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Update on QUICOPY (menu-bar text shortcuts): finally got it working inside Zed and VS Code terminals after a Carbon vs NSEvent rabbit hole

Hey r/macapps. Solo dev here. I built QUICOPY last year because I kept retyping the same AI prompts into ChatGPT every day, and existing text expanders all felt like overkill (TextExpander's abbreviation system, Raycast's launcher trip, etc). I just wanted: press one key, get my text. So I built that.

Posting because I just shipped 1.1 and want to share something I tripped over hard.

The bug that took weeks to figure out

In 1.0, the shortcut would fire perfectly in Notes, Mail, Slack, Chrome, but quietly do nothing inside Zed's built-in terminal. Same in VS Code's integrated terminal. No error, just silence.

It turns out macOS's RegisterEventHotKey (Carbon, from 2001) doesn't fire when the frontmost app consumes the key event itself, which is exactly what self-drawn terminal UIs do. Zed, VS Code's integrated terminal, Ghostty's embedded modes, all fall in this bucket. iTerm2 and Warp don't, which is why nobody complained about them.

The fix was moving shortcut capture upstream to NSEvent.addGlobalMonitorForEvents. Works regardless of whether the frontmost app consumes the event. Sounds obvious in hindsight; took me a long time to find.

Full technical write-up if anyone's into this kind of thing:
https://www.quicopy.com/blog/macos-shortcut-dispatch-zed

Other 1.1 changes

- Paste delivery rewritten to be robust when the foreground app draws its own text UI (Edit menu missing? still works)
- Small fix: pressing a bound shortcut while my own popover was visible no longer shows a harmless-but-ugly error toast

Comparison

- vs TextExpander: no abbreviation codes to memorize, one keypress vs
typing a trigger. $9.99 lifetime instead of $40/year subscription.
- vs Raycast snippets: no launcher step, one keypress vs three (open, type, Enter).
- vs macOS System Settings shortcuts: works in any app including sandboxed Electron and editor-embedded terminals.

Pricing

- $1.99/month with a 7-day free trial, or
- $9.99 one-time lifetime purchase
- Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/quicopy/id6761418490

Happy to talk about the Carbon to NSEvent migration, why I went with AppleScript System Events for paste delivery instead of CGEvent (sandbox blocks the latter, wrote about that too if anyone's curious), or just take whatever questions you have.

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NauticPlayer - I couldn't find a native Mac player that showed exact waveforms, so I built my own.

[White Theme](https://preview.redd.it/7h6rfntcunxg1.jpg?width=1124&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e5318d5b2cf3835f87cbdc655169a56685032e13)

Hi r/macapps,

**The Problem:** I needed an audio player where I could actually "see" the music—specifically, a clear waveform display to instantly spot where a song's breakdown is, when the main drop hits, or exactly where the bass comes in. Traditional players hide this structure, and the ones that do show it are often bloated Electron apps. I wanted something fast and 100% native to analyze the structure of my tracks at a glance.

**Comparison:**

* **IINA / Swinsian / VLC:** Excellent everyday media players, but they lack a detailed, real-time waveform view necessary for reading energy shifts and identifying specific musical moments (drops, breakdowns).

**What NauticPlayer offers:** It sits right in the middle. It gives you the visual precision of a professional tool (along with a powerful double-deck audio engine for seamless automixing) but packed into a clean, minimalist UI. It’s built entirely with Swift, AVFoundation, and AVAudioEngine. Because it uses zero Electron, it flies on Apple’s architecture, running ultra-smoothly, even on the Apple A18 Pro processors.

**Pricing:**

* **$19.99 One-time purchase**
* **Link:** [https://player.nauticstudio.xyz](https://player.nauticstudio.xyz)

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ProToys — 14 utilities in one app

https://reddit.com/link/1swxmz1/video/lnkhy0x20pxg1/player

ProToys

Pricing: a free trial, then one-time purchase

Website: https://protoys.app

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What it is

A single menu bar app that bundles 14 small utilities I kept reaching for on

macOS, inspired by Microsoft PowerToys, but built native for Mac with

SwiftUI/AppKit. Each tool lives behind one menu, with its own settings,

hotkey, and on/off toggle.



The 14 tools:



• FancyZones : drag windows into custom grid layouts, snap with a modifier

• ColorPicker : global hotkey eyedropper, copies HEX/RGB/HSL

• ImageResizer: right-click images in Finder to batch resize/convert

• ScreenRuler : measure pixels anywhere on screen (multiple modes)

• AlwaysOnTop: pin any window above others with one shortcut

• ZoomIt: presentation zoom + on-screen drawing

• PowerRename: bulk rename files with regex, preview before applying

• TextExtractor: OCR text from any region of the screen

• CropAndLock: crop part of a window into a thumbnail that stays visible

• Workspaces: save and restore window layouts per task

• MouseUtils: find-my-mouse spotlight + pointer crosshairs

• Awake: keep your Mac from sleeping, with timer or indefinite mode

• ThemeSwitcher: quick light/dark toggle with optional schedule

• SystemStats: CPU / memory / network / battery in the menu bar



Why I built it

I switched between Mac and Windows for years and missed PowerToys' "one app,

many small wins" feeling. Existing Mac alternatives are great but fragmented

across 8–10 separate paid apps. ProToys puts the most-used ones in one place

with shared settings, shared hotkeys, and one update.



Requirements & permissions:

• Accessibility (for hotkeys )

• Screen Recording (for ColorPicker, ScreenRuler, TextExtractor)



Links :

• Download: https://protoys.app

• Feedback / issues: support@protoys.app

Happy to reacive any feedback or ideas :)

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ProToys — 14 utilities in one app

ProToys

https://reddit.com/link/1swylbs/video/t6inv98j4pxg1/player

Pricing: a free trial, then one-time purchase

Website: https://protoys.app

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What it is

A single menu bar app that bundles 14 small utilities I kept reaching for on

macOS, inspired by Microsoft PowerToys, but built native for Mac with

SwiftUI/AppKit. Each tool lives behind one menu, with its own settings,

hotkey, and on/off toggle.

The 14 tools:

• FancyZones : drag windows into custom grid layouts, snap with a modifier

• ColorPicker : global hotkey eyedropper, copies HEX/RGB/HSL

• ImageResizer: right-click images in Finder to batch resize/convert

• ScreenRuler : measure pixels anywhere on screen (multiple modes)

• AlwaysOnTop: pin any window above others with one shortcut

• ZoomIt: presentation zoom + on-screen drawing

• PowerRename: bulk rename files with regex, preview before applying

• TextExtractor: OCR text from any region of the screen

• CropAndLock: crop part of a window into a thumbnail that stays visible

• Workspaces: save and restore window layouts per task

• MouseUtils: find-my-mouse spotlight + pointer crosshairs

• Awake: keep your Mac from sleeping, with timer or indefinite mode

• ThemeSwitcher: quick light/dark toggle with optional schedule

• SystemStats: CPU / memory / network / battery in the menu bar

Why I built it

I switched between Mac and Windows for years and missed PowerToys' "one app,

many small wins" feeling. Existing Mac alternatives are great but fragmented

across 8–10 separate paid apps. ProToys puts the most-used ones in one place

with shared settings, shared hotkeys, and one update.

Requirements & permissions:

• Accessibility (for hotkeys )

• Screen Recording (for ColorPicker, ScreenRuler, TextExtractor)

Links :

• Download: https://protoys.app

• documentation : https://protoys.app/docs/

• Feedback / issues: support@protoys.app

Happy to reacive any feedback or ideas :)

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qdBox - project revenue dashboard for macOS/iOS
https://redd.it/1swzjqh
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The #1 requested feature is here: Lock Screen live wallpapers

https://redd.it/1swt7j0
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Pin apps to the menu bar

Hello guys!

I just built a simple app that lets you pin any window on top of everything else. I started using it myself because I was tired of constantly hunting through tabs and losing my flow. It’s simple, lightweight, and keeps your essentials visible across all desktops.

I couldn't find a streamlined tool that did exactly what I needed, so I decided to make it myself.

Now, my most important windows stay visible no matter which desktop I’m on. It’s been a total game-changer for my workflow.

My app was already notarized by Apple and currently live on Gumroad.

Pricing: $2.99 for life.
Feel free to check it out on my website.

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Yapa - Native Memos, Kanban & AI [Looking for Beta Testers]

https://redd.it/1sx5247
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BetterDisplay Pro: Long Term Review
https://redd.it/1sx4bmu
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Cuenotch - read your script while making everyone think you have memorized it

https://reddit.com/link/1sx4s9x/video/lett2435pqxg1/player

content creators who use their macbook camera to shoot content often forget their script which they have to speak and end up doing multiple takes , corporate workers who use traditional tele-prompting apps dont make eye contact during meetings and also the teleprompter is seen while they share their screen .

why is cuenotch better than any teleprompter out there? Ghost mode (keeps the teleprompter hidden while the user shares their screen ) , 29 dollar lifetime purchase which is relatively lower than our competitions 59 dollar lifetime , reading your script + still making eye contact.

features:

Voice synced scrolling (follows your speaking pace automatically)
Presentation Timer with visual alerts
3 day free trial, no credit card
you can also add your scripts for each slide if your doing a ppt presentations and move content from one slide to other using arrows

pricing - 3 day trial and 29.99 dollars one time charging no subscriptions

https://apps.apple.com/in/app/cuenotch-notch-teleprompter/id6760926058?mt=12
available on app store

last update version 3.0.7

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ExtraDock - create unlimited docks on macOS, fully customizable, widgets, supports dynamic docks like Space only and macOS dock replication
https://redd.it/1sx6db4
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New Neo? No TouchID? No Problem! - TapUnlock adds pattern unlock to your MacBook trackpad 🔓
http://tapunlock.app

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TeenyTool: 75+ text, image, dev, math tools. Built so I can stop googling these and ending up on ad-infested web sites. BONUS: 8 other streamlined Mac menu bar utilities.

Hey everyone,

My name is John Sciacchitano. My background is in building internal tools and systems for eCommerce businesses (integrating with suppliers, building custom order routing logic, etc). These apps are my first steps into public facing tools.

Why I built this: I’m an “operator” in my career - meaning all day I am working with numbers, writing automation scripts, designing ads, integrating systems, and the list goes on. One thing I frequently found myself doing was googling “percent change calculator” because I never was confident enough that I was doing that calculation in the correct order (shout out calculatorsoup.com, my goat). I thought it would be a good idea to build a native mac app with custom keyboard shortcuts to replace the behaviour of googling that, googling an “HTML previewer”, googling “days between dates”, googling “random number generator”, etc.

So I built that (TeenyTool) and over the next several months I just kept on going building the things that would be useful to me, and replacing some of my existing tools along the way. What I ended up with is a suite of teeny apps that have consistency across them from a design and usability standpoint. So yes, there is a clipboard manager on this list. I know, and trust me - I get it. But to me, there’s value in having consistency across my menu bar utilities.

TeenyApps is 9 tiny menu bar utilities. The pitch for new Mac users is that instead of finding a display manager from one dev, an audio output manager from another, a global mute tool from a third, you grab the whole kit from one place. Same design language across all of them, same keyboard shortcut functionality, same settings pattern. Naming is simply Teeny + what it does, which makes things easy to find in Spotlight down the road when you can't remember which app had the feature. Every one is a native Swift and SwiftUI build, made specifically for macOS. Installable via direct download from the websites or via homebrew with the commands available on the websites.

THE LINEUP

\- TeenyApps Bundle ($39.99): All 9 apps, bulk discount. 

\- TeenyTool ($14.99): 75+ utilities in one app. Text tools, dev tools, image tools, math tools, and more. Text converters, regex tester, UUID/hash generators, JSON and YAML formatting, base64, color conversion, etc. The kind of stuff you may otherwise Google and land on a sketchy ad-ridden site for. Full list of 75+ utilities here.

\- TeenyDisplay ($9.99): Adjust all monitor brightness, contrast, volume, and resolution from the menu bar. Real DDC/CI, not just software dimmer (unless your display doesn’t support DDC/CI, then software dimming is used).

\- TeenySound ($9.99): Per-app volume sliders and output source routing. Send Safari to your Mac’s built in speakers, and Spotify to your bluetooth speaker. Global mute-all hotkey.

\- TeenyScreeny ($4.99): Live screen time counter in the menu bar. Glance up, see the number, change your behavior. The timer is in your face counting up in the menu bar, or you can use a color-coded icon. Tracks streaks when staying under your daily goal.

\- TeenyMute ($4.99): One-click global mic mute with a global hotkey and a menu bar indicator so you always know your mic state. Push-to-talk option as well.

\- TeenyShelf ($4.99): Drag-and-drop file staging. Park files on a menu bar shelf while you navigate folders, then drop them where they go.

\- TeenyColor ($4.99): Screen pixel color picker with searchable history and WCAG contrast ratios. Auto-copy as hex, RGB, or HSL.

\-

TeenyStat ($4.99): System vitals at a glance. Fan speed, memory pressure, CPU usage with color-coded thresholds and sparklines.

\- TeenyClip ($4.99): Clipboard history. Last 100 items, search, pinned favorites, command to copy any one of the last 9 things you copied.

PROBLEM

For TeenyTool, the problem is that many people will google some of these tools regularly, landing on ad-ridden websites. Replace that behavior with keyboard shortcuts directly to your favorite tools, in a native Mac experience. 

For the suite - for someone new to macOS (or someone who values consistency), filling the gaps Apple leaves usually means piecing together utilities from a few different devs/companies. Each has its own UI, settings conventions, onboarding flow, and pricing model. Your menu bar ends up looking cluttered, and six months in you can't remember which app does what. For someone new to the platform, it's a suboptimal experience. TeenyApps brings consistency and ease to that process.

COMPARISON

vs big launcher ecosystems (Raycast, Alfred): no extension store to comb through, and each feature is a real dedicated menu bar app instead of a command. Easier to just download and start using with no learning curve.

vs piecing together single-purpose apps from a handful of different devs: consistent design language across all 9, same keyboard shortcut features, same settings and trial flow. Naming helps too. Color tool is TeenyColor, clipboard is TeenyClip, no "what was that app called again" six months later.

TECH

All native Swift and SwiftUI, built for macOS. No Electron, no web wrappers, no cloud. Apps run locally and only access the internet for license validation, software update checks (if enabled or manually checked) and for the DNS and IP address tools in TeenyTool (manually triggered). No usage data or anything like that leaves your Mac. All apps are notarized by Apple through my Apple developer account.

PRICING

$4.99 to $14.99 per app, one-time. Bundle is $39.99 for all 9 (individually $64.91, so \~38% off). 3-day free trial on every app.

Full site: https://teenyapps.com (privacy policy and terms on every app's site, contact info in the footer).

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