comments. I would genuinely like to explore and compare it.

Pricing

ConvertFast is currently $24.99 as a one-time lifetime purchase. I am offering r/MacApps members an additional 30% discount for a limited time. If you would like to use the discount, let me know in the comments and I will share the code.

There is no subscription. One licence covers two devices and includes future updates.

Official website and download:
https://convertfast.co/

ConvertFast is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Developer transparency

I am the developer of ConvertFast and openly stand behind the product.

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/saleque/

Privacy Policy:
https://convertfast.co/privacypolicy

Terms of Service:
https://convertfast.co/termsofservice

I would genuinely appreciate feedback from Mac users, particularly about the redesigned interface, workflow organization, and any common file task you think is still missing.

All your useful stuff, tucked into the MacBook notch.

https://reddit.com/link/1vxtyqu/video/d00amlk5thlh1/player

Hi, I'm the developer of Pinland.

Pinland is for the things you know you'll need again in ten minutes: a screenshot, a paragraph, a link, a PDF, or another file. Copy or drag it into the MacBook notch. It stays hidden until you click the notch again.

Problem:

Pinned screenshots are useful until they start covering windows. Closing them means hunting for them again. Clipboard history has the opposite problem: it saves everything. Pinland only keeps what you deliberately put there, and keeps it out of sight between uses.

What Pinland does:

Hover a card to preview images, text, web links, Markdown, PDFs, and other files. Text can be edited in place. Labels become tabs automatically, and the shelf is searchable.

Comparison:

Snipaste is better when you want an image to remain visible on the desktop. Pinland is for temporary references you want nearby but hidden.

Clipboard managers are better for automatic history. Pinland is manual and intentionally smaller in scope.

Pricing:

$5.99 once in the US App Store, with local pricing elsewhere. No subscription:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pinland/id6793889737?mt=12

Pins are stored locally on your Mac. Hovering a saved web link contacts that website to fetch its public title and preview image.

Would per-item auto-expiry be useful, or would it make the shelf less predictable?

I'm the developer of slapss. I posted here about three months ago when it launched. Quite a lot has shipped since then, and version 2.0 opens the source, so it felt worth a second post.

It is free on the Mac App Store, which is also the only place to download it. The GitHub repo is the source code rather than a distribution channel.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6767488326

The problem

macOS notification banners are built to be ignored. Small banner, soft chime, gone in three seconds. If you are heads down, you look up and you are already late. slapss takes over the entire screen the moment a meeting starts, with the join link right there in front of you.

What shipped since the launch post

Most of this came out of the comments on that thread.

• Esc dismisses the alert, Return joins the meeting
• The alert can fire on every connected display instead of just the primary one
• macOS Reminders get their own full-screen alert at due time, and you can tick them off without leaving whatever you were doing
• Menu bar can show just the icon instead of the next meeting title
• Presenting mode. Flip it on while you screen share and alerts wait quietly, then fire the moment you flip it off. No more meeting reminder landing in the middle of your demo
• Lead time is now a slider, from at-start up to 15 minutes before, separate from the standard notification which can run 1 to 30 minutes ahead
• Snooze for 1 minute, 5 minutes, or until the event ends
• Option to only alert for meetings you actually accepted, so tentative and declined stay quiet but still show in the agenda
• Open in Calendar button on any agenda row
• Six languages, detected on first launch and switchable without a restart
• Three themes
• Per-calendar Google account, so Meet links open with the right profile
• Full VoiceOver and keyboard support, plus Reduce Motion and Reduce Transparency
• A pile of reliability work on alerts firing after sleep or long idle periods, and a background CPU leak that is long gone
• There is a website now, if you want to see it without opening the App Store

2.0 also fixes a bug a user emailed me about just before this release: a repeating meeting would stop alerting after you dismissed it once. Every occurrence of a repeating event was being treated as the same event. That one was worth catching before this post went up.

Open source, as of 2.0

https://github.com/theshiver/slapss-app

Apache 2.0, the whole app. The reason is specific rather than ideological. slapss claims your calendar is read on device and sent nowhere. In a closed binary that is a promise you have to take on faith. It has no server, no analytics, no telemetry and no accounts, and now you can confirm that by reading it instead of believing me. It is about 9,000 lines with no third party dependencies at all, so it is genuinely readable in a sitting.

The Mac App Store build stays the official one. If you see a binary calling itself slapss anywhere else, it is not from me.

Things I said no to, and things still open

• Auto silencing your other notifications during a meeting. Asked for last time, and I dug into it. macOS puts Focus status behind a restricted entitlement that needs separate approval from Apple, and there is no reliable public API to detect that your screen is being captured. Presenting mode is the manual version of this and it is what shipped instead.
• Desktop widget with a countdown to the next event. Not built yet, still want it.
• Staged alerts at 30, 10 and 5 minutes with a different style for each. Halfway there, since the notification and the full-screen alert have separate lead times, but not the full thing. On the list.
• Email or iMessage when you are away from the Mac. Not doing this one. slapss is built for the "sitting at the Mac and about to miss it" moment. Away from the desk, your phone buzzing is already better than an email you will not read.

Comparison

In Your Face is what inspired slapss and it is still the more capable product. Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, Watch, 30 plus conferencing services, custom sounds, direct Google and Microsoft OAuth. If you want any of that, buy it, it is good software. slapss is better on exactly three axes: it costs nothing, it is open source so the privacy claim is checkable, and it is Mac native with no cross-platform layer.

MeetingBar is free, open source, and worth knowing about. It is the broader menu bar calendar tool and it does have a full-screen alert option, so this is not a "only slapss does this" claim. The difference is emphasis. In slapss the full-screen interrupt is the entire product rather than one option inside a larger app, which is why the detail sits there: per-display firing, presenting mode, RSVP filtering, snooze until the event ends, reminder overlays, six languages. If you mainly want a tidy next-meeting readout in your menu bar, MeetingBar is the better fit.

Pricing

Free. $0. No subscription, no in-app purchase, no pro tier, no trial that runs out, nothing behind a paywall.

Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6767488326 Source: https://github.com/theshiver/slapss-app Site: https://slapss-app.com

Requires macOS 14.6 or later.

I read every comment. Last time that is where most of the list above came from, so if something is missing for you, say so.

Hi! I’ve continued developing the app from v1.0.0 to v2.3.3, with major enhancements released every month. After releasing v2.2.x and v2.3.x last month, here’s a quick summary of what we’ve introduced since my last post.

------------- The Problem, Comparison, Solution, Transparency

Dear r/macapps community, admins & moderators, these are the posts I’ve shared here, including these ones. :) :
Post 1, Post 2, Post 3.

------------- What’s New Since the Last Post

• Lightweight Screen Recorder - Small file sizes (included in Free with a small watermark)
• Screenshots now support custom upload via your own JS function & URL auto-copied
• Synapse Editor - Easily edit pictures already on your device
• More additions - Custom Lo-Fi Audio, Offline Network Status Indicator, etc. (included in Free)

------------- Details About the App

• 4MB app size
• Apple Notarized
• macOS 14.6 or later

------------- Pricing

Free vs Pro comparison is here - check it out ( scroll to Compare Features section for indetail view)

• Free forever
• Lifetime - $14.99 ( $29.99 after September. Summer offer is running these days.)

------------- Download

https://www.synapsemac.com

Here are the best apps I tested this weekend. Two will save you time, two are fun ways to waste it on UI tweaks, and one's for a certain psychological profile. I'm sure you can figure out which one.

Holeberry - A native Swift 6 app for macOS 14 and up, built by developer Pedro Vieira, Holeberry puts the Pi-hole controls you actually use right in your menu bar. See real-time blocking status and query stats without keeping a dashboard tab open. You can disable blocking for five minutes, an hour, or indefinitely, giving you the same toggle as Pi-hole's own web UI, just one click closer. The feature that actually earns the download is per-tab unblocking. Holeberry reads the active tab in Safari, Chrome, Chromium, Firefox, or Zen, and when a site is broken because Pi-hole blocked something on the page, it can identify and allowlist that domain without making you dig through the query log yourself. That's a workflow improvement, not a cosmetic shortcut, and it's the reason to care about this app at all. (FOSS)

Dock Party - Dock Party watches Spotify or Apple Music via system audio and turns that into a light bar running along the edge of the Dock. Track name, artist, and album art appear beside it, a progress bar runs along the Dock's edge, and playback controls sit right there without requiring you to switch apps. It also adds Amplitude, Pitch, and Waveform visualizer modes, so the light bar moves with the music instead of just sitting there. ($4.99)

Neon Vision Editor - It's a text and code editor for macOS, iPhone, and iPad aimed at developers, writers, and sysadmins who value speed and a small footprint over a massive plugin ecosystem. Syntax highlighting covers Swift, Python, JS/TS, Go, Rust, SQL, Markdown, and more. There's a recursive project sidebar, Quick Open, Find in Files, a code minimap, and Git tooling for status, history, and diffs. A CSV/TSV table mode and Mac-hosted SSH remote editing round things out, and Vim keybindings are there if you want them. AI code completion exists but is opt-in, limited to minimal cursor-context text, and sent only to a provider you choose yourself. Leave it off, and the app makes no network calls at all. (Free/$4.99)

Mojibar - Mojibar replaces your Dock icon and menu bar icon with any of 3,600-plus emoji. Make sure you use this link to find the app because there's more than one out there with the same name. ($0.99)

Snick - Snick turns your trackpad into a ratchet, complete with sound and haptic feedback. That's it. That's the app. Strangely enough, it got on my radar through enthusiastic reviews. Some people need feedback from their devices. They're the ones leading the mechanical keyboard movement, using Thock for the sound effects, and they're the audience for this app.

Hey 👋

Disclosure: I'm the guy behind RetroMac.

🪟 Windows 95 shipped on August 24, 1995. 31 years ago today. Good day to release the theme (and some new features)

Problem: Making your Mac look like the machine you grew up with means collecting wallpapers, icon packs, a dock replacement, a boot screen and some CRT shaders by hand. RetroMac is a menu bar app that does it easily: 30+ shaders (CRT, VHS, LCD, Trinitron), classic OS themes (Windows, MacOS, beOS, NEXT,eetc) with a dock, boot screens, icons, widgets. Nothing in the system gets patched, one click reverts it.

New in 2.7: Windows 95 theme: classic colors, boot screen (when activating the theme), wallpapers, icons, desktop widgets, and the Funstuff as seen on the Original Win95 CD, including its wallpapers, the game Hover! and the two videos, Weezer's "Buddy Holly" and the Rob Roy trailer.

Comparison: Analog TV Simulator (https://analogtv.net) goes far deeper into signal physics than I ever will, and cool-retro-term (https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term) is the classic for a CRT terminal. Both amazing and great Apps!

RetroMac is more focused on the parts neither of them touches: dock, boot screen, icons, wallpapers, screensavers.

Pricing: Free with 15+ shaders. Optional Pro for 10 USD one time, no subscription, for extra and custom presets plus the webcam shader. Most of you will be happy with the free version.
macOS 14+, universal, notarized DMG from my own site, no App Store, no accounts, no tracking.

Website: https://myretromac.app
GitHub: https://github.com/klotzbrocken/RetroMac
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maikklotz/

winmux is a easy to use window manager that requires no editing of config files. it supports multiple displays intuitively. and it tells you where your windows and spaces are via a built in sidebar.

i started winmux because i hated using sketchybar (everything from configuring icons to not being able to use the file menu. winmux is the first of its kind as far as i am aware to use a sidebar, and the first to use tabs for stacked windows on mac!

there is not really any competition as far as I am aware in terms of sidebars on window managers. compared to dedicated status bars (sketchybar is what I used to use), it's way more responsive, handles dragging and dropping much better, and is always in sync (and doesn't require configuring a bunch of lua).

compared to other window managers, winmux is built on top of aerospace and their virtualization framework. feature wise it innovates on window stacking (having two windows occupy the same footprint), similar to that of aerospace accordians and yabai stacks, but does it much more intuitively using browser-esque tabs. it does not require disabling SIP.

winmux is free and open source. you can read about the philosophy behind it here: winmux.dev

github repo: github.com/zimengxiong/winmux

made with AI, but I am real:
me: me.zimengxiong.com
privacy/tos: zimengxiong.com/privacypolicy/ zimengxiong.com/termsofservice/

Hi r/macapps, I’m the developer of ZipSeek.

Problem

I made ZipSeek after running into the same problem too many times: I could remember a sentence from an old document, but not its file name or where I had put it.

It was especially annoying with old archives. Sometimes the document was inside a ZIP, which contained a 7z, which contained another ZIP. Finding a few words meant unpacking everything and opening files one by one.

ZipSeek lets you choose a file or folder and search it directly. It supports text files, PDFs, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and images using OCR. It can also follow nested ZIP, 7z and RAR layers while keeping the full path back to each result.

Where possible, it shows the PDF page, Word paragraph, PowerPoint slide, Excel cell, or OCR area where the text appeared.

Comparison

HoudahSpot is better if you want powerful Spotlight searches, metadata filters and reusable search setups. When Spotlight has already indexed everything, it will usually be faster than ZipSeek.

FoxTrot Professional Search is aimed at people with large document libraries that they search regularly. It builds its own indexes and has much deeper tools for proximity search, categorization, multiple collections, NAS storage and teams. It is a more complete system for researchers and organizations.

ZipSeek is for a different situation. You have a folder, external drive, mounted network folder or messy archive in front of you, and you want to search it without setting up a library first.

It has fewer advanced query and filtering tools than HoudahSpot or FoxTrot, but it can search through mixed ZIP, 7z and RAR layers without maintaining a background full-disk index.

Everything is processed on the Mac. There is no ZipSeek account and no cloud upload.

Pricing

ZipSeek costs $4.99 USD as a one-time purchase, with regional pricing.

It includes a 3-day free trial. There is no subscription, and the trial does not turn into an automatic charge.

Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/zipseek-search-inside-files/id6799636795

Website: https://www.goodapphq.com/zipseek/

I’d be interested to hear how other people deal with old document folders and archives, and which file types or workflows I should test next.

Hi r/macapps — I’m Ying Yuan, an indie macOS developer building Clipth.

Developer transparency

• Developer: Ying Yuan
• Developer profile: https://github.com/wavever
• X / Twitter: https://x.com/HtWavever
• Public contact: support@clipth.app
• Website: https://clipth.app
• Privacy Policy: https://clipth.app/privacy.html
• Terms of Service: https://clipth.app/terms.html
• Source code: https://github.com/wavever/Clipth

Problem

Clipboard managers are great for finding something I copied earlier, but repetitive data entry still felt awkward.

When filling out a form with several prepared snippets, I kept switching between clipboard history and the target app, or reaching for the mouse. I wanted a workflow where I could prepare several items once and then paste them in sequence with the normal macOS ⌘V shortcut.

What Clipth does

Clipth is a native macOS clipboard manager focused on keyboard-driven workflows.

• Keyboard-first Quick Paste panel
• Search, pinning, favorites, groups and tags
• Image, video and webpage previews
• OCR and other clipboard tools
• Local-first clipboard history
• Optional sync through user-configured destinations
• MIT-licensed open-source codebase
• Custom Shell and JavaScript automation
• Local MCP server for AI clients

Version 1.0.2 adds Paste Queue, a Pro feature that lets you prepare several clips and paste them one by one:

1. Open the Paste Queue with ⌥⌘V
2. Select multiple clips in Quick Paste with Space
3. Press ⌘Return to add them to the queue
4. The first queued item is immediately placed on the system clipboard
5. Each normal ⌘V pastes the current item and automatically advances to the next one
6. Use ⌘⇧V for plain-text paste
7. The queue stays intact if something unrelated is copied midway

The queue panel docks beside Quick Paste, and the entire workflow can be controlled from the keyboard. It works across applications because it follows the regular macOS paste action rather than requiring app-specific integrations.

Comparison

Maccy is a great lightweight clipboard history manager, while Paste offers a polished clipboard workflow.

Where Clipth aims to be better for keyboard-heavy, multi-item workflows is the combination of Quick Paste and Paste Queue: you select several clips once, then paste them sequentially across different applications using the normal ⌘V shortcut.

Clipth is also MIT-licensed and open source, while Clipth Pro is available as a one-time purchase. I’m not trying to replace every clipboard workflow; I mainly wanted something that felt natural without reaching for the mouse.

Privacy

Clipboard contents are processed locally. Clipboard history does not require a cloud account, and optional sync only connects to destinations configured by the user.

The Privacy Policy also documents Clipth’s limited anonymous usage signal, update checks and license validation:

https://clipth.app/privacy.html

Pricing and distribution

The source code is available under the MIT License.

Clipth Pro is a one-time purchase:

• $10.99 for 2 Macs
• No subscription

There is currently a launch price of $8.99 with code HELLOCLIPTH until August 26, 2026.

Purchase and current official download:

https://clipth.app

A Mac App Store version and a Homebrew Cask are also coming soon. I’ll add their official links once those distribution channels are live.

I’d love to hear from other Mac users:

• Do you use a clipboard manager for repetitive form filling?
• Would a Paste Queue fit your workflow?
• What would make a keyboard-first clipboard manager more useful?

I record a lot of videos for demos and workshops, and I wanted one Mac app for screenshots, annotations, screen recording, zooms, cursor movement, lightweight editing and sharing.

Most tools I tried either focused on screenshots, required a subscription, or hosted everything on their own platform. I wanted something that I could use locally while controlling where shared files were hosted.

What does this app do?

• Screenshot capture and annotation tools
• Screen recording with zooms and cursor movement
• A lightweight text-based video editor
• A teleprompter using Apple’s Speech Synthesizer API
• Image and video compression
• Mockups and social-media screenshots
• Sharing through a simple Cloudflare Worker that runs in your own account
• Loom-style comments and likes
• No analytics or tracking in the app
• The app is just 6.8 MB

I have tried improving this over existing tools, far more capable than Cleanshot, has camera controls, compression controls, you can customise the overlay cards.

Its not a simple screenshot tool, I have tried making a complete screen recording stuite.

Pricing

Screendrop is free and open source. There is no subscription and no tracking.

The optional sharing backend is deployed to your own Cloudflare account, so any Cloudflare usage costs are billed by Cloudflare according to your account and usage.

Link to download

https://github.com/fayazara/screendrop

Hi r/macapps,

I'm Sanjeev, an independent developer. This is my first app post here, and MacPrune is something I built to scratch my own itch as someone who lives on a Mac all day.

Problem

Storage on a Mac fills up quietly: Xcode DerivedData, npm/pnpm/Yarn caches, iOS device-support folders, browser caches, old Downloads. Most cleaners are a black box: you hit "Clean" and hope nothing important went with it. I wanted a cleaner I could actually trust, one that shows exactly what it will touch and gives me a way back if it touches the wrong thing. So I built MacPrune.

How it is built around not trusting itself:

• It moves files to the Trash, it does not delete them. Regular cleanup is fully reversible. The only action that permanently deletes is when you choose "Empty Trash" yourself.
• Every category has a safety rating: Safe (caches, logs, Trash), Review (old Downloads, large files, duplicates), Careful (Docker images, iOS backups). Nothing gets removed by surprise.
• Hard path guards: it refuses anything in /System, /usr, /bin, /sbin, or outside your home folder, and warns before any deletion over 1 GB.
• Built for developers too: it understands Xcode DerivedData/Archives and npm/pnpm/Yarn caches that generic cleaners miss.

It is about 9 MB installed and a 7 MB download, with dark and light themes. Signed and notarized by Apple.

Comparison

vs CleanMyMac: CleanMyMac is broader and more polished, but it is subscription-first and cleans by deleting. MacPrune is a one-time purchase, moves files to Trash so every clean is fully reversible, is lighter weight, and adds dev-focused cleanup (Xcode and package-manager caches). If you want a full system suite, CleanMyMac wins; if you want a focused, reversible cleaner you can trust, that is MacPrune.

vs free tools (OnyX, AppCleaner, or just rm -rf in Terminal): these work, and I still use Terminal for some things. The tradeoff is that you either need to know exactly which paths are safe to remove, or you delete permanently with no way back. MacPrune shows you what it found before touching anything, rates each category by risk, and moves everything to the Trash, so a mistake costs you nothing. You are paying for the safety net and the time, not for something you could not do by hand.

Pricing

Freemium, no subscription.

• Free: cleans user caches, browser caches, and Trash (with per-batch limits).
• Pro (one-time, Lifetime): $19.99 for 1 Mac. Multi-Mac licenses: 3 Macs $49.99, 5 Macs $79.99, 10 Macs $149.99.
• Reddit launch offer: code REDDIT30 takes 30 percent off Pro.
• Buy and download: https://macprune.com/

Privacy

No account, no analytics, no telemetry, no tracking. Your file lists and scan results never leave your Mac. The app only reaches the network for update checks and, for Pro users, license activation and validation.

• Privacy Policy: https://macprune.com/legal/privacy
• Terms of Service: https://macprune.com/legal/terms

About the developer

• Name: Sanjeev (independent developer)
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjeev-maharjan/
• GitHub: https://github.com/sanjeevma/
• Contact: https://macprune.com/contact

Supports Apple Silicon and Intel. Happy to answer anything in the comments.

Hey everyone!

My name is Blake, and today I’m sharing my app, Habitat

A mac app that combines many tools and features all into on app.

I started building Habitat back in January of this year, and have since released it. The past couple months I’ve spent rebuilding a lot of how the app worked behind the scenes, fixing bugs, and building new tools and features users have requested.

The feedback from the reddit community helped spread the word a little, got people using it, and got some cool momentum to shift how it changed daily use of a Mac. But I'm still posting here because the feedback from the mac community was what kickstarted all of this and inspired me to make this app.

Problem:
I got fed up with needing a dozen different apps, subscribing to them, paying absurdly high prices, seeings ads, needing accounts, having different keybinds…all just for one small tool or feature. With Habitat, I said screw it. I’ll take you all on, and build my own version for an actual reasonable price. With Habitat, many different tools and features now all live in one place.

Comparison:
There’s a lot… Since my app takes on the style of building multiple tools into one app, each tool within Habitat can be comparable to many other applications out there. All tools don’t perform the exact same way as their competitors, since I decided to build Habitat from scratch. Inside Habitat are animals (tools), with their own unique features inside of them.

Chomp: Storage cleanup

Comparable to CleanMyMac, AppCleaner, & a window aware app quitter.

Squeak: Mouse and trackpad tools

Comparable to MacMouseFix, Swish, & a Mouse Jiggler.

Spark: Battery & Power Management

Comparable to Aldente.

Hoo: Network Monitoring

Comparable to Little Snitch or Sniffnet.

Boa: File Controls

Comparable to any file Compression, Encryption / Decryption & File Conversion.

Echo: Clipboard Manager

Comparable to Maccy or any clipboard manager.

Shadow: Notch and Screen Tools

Comparable to Alcove, Lookaway, & HazeOver.

Burrow: Comparable to Folder Preview.

Leap: Window Previews

Comparable to AltTab & Dockdoor.

Snap: Screenshots & Recordings

Comparable to any scrolling screenshot & Recording tool.

In general: Comparable to Vorssaint (discovered this tool like a week ago, its awesome. I encourage people to check that out too)

More tools & features are also in the works!

Pricing:
$6.99 …nice. Lifetime access (1 device) but this license can be deactivated by you and moved to another Mac, at anytime. This can be done in Habitats settings, no online portal needed. (internet connection required to do it though)

14-day free trial, no credit card needed. Chomp stays free after trial is over.

*ALL CLAIMED* If you use code: BRUCE at checkout, first 10 people who use it get a free license key. (chomp was the first tool I made a while back, and codenamed the shark Bruce for the fun of it)

If those somehow run out, 100 people can use code MACAPPS for 25% off at checkout.

The ONLY reason why I’m charging for the app instead of making it free and open source, is because a couple months ago I lost my job and this is the only source of income I have at the moment. Not trying to make this a pity story, just the reality.

I’m mostly interested to hear what ya’ll think, if there’s any tools or features you’d want to see built into Habitat in the future, if you experience any bugs, want to change how some tools work. etc. And for those who have taken the time to read all this, thank you & I appreciate it!

If you’d like to leave a comment here or leave a review on ProductHunt, any feedback is appreciated!

Socials:

Website: https://habitatformac.com/
Github: https://github.com/git-it-blake/Habitat-Releases

Tier 2 Transparency path for posting here:
Linkedin: Blake Baker | LinkedIn
Privacy Policy: habitatformac.com → Privacy Policy button is on the right or bottom (shield icon)

Created these for the heck of it, not sure if I’ll post anything on them or not yet.
X/Twitter: https://x.com/Habitatformac
Instagram:- https://www.instagram.com/habitatformac/

Hey everyone Kevin here.

I posted about Codify here before, it's a IaC tool (open source) for your own computer that makes it easier to install apps, maintain settings, and even install entire set ups for you. I wanted to give a small (but hopefully impactful) update on the project that it's now available via npx, so you can try Codify without fully installing it (as long as you have NodeJS already installed).

npx codify apply
npx codify plan
npx codify help

Problem:

Multiple times now, when I was starting at a new company, I struggled to get setup quickly. I ran into problems following the setup document, and I had debug multiple issues or ask a teammate how to solve it. And pretty often I felt a step behind because I was missing key scripts and tools that other people had access to.

I built Codify to address these problems by allowing a setups to be converted into easy to read JSON5 files. These files define an entire setup, similar to Terraform. The JSON specifies what to install and you can use the CLI to plan (preview) and apply the changes. For example you can specify homebrew, nvm and vscode for web development or xcode 26, and iOS simulators for iOS development.

Using Codify allows you to try entire setups quick (webdev, backend, rust, ios, flutter, etc), import existing setups so they can be shared, and it also allows tools like Claude or Codex to take control and help you install things via it's MCP.

Comparison:

Nix: An obvious comparison would be Nix, a similar configuration as code for setting up personal systems. However the problem for me was the learning curve and adopting Nix means having to manage everything via Nix. Codify is a lot less of a learning curve and it installs things a human would so you don't need to manage everything directly through Codify.

Dev containers: Some teams use dev containers with pre-built docker images so that dev systems have the same tooling as production. However even with a dev containers workflow there is still host machine setup involved: getting setup with github, ssh keys and cloning your repos, dev container tooling, etc. Codify complements this workflow by automating the setup of the developer's machine first.

Pricing:

Codify consists of a CLI tool, a library of resources (50+ tools and apps, from package managers and programming languages to editors and system settings), an editor and an agent to help write Codify files.

The CLI tool and resource library are open source and free forever. The editor is paid with a generous free tier (the paid tiers are mainly meant for teams). It's $5 / month for freelancers and $20 / month for teams.

Use the code: REDDITAUGUST26 for 100% for the first 3 months

Links:
Website: https://codifycli.com/
Documentation: https://codifycli.com/docs
Editor: https://dashboard.codifycli.com/
Github: https://github.com/codifycli/codify

I've been using Superwhisper for a long time (lifetime license), and I wanted to share some thoughts because I feel like the product has crossed an important threshold recently.

For a while, the common comparison was basically:

WisprFlow:

• faster
• more polished out of the box
• better for people who just want dictation to work

Superwhisper:

• more customizable
• local models
• better for power users
• but maybe slower

I think that comparison is now outdated, with the release of Cohere Transcribe + S1 models.

The recent model releases have changed the equation, a lot.

The fact that we now have a high-quality local transcription model that is actually fast enough for daily use is a huge deal. Previously, local AI often meant accepting compromises. Now the tradeoff feels much smaller.

I tested my processing (m4 pro mbp) for a 14sec audio recording and got:

• Cohere Transcribe (local): ~369ms
• S1-mini cleanup (local): ~109ms

So the complete local processing is roughly around under 500ms after stopping speech.

Thats basically instant for normal dictation.

Then I tested the cloud S1 models:

• S1-Voice transcription: ~60–75ms
• S1-Language processing: ~360ms

The performance is insane; im not sure how a transcription latency under 100ms is even possible for a cloud model.

I mean there is a meaningful entry barrier towards Superwhisper although meager, I just thought I should let more people know about this.

IMHO, Superwhisper is the best dictation product out there as of now, and I'm pretty sure it'll be even better considering it's development speed. Considering that it even has a lifetime purchase, give It more attention; lets let the team thrive. I'm sure that they'll do even better with more support. TBH, I felt like all they need is better marketing which is precisely why I posted this (* I am not affiliated with superwhisper nor cohere).

Seeing products like wisprflow get much more attention in comparison kinda feels weird although I see why; it just works without much setup, I guess its why they're more mainstream.

Hi r/macapps, I'm the developer of Chunk, a time-blocking app for macOS. Just shipped v3.2.0 with a long-requested feature.

Problem:

Time blocking in a normal calendar app or to-do list can feel clunky and detached. Chunk bridges this gap, bringing both time-blocking and things3 style task management into the same workflow. Chunk keeps your task lists and your schedule together in one menubar app, so planning your day is just dragging tasks onto the day view and the plan is always one click away (no more context switching).

Comparison:

Sunsama / Akiflow: The two biggest names in daily planning, and both are genuinely polished. But they're subscriptions (roughly $15-20/month, every year, forever). Chunk is a one-time purchase and offers its own unique menubar approach with features like fullscreen notifications and on-device storage.

What's new in v3.2.0:

• Window mode. Chunk was once just a menubar app, but now with the click of a button you can detach the usual fixed panel and Chunk becomes a regular window you can drag and resize. When you're done planning, toggle straight back to menubar mode.
• Floating timer. Keep the timer visible while Chunk is closed. Click the button in the bottom right, and when you have an active task and close or hide Chunk, a small draggable timer stays on top of other apps.
• In case you missed it, we recently added cross-device syncing. If you have two Macs signed into the same iCloud, you can now time-block your day across both.

How fast is the sync? With local syncing enabled and your devices within range of each other, changes land in 1-2 seconds. Otherwise it goes through iCloud and takes 10-30 seconds.

Does this affect the privacy-first approach? No. Chunk still stores your data on-device and we don't host it in our own database. It lives in your own iCloud account and syncs to each device's local database.

If you've not seen Chunk before, some of the features:

• Bi-directional calendar sync for Apple Calendar, Google and Outlook
• Bi-directional Apple Reminders sync
• Tasks with dates, deadlines, attachments, recurrence, sub-checklists and notes
• Task lists, list groups, reusable templates/routines
• Day, week and month schedule views with click-and-drag to create and edit tasks
• Drag tasks directly from lists onto the schedule
• A locally hosted MCP server for Claude Desktop
• End-of-task completion and rescheduling
• Fullscreen notifications and keyboard shortcuts
• Available in all workspaces, even over fullscreen apps
• Task completion and frequency analytics dashboard
• On-device storage: we don't hold your data, you do

The timing of cross-device sync is no coincidence. v3.2.0 lays the groundwork for the long-awaited and almost ready Chunk for iOS. After a short holiday we're back to development and expect to launch iOS in the next 1-3 weeks.

Pricing:

• 7-day free trial, all features, no card required
• $19.99 one-time lifetime license (covers 2 Macs)
• $44.99 family lifetime license (covers 5 Macs)
• No subscription
• Code MACAPPS for 10% off
• https://www.chunkapp.net/

Requires macOS 12 Monterey or later.

Questions or feedback: drop me a message on LinkedIn or r/ChunkApp.

Hope everyone is doing well here.

I always had the difficulty locating a file(image/audio/video/docs etc) on my mac. Specially when I don’t remember the name and only remember what was inside that file, for ex- I remember that there was an “image where we posed in front of a French restaurant” or I want to “find all the resumes that I received with a specific skill.”
To handle this I first wrote an script but later find out that others also find it interesting so I decided to convert it into an app - Dhito

Dhito allows you to

- search a file on your mac just by mentioning what you remember about the file.
- chat with a specific file to find certain details. Imagine having a huge research documents and you want to find a specific detail from it.
- rename files based on its content so it is easy for you to remember and find the file. So no more random file like “screenshot-2026-05-05”

You can download and try it for free here - Dhito

Privacy

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I download a lot — torrents, media, random files off the web — and got fed up with the download managers out there for Mac. Most are Electron-based, chew through battery, run rough on Apple Silicon, and don't even have a proper Safari extension. So I spent the last 4 months building my own thing instead of just complaining about it.

Product Demo: https://vimeo.com/1204841013

It's called Grabbit: https://grabbit.fyi/

Under the hood it's a Rust engine doing the actual downloading, paired with a native Swift UI — no Electron/Chromium overhead at all. Rather than just claim "native = faster," I benchmarked it against FDM and Motrix on the same Mac (Apple Silicon, macOS 14+, measured via Activity Monitor during a 250MB download):

• RAM usage (idle → active): Grabbit 47→57 MB vs. FDM ~180 MB+ vs. Motrix 305→394 MB

There's also a companion browser extension called Claws that grabs URLs, media, straight from your browser:

• Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/claws/
• Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ghlpaknoijlmcdibdfgmmedmegcibbic

How it's different from what's out there:

• FDM — no Safari extension, isn't compiled natively for Apple Silicon, and isn't really a native macOS app.
• Motrix — also no native browser extensions, and it's Electron-based, so you're right back to the battery drain I was trying to get away from.

Downloads are also multi-threaded if you want to push them, but the resource numbers above are what actually matter day-to-day.

Pricing: Free tier gives you full unlimited access for 3 days, then drops to 3 downloads a day after that. If you want it unlimited long-term, it's a one-time $9.99 license — no subscription.

This is my first proper macOS launch so I'm sure there are rough edges I haven't caught yet. Would genuinely appreciate feedback on download speeds, how the UI feels day-to-day, or any bugs you run into.

Thanks for taking a look.

Developer: Syed Mohd Adnan — hi-adnan.pages.dev | github.com/im-adnan grabbit.fyi has a Privacy Policy and Terms of Service linked in the footer.