[OS] Performance Monitor (Free forever!): an open-source macOS menu bar system monitor without telemetry!
Performance MonitorProblem:I wanted to see what my Mac is actually doing without paying a subscription or handing over telemetry to find out. Most of the good menu bar monitors are paid, and a few of the free ones are abandoned or phone home. I also didn't want the monitor to become a meaningful part of what it was measuring, which is a real issue with some of them.It shows CPU, memory, network, disk, GPU, per-sensor temperatures and fan speeds, SSD wear, system power draw in watts, and battery health. Each metric has a detail window, there's a history view going back 30 days, threshold alerts, and it's translated into 7 languages.Comparison:Stats (free, open source) is the obvious one and it's genuinely good. I treat it as the benchmark. Things mine does that Stats doesn't: SSD wear level read from NVMe SMART with no root needed, a history window with 30 days of data on disk, updates that are Ed25519 signed and verified inside the app before installing, and an opt-in beta channel with a one click way back to stable. Stats is more mature and has more menu bar layout options than I do.iStat Menus is the paid one, roughly 12 euros. It does more than mine and it's more polished. Mine is free and open source and will stay that way.Where mine is weaker than both: Apple Silicon only (M1 or later, macOS 14+), and it isn't notarised, so the first launch needs right click then Open. An Apple Developer ID costs 99 euros a year and I can't justify that for a free app yet. Updates are signature checked either way. Don't take my word for the safety though, the entire repo is open source so feel free to check for yourself!Pricing: Free. MIT licensed. No paid tier, no features held back, no accounts.brew install --cask inequitas/tap/performance-monitorhttps://github.com/inequitas/performancemonitor or https://perfmon.knhome.nlFull disclosure: I built this with a lot of help from Claude (Anthropic's AI).The architecture and the product decisions are mine and I reviewed the code, but much of the implementation and all of the non-English translations came from that.Those translations could genuinely use corrections from native speakers though, so if you want to lend a hand you're more than welcome to!.
Submitted July 29, 2026 at 11:37PM by ApolloImBurning
on r/macapps via https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1va9wgw/os_performance_monitor_free_forever_an_opensource/?utm_source=iftttAn @AppleStyleOfficial project
Performance MonitorProblem:I wanted to see what my Mac is actually doing without paying a subscription or handing over telemetry to find out. Most of the good menu bar monitors are paid, and a few of the free ones are abandoned or phone home. I also didn't want the monitor to become a meaningful part of what it was measuring, which is a real issue with some of them.It shows CPU, memory, network, disk, GPU, per-sensor temperatures and fan speeds, SSD wear, system power draw in watts, and battery health. Each metric has a detail window, there's a history view going back 30 days, threshold alerts, and it's translated into 7 languages.Comparison:Stats (free, open source) is the obvious one and it's genuinely good. I treat it as the benchmark. Things mine does that Stats doesn't: SSD wear level read from NVMe SMART with no root needed, a history window with 30 days of data on disk, updates that are Ed25519 signed and verified inside the app before installing, and an opt-in beta channel with a one click way back to stable. Stats is more mature and has more menu bar layout options than I do.iStat Menus is the paid one, roughly 12 euros. It does more than mine and it's more polished. Mine is free and open source and will stay that way.Where mine is weaker than both: Apple Silicon only (M1 or later, macOS 14+), and it isn't notarised, so the first launch needs right click then Open. An Apple Developer ID costs 99 euros a year and I can't justify that for a free app yet. Updates are signature checked either way. Don't take my word for the safety though, the entire repo is open source so feel free to check for yourself!Pricing: Free. MIT licensed. No paid tier, no features held back, no accounts.brew install --cask inequitas/tap/performance-monitorhttps://github.com/inequitas/performancemonitor or https://perfmon.knhome.nlFull disclosure: I built this with a lot of help from Claude (Anthropic's AI).The architecture and the product decisions are mine and I reviewed the code, but much of the implementation and all of the non-English translations came from that.Those translations could genuinely use corrections from native speakers though, so if you want to lend a hand you're more than welcome to!.
Submitted July 29, 2026 at 11:37PM by ApolloImBurning
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6 Notion Alternatives in 2026: Faster Notes, Wikis & Project Tracking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olHVCGzqUUs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olHVCGzqUUs
App to make videos for appstore?
Last night apple got on my nerves, i was trying to add a short screen recording before submitting an app update.
This were the steps:
- record screen with cmd+shift+5 and a random crop, just to test to get an error about the resolution, because the specs are not in your face and need to dig in
- got the error, video must be 1920x1080
- surprise, my mbp16 has less resolution, research how to do it though because it’s ridiculous to need a bigger screen for this, received all kind of useless advices by AI&co then i went to system settings and saw that i have a higher res setting. Now i could select a 1920x1080 crop when recording
- said and done, upload the video, again resolution error. I look in finder and my video is actually 3000px and something not 1920.
- research how to resize it. I had already handbrake installed, converted to 1080p with it. Surprise, the horizontal is 1928 or smth, can’t upload this.
Not being willing to install any tool i tried quicktime. It worked, it scaled down to the correct res
- upload to apple. Your stpd video has no sound, try again
- research on how to add sound, install ffmpeg and add sound
- upload to apple. Your stpd video is in the wrong frame rate
- abandoned the whole thing, submitted the app without video and went to bedWhat do you use to make appstore videos?
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 10:09AM by cristi_baluta
on r/macapps via https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1vancmw/app_to_make_videos_for_appstore/?utm_source=iftttAn @AppleStyleOfficial project
Last night apple got on my nerves, i was trying to add a short screen recording before submitting an app update.
This were the steps:
- record screen with cmd+shift+5 and a random crop, just to test to get an error about the resolution, because the specs are not in your face and need to dig in
- got the error, video must be 1920x1080
- surprise, my mbp16 has less resolution, research how to do it though because it’s ridiculous to need a bigger screen for this, received all kind of useless advices by AI&co then i went to system settings and saw that i have a higher res setting. Now i could select a 1920x1080 crop when recording
- said and done, upload the video, again resolution error. I look in finder and my video is actually 3000px and something not 1920.
- research how to resize it. I had already handbrake installed, converted to 1080p with it. Surprise, the horizontal is 1928 or smth, can’t upload this.
Not being willing to install any tool i tried quicktime. It worked, it scaled down to the correct res
- upload to apple. Your stpd video has no sound, try again
- research on how to add sound, install ffmpeg and add sound
- upload to apple. Your stpd video is in the wrong frame rate
- abandoned the whole thing, submitted the app without video and went to bedWhat do you use to make appstore videos?
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 10:09AM by cristi_baluta
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DeltaSnap - Undo for your whole Mac (Native APFS Snapshot Management and Filesystem Version Control Tool)
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1vaoa9o
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 11:04AM by yadvr
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https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1vaoa9o
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 11:04AM by yadvr
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Apps I am not uninstalling
It’s been some time since my last post. Not because I haven’t continued testing nearly every app on the planet. I’ve simply been a little busy when it comes to checking in.Quite a few apps have found their way onto my Mac recently. Some are new discoveries, while others have convinced me to change direction and replace apps I’d been using for years. Most importantly, these are apps I’ve actually kept installed, which, if you know me, is already quite an endorsement.Mole ($19,00) and Burrow (free)My favourite recent discovery is still Mole, which I briefly mentioned in my previous post. Many people first came across Mole as a Terminal-based tool, and that’s where I initially fell in love with it. When I discovered that it was also available as a standalone app, I couldn’t have been happier.Mole makes removing apps and all the little files they leave behind quick and painless. The standalone version does come at a cost, but a free alternative called Burrow has also appeared. Burrow is packed with functionality and, on paper, may even offer more. I really wanted it to become my first choice, but it feels slightly slower on my Mac, almost as though it’s lagging behind the task.That small performance difference has kept me firmly with Mole. For now, it remains my uninstaller of choice.FaceGate (free) and Face Unlock (free)FaceGate is one of those rare apps that immediately landed on my must-have list. In fact, it feels like something Apple should have included with macOS from the beginning.It allows you to lock sensitive applications behind facial recognition, Touch ID or a secure password. Everything is processed on the device, with no telemetry, which makes perfect sense for an app designed around privacy.Installation is smooth, and the facial recognition feels much like using Face ID on an iPhone. Within a few minutes, your chosen apps are protected—and it’s completely free.I enjoyed it so much that I contacted the developer to ask whether they might consider creating something similar for folders, or perhaps even for unlocking the Mac after it wakes from sleep. As someone who genuinely loves the app, I’d happily pay for those features.I also tested a similar app called Face Unlock, which focuses on the Mac’s lock screen. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get it working. It didn’t have quite the same polished installation or overall appeal as FaceGate, although I suspect my problem may have been an incorrect installation rather than a lack of functionality.EasyDMG (Free)For years, I’ve relied on third-party apps to handle DMG installations. I used RapidDMG for a long time and, more recently, discovered that Supercharge could do much the same thing.Pure curiosity led me to try EasyDMG. At its core, it handles DMG files in a similar way: you double-click, and the installation is taken care of for you. The feature that really stood out to me, however, is its ability to install unsigned applications when you specifically choose to allow them.I’ve been a happy Sentinel user for a long time and still absolutely love it. Even so, there’s something wonderfully convenient about simply opening a DMG and letting one app handle the entire process.EasyDMG is simple, useful and free which makes it very easy to recommend and, ironically, well worth paying for.Sxitch (free & Paid)I’ve always been drawn to quick launchers, so when Sxitch appeared, I was curious to see what it could offer that the many existing launchers didn’t.Its promise is that every app is just one key away, and it genuinely delivers on that idea. The learning curve is gentle, the interface is attractive, and it appears neatly in the middle of the screen as an alternative to the traditional Dock.It should be particularly appealing to anyone who prefers keyboard shortcuts over old-school navigation. I currently have it installed and am genuinely enjoying playing with it.Will it still be on my Mac a year from now? I can’t promise that. Not because it isn’t a beautiful or clever app, but because I’m currently…
It’s been some time since my last post. Not because I haven’t continued testing nearly every app on the planet. I’ve simply been a little busy when it comes to checking in.Quite a few apps have found their way onto my Mac recently. Some are new discoveries, while others have convinced me to change direction and replace apps I’d been using for years. Most importantly, these are apps I’ve actually kept installed, which, if you know me, is already quite an endorsement.Mole ($19,00) and Burrow (free)My favourite recent discovery is still Mole, which I briefly mentioned in my previous post. Many people first came across Mole as a Terminal-based tool, and that’s where I initially fell in love with it. When I discovered that it was also available as a standalone app, I couldn’t have been happier.Mole makes removing apps and all the little files they leave behind quick and painless. The standalone version does come at a cost, but a free alternative called Burrow has also appeared. Burrow is packed with functionality and, on paper, may even offer more. I really wanted it to become my first choice, but it feels slightly slower on my Mac, almost as though it’s lagging behind the task.That small performance difference has kept me firmly with Mole. For now, it remains my uninstaller of choice.FaceGate (free) and Face Unlock (free)FaceGate is one of those rare apps that immediately landed on my must-have list. In fact, it feels like something Apple should have included with macOS from the beginning.It allows you to lock sensitive applications behind facial recognition, Touch ID or a secure password. Everything is processed on the device, with no telemetry, which makes perfect sense for an app designed around privacy.Installation is smooth, and the facial recognition feels much like using Face ID on an iPhone. Within a few minutes, your chosen apps are protected—and it’s completely free.I enjoyed it so much that I contacted the developer to ask whether they might consider creating something similar for folders, or perhaps even for unlocking the Mac after it wakes from sleep. As someone who genuinely loves the app, I’d happily pay for those features.I also tested a similar app called Face Unlock, which focuses on the Mac’s lock screen. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get it working. It didn’t have quite the same polished installation or overall appeal as FaceGate, although I suspect my problem may have been an incorrect installation rather than a lack of functionality.EasyDMG (Free)For years, I’ve relied on third-party apps to handle DMG installations. I used RapidDMG for a long time and, more recently, discovered that Supercharge could do much the same thing.Pure curiosity led me to try EasyDMG. At its core, it handles DMG files in a similar way: you double-click, and the installation is taken care of for you. The feature that really stood out to me, however, is its ability to install unsigned applications when you specifically choose to allow them.I’ve been a happy Sentinel user for a long time and still absolutely love it. Even so, there’s something wonderfully convenient about simply opening a DMG and letting one app handle the entire process.EasyDMG is simple, useful and free which makes it very easy to recommend and, ironically, well worth paying for.Sxitch (free & Paid)I’ve always been drawn to quick launchers, so when Sxitch appeared, I was curious to see what it could offer that the many existing launchers didn’t.Its promise is that every app is just one key away, and it genuinely delivers on that idea. The learning curve is gentle, the interface is attractive, and it appears neatly in the middle of the screen as an alternative to the traditional Dock.It should be particularly appealing to anyone who prefers keyboard shortcuts over old-school navigation. I currently have it installed and am genuinely enjoying playing with it.Will it still be on my Mac a year from now? I can’t promise that. Not because it isn’t a beautiful or clever app, but because I’m currently…
I built a timer for my day trading needs but ended up using it more to stop doom scrolling.
https://v.redd.it/xe36abgflcgh1
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 01:30PM by SpaceAngler03
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https://v.redd.it/xe36abgflcgh1
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 01:30PM by SpaceAngler03
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[OS] Blankie: a free, open-source ambient sound mixer for Mac (no subscription, no IAPs)
https://i.redd.it/jj28sdgvpcgh1.jpeg
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 01:25PM by amerpie
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https://i.redd.it/jj28sdgvpcgh1.jpeg
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 01:25PM by amerpie
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Pokey: tiny menu bar app that adds life to your screen shares
https://reddit.com/link/1vat1if/video/zy3k2coq7dgh1/playerHey, I'm Mike! 👋ProblemDuring work calls I often want to throw in a quick reaction or bit of personality without interrupting anyone verbally, so I built a tiny Mac menu bar app that turns your cursor into an expressive hand pointer.I posted a demo on Threads a while back and it did better than I expected: 35k views, 750+ likes, 30+ sales. Turns out people want a little personality back in their routine calls.What it actually doesPokey does one thing: it changes how your cursor looks and feels while keeping it fully functional. My favorite part is the click reactions, it taps along with your clicks, and the faster you click, the more expressive it gets. There's also a presentation mode, toggled with a global shortcut, that disarms your mouse and trackpad clicks so you can click to react and emphasize a point on your slides without accidentally jumping to the next page.Why isn't it on the Mac App Store?Hiding the real macOS cursor and swapping in the animated hand needs a private macOS API, and Apple won't approve that for App Store apps. The cursor highlighter apps that are on the App Store work around this by leaving your normal pointer visible and just drawing a glow or ring next to it. I wanted the actual cursor gone, so for now Pokey ships straight from the website, notarized and signed by Apple, just not through the App Store. If anyone here knows a sandbox-compliant way to pull this off without a private API, I'd genuinely love to hear it so I can get this submitted. ComparisonThe closest things out there are apps like Mouzz or Cursor Highlighter, which are built for utility, showing where you're clicking. macOS's own accessibility settings let you resize the cursor too, same idea: useful, not expressive. Pokey is more about reacting in the moment during a call than marking where the pointer is.Pricing & LinksPricing Model: FreemiumFree tier:* Includes a watermark, 1 mood (tiny hand), no presentation mode.$9.99 one-time purchase: Removes watermark, unlocks 3 moods (tiny hand, cat paw, middle child), and includes presentation mode.Website / Download: https://pokeyapp.comPrivacy Policy: https://pokeyapp.com/privacyTerms: https://pokeyapp.com/termsI'm also doing a Product Hunt launch this Saturday if you want to follow along: https://www.producthunt.com/products/pokeyDeveloper TransparencyI’m Mike, an indie builder based in Madrid. Pokey is my very first macOS app, which wouldn't have been possible without vibe coding!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-kosenkov/X: https://x.com/mikekosenkovThreads: https://www.threads.com/@mike.kosenkovWould love any feedback, technical or otherwise. Mostly curious how acceptable this kind of "fun" is in your own work or team culture. 🙌
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 03:02PM by Aggravating_Ad6342
on r/macapps via https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1vat1if/pokey_tiny_menu_bar_app_that_adds_life_to_your/?utm_source=iftttAn @AppleStyleOfficial project
https://reddit.com/link/1vat1if/video/zy3k2coq7dgh1/playerHey, I'm Mike! 👋ProblemDuring work calls I often want to throw in a quick reaction or bit of personality without interrupting anyone verbally, so I built a tiny Mac menu bar app that turns your cursor into an expressive hand pointer.I posted a demo on Threads a while back and it did better than I expected: 35k views, 750+ likes, 30+ sales. Turns out people want a little personality back in their routine calls.What it actually doesPokey does one thing: it changes how your cursor looks and feels while keeping it fully functional. My favorite part is the click reactions, it taps along with your clicks, and the faster you click, the more expressive it gets. There's also a presentation mode, toggled with a global shortcut, that disarms your mouse and trackpad clicks so you can click to react and emphasize a point on your slides without accidentally jumping to the next page.Why isn't it on the Mac App Store?Hiding the real macOS cursor and swapping in the animated hand needs a private macOS API, and Apple won't approve that for App Store apps. The cursor highlighter apps that are on the App Store work around this by leaving your normal pointer visible and just drawing a glow or ring next to it. I wanted the actual cursor gone, so for now Pokey ships straight from the website, notarized and signed by Apple, just not through the App Store. If anyone here knows a sandbox-compliant way to pull this off without a private API, I'd genuinely love to hear it so I can get this submitted. ComparisonThe closest things out there are apps like Mouzz or Cursor Highlighter, which are built for utility, showing where you're clicking. macOS's own accessibility settings let you resize the cursor too, same idea: useful, not expressive. Pokey is more about reacting in the moment during a call than marking where the pointer is.Pricing & LinksPricing Model: FreemiumFree tier:* Includes a watermark, 1 mood (tiny hand), no presentation mode.$9.99 one-time purchase: Removes watermark, unlocks 3 moods (tiny hand, cat paw, middle child), and includes presentation mode.Website / Download: https://pokeyapp.comPrivacy Policy: https://pokeyapp.com/privacyTerms: https://pokeyapp.com/termsI'm also doing a Product Hunt launch this Saturday if you want to follow along: https://www.producthunt.com/products/pokeyDeveloper TransparencyI’m Mike, an indie builder based in Madrid. Pokey is my very first macOS app, which wouldn't have been possible without vibe coding!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-kosenkov/X: https://x.com/mikekosenkovThreads: https://www.threads.com/@mike.kosenkovWould love any feedback, technical or otherwise. Mostly curious how acceptable this kind of "fun" is in your own work or team culture. 🙌
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 03:02PM by Aggravating_Ad6342
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Anybody having issues with seeing cloud drives on Bloom App?
I am on Tahoe 26.6, bloom Version 1.5.36 (210), google drive Version: 129.0.1.0 (Intel) (File Provider).I haven't used bloom for a while, i started it up today and my google drive and dropbox connections are not showing. The previous "recent" files which where in drive still show up but clicking on them says the file/folder is missing and asks if I want to remove it from the sidebar.Did something change or is this on my machine only?thanks.
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 02:45PM by gkavek
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I am on Tahoe 26.6, bloom Version 1.5.36 (210), google drive Version: 129.0.1.0 (Intel) (File Provider).I haven't used bloom for a while, i started it up today and my google drive and dropbox connections are not showing. The previous "recent" files which where in drive still show up but clicking on them says the file/folder is missing and asks if I want to remove it from the sidebar.Did something change or is this on my machine only?thanks.
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 02:45PM by gkavek
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Review a folder. Compare the details. Keep the best. [Just Look!]
https://v.redd.it/luexx60l2dgh1
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 02:35PM by Fn1-10
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https://v.redd.it/luexx60l2dgh1
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 02:35PM by Fn1-10
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[macOS] PrimeTask is out now: offline project management and CRM, one-time purchase
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1vau2vl
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 03:44PM by XVX109
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Submitted July 30, 2026 at 03:44PM by XVX109
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Tidyshot - auto-renames and sorts your screenshots in the background (big summer update)
https://i.redd.it/rkrfssodmdgh1.png
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 04:23PM by Tasty_Paper_9767
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https://i.redd.it/rkrfssodmdgh1.png
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 04:23PM by Tasty_Paper_9767
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How do you keep everything you need one click away?
I've been thinking about a productivity app and I'm curious if it's something other people would actually find useful.One thing that slows me down every day is context switching. I work on multiple projects, and I'm constantly jumping between Finder, browsers, terminal windows, documentation, Slack, emails, and a bunch of web apps. Individually, none of these actions take long, but after doing them hundreds of times a day, it adds up.I started wondering: what if your most-used content was always available without having to search for it?I'm not talking about another launcher or another app switcher. I mean being able to keep things like project folders, terminal commands, documentation, websites, notes, AI tools, calendars, emails, or even live dashboards permanently accessible on your desktop or in your menu bar.For example, imagine having a menu bar icon with all the shortcuts related to the project you're currently working on. Click it, and everything is there: folders, files, repositories, documentation, terminal commands, apps, websites, essentially your entire workspace in one place. Instead of hunting through Finder or your browser, you can open what you need or switch between projects in just a couple of clicks.Or imagine having floating bubbles for different parts of your life: one for development resources, one for work email and calendars, one for finance (TradingView, InvestingPro, currency converter), another for personal stuff, another for AI tools... all ready to use whenever you need them.The goal wouldn't be to replace the tools you already use, they each do their job really well. Instead, the idea is to make them work better together by reducing the friction of your daily workflow and keeping everything you use most just one click away.I'm genuinely curious:Does this solve a problem you have, or is it just me?What would your ideal workspace look like?What kind of content would you keep instantly accessible?Is this something you'd actually use every day, or would it end up becoming desktop clutter?I'd really appreciate honest feedback. If you think it's a terrible idea, I'd rather hear that now than spend months building something nobody wants.
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 04:47PM by tufik3
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I've been thinking about a productivity app and I'm curious if it's something other people would actually find useful.One thing that slows me down every day is context switching. I work on multiple projects, and I'm constantly jumping between Finder, browsers, terminal windows, documentation, Slack, emails, and a bunch of web apps. Individually, none of these actions take long, but after doing them hundreds of times a day, it adds up.I started wondering: what if your most-used content was always available without having to search for it?I'm not talking about another launcher or another app switcher. I mean being able to keep things like project folders, terminal commands, documentation, websites, notes, AI tools, calendars, emails, or even live dashboards permanently accessible on your desktop or in your menu bar.For example, imagine having a menu bar icon with all the shortcuts related to the project you're currently working on. Click it, and everything is there: folders, files, repositories, documentation, terminal commands, apps, websites, essentially your entire workspace in one place. Instead of hunting through Finder or your browser, you can open what you need or switch between projects in just a couple of clicks.Or imagine having floating bubbles for different parts of your life: one for development resources, one for work email and calendars, one for finance (TradingView, InvestingPro, currency converter), another for personal stuff, another for AI tools... all ready to use whenever you need them.The goal wouldn't be to replace the tools you already use, they each do their job really well. Instead, the idea is to make them work better together by reducing the friction of your daily workflow and keeping everything you use most just one click away.I'm genuinely curious:Does this solve a problem you have, or is it just me?What would your ideal workspace look like?What kind of content would you keep instantly accessible?Is this something you'd actually use every day, or would it end up becoming desktop clutter?I'd really appreciate honest feedback. If you think it's a terrible idea, I'd rather hear that now than spend months building something nobody wants.
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 04:47PM by tufik3
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CremaStudio: pro photo editing (layers, masks, RAW) without a Creative Cloud subscription
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Submitted July 30, 2026 at 06:54PM by ko-ol
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Submitted July 30, 2026 at 06:54PM by ko-ol
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Quicklook Sqlite and data viewer
Hello! I am the developer of multiple quicklook plugins including FinderPeek and GIS Quick Viewer, this post is about another plugin: Quick Data Insights.Problem:This plugins acts as a very lightweight viewer to allow you to get a peek at multiple data file formats without installing any software to open it. If you typically deal with multiple data files, this will come handy.Features includes:Support for schema visualization, copy commands, and data samples for sqlite databases, and parquet files.Support for Jupyter notebooks renderingLightweight: Only 10mb size.Screenshots below.Comparison:I am not familiar of any other app that supports the same files and features as a simple quicklook plugin except Looq, which I believe is very powerful, for the data, it only renders the table data, this plugins adds schema visualization, and CREATE commands buttons.Pricing:Lifetime $4.99https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-data-insights/id6764301485?mt=12Appreciate feedback and suggestions!https://preview.redd.it/kqym1f6t5fgh1.png?width=2566&format=png&auto=webp&s=2490669fa0a505746682f882ddf1e9a74ac2f3c4https://preview.redd.it/fvi1oosw5fgh1.png?width=2562&format=png&auto=webp&s=f2430a7624176a90b7b50e7168bc60a0c23f1f10
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 09:37PM by a2ra-ms
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Hello! I am the developer of multiple quicklook plugins including FinderPeek and GIS Quick Viewer, this post is about another plugin: Quick Data Insights.Problem:This plugins acts as a very lightweight viewer to allow you to get a peek at multiple data file formats without installing any software to open it. If you typically deal with multiple data files, this will come handy.Features includes:Support for schema visualization, copy commands, and data samples for sqlite databases, and parquet files.Support for Jupyter notebooks renderingLightweight: Only 10mb size.Screenshots below.Comparison:I am not familiar of any other app that supports the same files and features as a simple quicklook plugin except Looq, which I believe is very powerful, for the data, it only renders the table data, this plugins adds schema visualization, and CREATE commands buttons.Pricing:Lifetime $4.99https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-data-insights/id6764301485?mt=12Appreciate feedback and suggestions!https://preview.redd.it/kqym1f6t5fgh1.png?width=2566&format=png&auto=webp&s=2490669fa0a505746682f882ddf1e9a74ac2f3c4https://preview.redd.it/fvi1oosw5fgh1.png?width=2562&format=png&auto=webp&s=f2430a7624176a90b7b50e7168bc60a0c23f1f10
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 09:37PM by a2ra-ms
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Need User feedback on Fluent
Fluent app is currently on sale (25% OFF Indieappsale) and I am planning to buy a personal license (+ Trickster)Can any of the current users share your feedbacks/experiences about it?Edit: Below is the price in EUR/DOLLAR after discount!Prices after discount
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 09:55PM by Sri_Krish
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Fluent app is currently on sale (25% OFF Indieappsale) and I am planning to buy a personal license (+ Trickster)Can any of the current users share your feedbacks/experiences about it?Edit: Below is the price in EUR/DOLLAR after discount!Prices after discount
Submitted July 30, 2026 at 09:55PM by Sri_Krish
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DNSShift: manage your Cloudflare domains and DNS from a native Mac app, no subscription
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Submitted July 30, 2026 at 09:49PM by Strange-Internal7153
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Submitted July 30, 2026 at 09:49PM by Strange-Internal7153
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Apple reports third quarter results
Content: Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2026 third quarter ended June 27, 2026.
Source: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/07/apple-reports-third-quarter-results/
Author: Apple Newsroom
Date: July 30, 2026 at 10:30PM
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Content: Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2026 third quarter ended June 27, 2026.
Source: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/07/apple-reports-third-quarter-results/
Author: Apple Newsroom
Date: July 30, 2026 at 10:30PM
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Bibliome Library: a native macOS PDF librarian with fully on-device AI, no cloud
Hey r/MacApps, wanted to share something I built after getting fed up with my own mess of PDFs.I had thousands of them scattered across folders, papers, manuals, contracts, receipts with zero structure and no real way to search inside them. Spotlight could guess at filenames, but it had no idea what was actually written on any given page. Bibliome is my answer to that: a native macOS app that reads, organizes, and lets you talk to your PDF library, entirely on your own machine.What it does:Bibliome scans a folder of PDFs and automatically sorts them by what they actually are, like a research paper, a manual, an invoice, without you touching a tag or writing a rule. It learns the categories from your own collection instead of forcing a fixed taxonomy on it.The centerpiece is Ask Your Library: type a plain-English question like "what's the warranty on my espresso machine," and Bibliome finds the right document and jumps you straight to the page that answers it. That's backed by semantic search across the full text of your library, not just filenames or keywords.There's also a redaction tool for stripping names, addresses, and other PII out of a document before you send it, and a free iOS/iPadOS companion so you can browse and search the same library from your phone, synced through your own iCloud account, never a third-party server.All of the AI in Bibliome, including categorization, semantic search, and Ask Your Library, runs locally, either through Apple's on-device model or a bundled Llama 3.1 model (Built with Llama). The Mac app has no network entitlement in its sandbox, so there's no cloud call it could make even if it wanted to.Problem: Most Mac PDF tools either want you to do the organizing yourself (folders, tags, rules) or hand your documents to a cloud service to get any real intelligence out of them. I wanted something that did the organizing for me, without my documents ever leaving my Mac.I understand this app is not for everyone! It's solving a specific problem that exists, which is that there aren't offline PDF librarian apps with real on-device AI built in. It requires an AI model, but not everyone wants to send their data to even a trusted partner, think lawyers, and others who have confidentiality agreements that cannot be breached under any circumstances, even a leak by a frontier company.Comparison:- vs DEVONthink ($99-199): far more powerful as a general-purpose information manager, but it asks you to build out your own database and rules. Bibliome does the categorizing for you.- vs EagleFiler ($69.99): a great filing cabinet, but still manual filing. Bibliome reads and sorts the documents itself.- vs Zotero/Mendeley: built specifically for academic citations, not a manual or a receipt.- vs PDFgear (free): also has AI features, but they run through the cloud. Bibliome's stay entirely on-device.I got a nice writeup here:https://www.scoringnotes.com/news/from-chaos-to-clarity-bibliome-library-files-your-hoard-of-pdfs/Pricing: $29.99 one time for the Mac app. The iOS/iPadOS companion is free.Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bibliome-library/id6786826590?mt=12iOS App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bibliome/id6782099149This is a new app for me, so if you try it and hit something rough, I'd genuinely like to hear about it, and if it's useful, a review on the App Store goes a long way for something this small.The faster on-device answers (the new Fast mode) need macOS 26 (Tahoe) or iOS 26 with Apple Intelligence turned on. The app itself runs fine on older versions using the bundled model either way.https://preview.redd.it/u9we9t5l1ggh1.png?width=2880&format=png&auto=webp&s=37f6f8cf511a2c1dc899a76a2d9469e7c3d9137cChangelist: I just sent the latest build in for review, so it should be available shortly. Changes include clear guidance on how to use the app, as I understand the settings need to be addressed 1st, this will be in the next version. I also added a button…
Hey r/MacApps, wanted to share something I built after getting fed up with my own mess of PDFs.I had thousands of them scattered across folders, papers, manuals, contracts, receipts with zero structure and no real way to search inside them. Spotlight could guess at filenames, but it had no idea what was actually written on any given page. Bibliome is my answer to that: a native macOS app that reads, organizes, and lets you talk to your PDF library, entirely on your own machine.What it does:Bibliome scans a folder of PDFs and automatically sorts them by what they actually are, like a research paper, a manual, an invoice, without you touching a tag or writing a rule. It learns the categories from your own collection instead of forcing a fixed taxonomy on it.The centerpiece is Ask Your Library: type a plain-English question like "what's the warranty on my espresso machine," and Bibliome finds the right document and jumps you straight to the page that answers it. That's backed by semantic search across the full text of your library, not just filenames or keywords.There's also a redaction tool for stripping names, addresses, and other PII out of a document before you send it, and a free iOS/iPadOS companion so you can browse and search the same library from your phone, synced through your own iCloud account, never a third-party server.All of the AI in Bibliome, including categorization, semantic search, and Ask Your Library, runs locally, either through Apple's on-device model or a bundled Llama 3.1 model (Built with Llama). The Mac app has no network entitlement in its sandbox, so there's no cloud call it could make even if it wanted to.Problem: Most Mac PDF tools either want you to do the organizing yourself (folders, tags, rules) or hand your documents to a cloud service to get any real intelligence out of them. I wanted something that did the organizing for me, without my documents ever leaving my Mac.I understand this app is not for everyone! It's solving a specific problem that exists, which is that there aren't offline PDF librarian apps with real on-device AI built in. It requires an AI model, but not everyone wants to send their data to even a trusted partner, think lawyers, and others who have confidentiality agreements that cannot be breached under any circumstances, even a leak by a frontier company.Comparison:- vs DEVONthink ($99-199): far more powerful as a general-purpose information manager, but it asks you to build out your own database and rules. Bibliome does the categorizing for you.- vs EagleFiler ($69.99): a great filing cabinet, but still manual filing. Bibliome reads and sorts the documents itself.- vs Zotero/Mendeley: built specifically for academic citations, not a manual or a receipt.- vs PDFgear (free): also has AI features, but they run through the cloud. Bibliome's stay entirely on-device.I got a nice writeup here:https://www.scoringnotes.com/news/from-chaos-to-clarity-bibliome-library-files-your-hoard-of-pdfs/Pricing: $29.99 one time for the Mac app. The iOS/iPadOS companion is free.Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bibliome-library/id6786826590?mt=12iOS App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bibliome/id6782099149This is a new app for me, so if you try it and hit something rough, I'd genuinely like to hear about it, and if it's useful, a review on the App Store goes a long way for something this small.The faster on-device answers (the new Fast mode) need macOS 26 (Tahoe) or iOS 26 with Apple Intelligence turned on. The app itself runs fine on older versions using the bundled model either way.https://preview.redd.it/u9we9t5l1ggh1.png?width=2880&format=png&auto=webp&s=37f6f8cf511a2c1dc899a76a2d9469e7c3d9137cChangelist: I just sent the latest build in for review, so it should be available shortly. Changes include clear guidance on how to use the app, as I understand the settings need to be addressed 1st, this will be in the next version. I also added a button…
5 Adobe Acrobat Alternative Picks for Mac (2026): Edit, OCR, Sign & Save Money
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[OS] MagHue - pick when the MagSafe LED turns green - Free, entirely open source
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Submitted July 31, 2026 at 01:36AM by live_kpk
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Submitted July 31, 2026 at 01:36AM by live_kpk
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