Looking for app for NTFS and FTP

I am looking for an app both free and paid(small amount) to format my device with ntfs and also need an app that allow me to write and read both on ftp (network) storage (mac only read)



Disclaimer: Very new to this

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Kofe Flow: A clean, intentional Pomodoro timer for Mac (no task bloat)

https://redd.it/1t921nc
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OS I built LampControl – control your smart lights from the macOS menu bar (free / €5.99)

Hi r/macapps, I am the developer behind this app. Disclosing upfront as required by the rules.

Problem

Every smart light brand ships its own desktop app. Switching between Hue, LIFX, or any other vendor app just to turn off a lamp or change a scene is slow and breaks your workflow. None of them live in the menu bar where you actually spend your time on macOS.

Comparison

The Philips Hue desktop app and similar vendor apps are heavy, require a login, and sit in the Dock rather than the menu bar. Home app on macOS is better but still requires opening a full window. LampControl lives entirely in the menu bar, launches instantly, and works with multiple brands from one place without switching apps or contexts.

Pricing

Free tier available. Pro features unlock at 5.99 EUR one-time.

Download and details: https://lampcontrol.app

About me

I am a solo indie developer. You can check my identity and background here:

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

Website with Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: https://lampcontrol.app

Happy to answer any questions about how it works, what protocols it supports, or what is coming next.

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[OS] Steno: the AI intelligence layer for confidential conversations. 720+ GitHub stars, Mac Store Official App, 1000+ downloads

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OS Galopen — auto-opens meeting URLs from your Mac calendar (free & open source)

**[Problem\]** Joining the right Zoom/Meet/Teams link 30 seconds before a meeting starts is way more friction than it should be — Calendar.app buries the link in event details, no auto-join, no countdown.



**[Compare\]** Galopen is better than Meeter and Notion Calendar because it's fully free + open source, runs only in the menu bar (no full calendar UI), and uses macOS EventKit — so it picks up any calendar you already have configured (Google / iCloud / Outlook) with zero extra OAuth or setup. Just grant calendar permission once and you're done.



A few other things it does:



\- Countdown timer in the menu bar

\- Configurable auto-open window (1–10 min before)

\- Calendar filter for multiple accounts

\- Japanese / English auto-detection

\- Auto-update on startup

https://preview.redd.it/2lqagslrvb0h1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=227f305e28b5627f4f32f1b8e0ee085a7235cc90

**[Pricing\]** Free, MIT licensed — https://galopen.kkweb.io

**[Changelog\]** https://github.com/piro0919/galopen/releases

**[AI Disclaimer\]** [Human Validated\]



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macOS 26 app for AES-256 encrypted ZIP files.

* **Problem:** I had to email a client a password protected ZIP file of project files. I was not able to do so.
* **Comparison:** Zip files have a long history in Windows (apps) and it shows. In my opinion all ZIP apps look or act mediocre. Or ask too much money. Another thing: when you send a ZIP files with password, I need to share that password. App has a password generator (16-chars or 4x four letter words). This flow is part of the app. It has a Mac user password (Keychain) protected Vault to manage and share your passwords. App is designed for macOS 26 which I like a lot. But works too for macOS 14 and up.
* **Pricing:** Free for casual use with up to 10 files per ZIP. For professional use with more than 10 files per ZIP: $2.99 Lifetime. Mac App Store: [ZIP Protect](https://apps.apple.com/app/zip-protect/id6767168960)

https://preview.redd.it/rsxlustcec0h1.png?width=1578&format=png&auto=webp&s=fa505f5b83f0e6258c0cadbee64b561501302e8d

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Good looking macOS 26 ZIP utility with 256 AES encryption

* **Problem:** I had to email a client a password protected ZIP file of project files. I was not able to do so.
* **Comparison:** Zip files have a long history in Windows (apps) and it shows. In my opinion all ZIP apps look or act mediocre. Or ask too much money. Another thing: when you send a ZIP files with password, I need to share that password. App has a password generator (16-chars or 4x four letter words). This flow is part of the app. It has a Mac user password (Keychain) protected Vault to manage and share your passwords. App is designed for macOS 26 which I like a lot. But works too for macOS 14 and up.
* **Pricing:** Free for casual use with up to 10 files per ZIP. For professional use with more than 10 files per ZIP: $2.99 Lifetime. Mac App Store: [ZIP Protect](https://apps.apple.com/app/zip-protect/id6767168960)

https://preview.redd.it/gwzcdlk7bc0h1.png?width=1578&format=png&auto=webp&s=59f438a03c4e8789e1053c4dca5bf67b325e819e

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Framéd - Ratio-Locked Screenshots

I built Framéd because I was tired of fighting my own screenshots. Every tool I tried forced me into resizing, cropping, or cleaning up after the fact—especially when I needed consistent dimensions for documentation, social posts, or product work.

Nothing let me simply lock a frame and keep shooting within it. So I wrote Framéd to do exactly that: set a ratio or pixel size once, and then capture with precision every single time, without breaking flow.
 
The core idea and the product’s real USP is that screenshots should be predictable.

Framéd lets you lock aspect ratios like 16:9 or exact dimensions like 1920×1080, then drag a frame that stays true no matter where you move it.

Every capture matches your chosen format automatically, so there’s no resizing, no recomposing, and no cleanup afterward. Add presets for different contexts—docs, social, landing pages—and switching between them becomes instant, not repetitive busywork.
 
I deliberately kept Framéd minimal because I didn’t want another editing suite. It lives in the menu bar, runs on a simple shortcut flow, and outputs directly to the system screenshot location you already use. No editor, no cloud, no noise—just fast, repeatable screenshots that come out right the first time.

One-time purchase of $9,99 on the Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/framéd/id6763412000?mt=12&uo=4

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Mapping Ctrl + letter to keys?

I want to make CTRL + h j k l to left down up right respectively, but still work when I press any modifier as well, so CTRL + CMD + h would map to CMD + left. I had this working for a long time with Karabiner Elements but now I'm having issues with it working on the latest version of (16.0.0) and the latest macOS (26.4.1).

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Random idea: what if macOS had something like the AUR, but for small (vibe-coded ?) apps?

This idea came to after the NotePad++/NextPad++ debacle.

I loved the idea of NotePad++ on a Mac, but didn't know similar projects already existed before NotePad++ for Mac blew up.



So this got me thinking, what if something like this existed:

A place where people can share app recipes/source, and everything gets built locally. You pick an app, it installs deps with Homebrew, compiles locally, and runs. No notarization mess, no random binaries, just local builds from shared recipes. This has a danger attached for sure, but users would be expected to check the source they're going to be running on their device.



Does something like this already exist? Currently I just look through github for stuff that solves a problem I have but it's quite cumbersome.

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New Droppy Release is a Full Featured Utility Suite

https://preview.redd.it/fomeret12i0h1.png?width=677&format=png&auto=webp&s=a792fab54442db7ceb5486a0c1832d09e89ddf82

An update to Droppy by developer Jordy Spruit dropped this weekend. What started as a free notch app has evolved into a paid, but still inexpensive, suite of Mac productivity tools.

The licensing recently changed so that Droppy's one-time payment now gets you a license for two Macs instead of one. The change is retroactive and applies to all users. From now until May 31st, the price is €6.99. After that, it will be €9.99. Both prices include lifetime updates, including major version releases.

Droppy is written in native Swift. It's signed and notarized by Apple, runs on macOS 14 and later, and ships without analytics or third-party trackers.

Spruit says, "v14 contains more than 100 user-visible bug fixes and dozens of performance improvements, all driven by feedback from the Discord testers I've been working with daily for months."

# My Personal Use Cases

In previous versions of Droppy, I've used the notch based shelf, the menu bar manager, and the heads up displays extensively while dabbling with the other features. With the extensive additions in the new version, I plan to see what else feels like a good fit for my work style.

# Five Functions, One App

You can roughly classify what Droppy v14 does into five areas.

1. Drag-and-drop shelf that lives in the notch
2. Drop files onto it to stash them temporarily, then drag them back out when needed or run quick actions like move, copy, share, zip, unzip, compress, or convert.
3. Clipboard Manager
4. Includes live previews, pinned and favorited entries, OCR, a built-in screenshot editor, custom tags, and more.
5. Floating Shelves
6. Droppy calls them "baskets," but the concept is similar to the shelf in the notch. You can designate watched folders that automatically populate baskets with files, and the interface supports multiple baskets at once.
7. Heads-Up Displays (HUDs)
8. You can selectively enable notch-based HUDs for things like:
Volume or brightness changes
AirPods connections
Internet connectivity loss
VPN connections
Low battery warnings
Music playback
Notifications
Caffeine activation to prevent sleep
9. Extensions
10. Droppy calls them "Droplets." These are add-on features that plug into the notch interface.

There's no extra charge for extensions, and several of them realistically replace standalone apps.

Included extensions include:

Voice transcription, including live transcription feedback while speaking; something many competing apps still don't offer (new)
Mechanical keyboard typing sounds routed only through headphones during meetings so you don't blast everyone else on the call
An AI coding companion that surfaces activity from Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex directly in the notch, with one-click return to the active app
A major overhaul to menu bar management via an internal version of Thaw, a fork of Ice, bundled directly into Droppy
Clipboard manager
Droppy Cloud; a temporary file-sharing service that generates 24-hour share links (new)
Meeting controls for Zoom, Teams, and similar apps
Pomodoro timer
Tiny terminal, and more

# Replacement Suggestions

Dedicated apps will usually go deeper in specific areas, but if you mainly need solid day-to-day functionality, Droppy v14 could realistically replace:

MacWhisper or similar transcription apps
Bartender, Hidden Bar, or Barbee for menu bar management
Yoink, Gladys, or Unclutter for shelf-style workflows
Clack or other mechanical keyboard sound apps
PastePal, Paste, Copy 'Em, and similar clipboard tools
Dropover or DropShare
A separate Pomodoro timer app

# Some Notable New Features

Droppy Cloud

The sharing limits are generous:

100 MB per file
1 GB per share
25 files per share
1 GB of active shared data per installation at a time

The generated links open into an iCloud-style

New Droppy Release is a Full Featured Utility Suite

https://preview.redd.it/fomeret12i0h1.png?width=677&format=png&auto=webp&s=a792fab54442db7ceb5486a0c1832d09e89ddf82

An update to [Droppy](https://getdroppy.app) by developer Jordy Spruit dropped this weekend. What started as a free notch app has evolved into a paid, but still inexpensive, suite of Mac productivity tools.

The licensing recently changed so that Droppy's one-time payment now gets you a license for two Macs instead of one. The change is retroactive and applies to all users. From now until May 31st, the price is €6.99. After that, it will be €9.99. Both prices include lifetime updates, including major version releases.

Droppy is written in native Swift. It's signed and notarized by Apple, runs on macOS 14 and later, and ships without analytics or third-party trackers.

Spruit says, "v14 contains more than 100 user-visible bug fixes and dozens of performance improvements, all driven by feedback from the Discord testers I've been working with daily for months."

# My Personal Use Cases

In previous versions of Droppy, I've used the notch based shelf, the menu bar manager, and the heads up displays extensively while dabbling with the other features. With the extensive additions in the new version, I plan to see what else feels like a good fit for my work style.

# Five Functions, One App

You can roughly classify what Droppy v14 does into five areas.

1. **Drag-and-drop shelf that lives in the notch**
2. Drop files onto it to stash them temporarily, then drag them back out when needed or run quick actions like move, copy, share, zip, unzip, compress, or convert.
3. **Clipboard Manager**
4. Includes live previews, pinned and favorited entries, OCR, a built-in screenshot editor, custom tags, and more.
5. **Floating Shelves**
6. Droppy calls them "baskets," but the concept is similar to the shelf in the notch. You can designate watched folders that automatically populate baskets with files, and the interface supports multiple baskets at once.
7. **Heads-Up Displays (HUDs)**
8. You can selectively enable notch-based HUDs for things like:
* Volume or brightness changes
* AirPods connections
* Internet connectivity loss
* VPN connections
* Low battery warnings
* Music playback
* Notifications
* Caffeine activation to prevent sleep
9. **Extensions**
10. Droppy calls them "Droplets." These are add-on features that plug into the notch interface.

**There's no extra charge for extensions**, and several of them realistically replace standalone apps.

Included extensions include:

* Voice transcription, including live transcription feedback while speaking; something many competing apps still don't offer **(new)**
* Mechanical keyboard typing sounds routed only through headphones during meetings so you don't blast everyone else on the call
* An AI coding companion that surfaces activity from Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex directly in the notch, with one-click return to the active app
* A major overhaul to menu bar management via an internal version of Thaw, a fork of Ice, bundled directly into Droppy
* Clipboard manager
* Droppy Cloud; a temporary file-sharing service that generates 24-hour share links **(new)**
* Meeting controls for Zoom, Teams, and similar apps
* Pomodoro timer
* Tiny terminal, and more

# Replacement Suggestions

Dedicated apps will usually go deeper in specific areas, but if you mainly need solid day-to-day functionality, Droppy v14 could realistically replace:

* MacWhisper or similar transcription apps
* Bartender, Hidden Bar, or Barbee for menu bar management
* Yoink, Gladys, or Unclutter for shelf-style workflows
* Clack or other mechanical keyboard sound apps
* PastePal, Paste, Copy 'Em, and similar clipboard tools
* Dropover or DropShare
* A separate Pomodoro timer app

# Some Notable New Features

**Droppy Cloud**

The sharing limits are generous:

* 100 MB per file
* 1 GB per share
* 25 files per share
* 1 GB of active shared data per installation at a time

The generated links open into an iCloud-style

interface with:

* Image previews in a grid with click-to-expand
* Inline video and audio playback
* Inline PDF viewing
* Individual downloads plus "Download All" ZIP support
* A clean, mobile-friendly layout

**Lock Screen Display**

When playing music in Apple Music, the lock screen now displays expanded album artwork. Synced lyrics scroll over a soft blur effect that keeps them readable even against busy animated art.

**New UI**

According to the developer, every animation in the app has been rebuilt by hand. When the shelf opens, a HUD appears, a widget swaps, or the notch reacts to your cursor, the motion now shares one consistent spring-based feel.

The small floating pill below the notch expands similarly to Dynamic Island on iPhone, and the shelf physically drops down from the notch instead of simply fading in.

# Feedback on the Update

Droppy makes reasonable demands on system resources based on what it does. At idle it consumes about 5% of my M4 CPU and around 275 MB of RAM, about the same amount as the apps, Drafts and Mona for Mastodon use on my system.

The new interface is subtle, but well executed. Nothing feels over-designed just for the sake of animation demos.

Since Droppy Cloud runs on the developer's own infrastructure, the 24-hour expiration window makes sense. Features with ongoing hosting costs usually end up behind subscriptions sooner or later, so it's refreshing to see this included in a one-time purchase.

I was accustomed to the previous menu bar manager, so the switch to the integrated Thaw-based system took a little adjustment. But after using it for a bit, it feels like a real upgrade rather than a cosmetic replacement. It exposes more functionality than the older implementation and fits better with the rest of the app.

Droppy already does an almost unreasonable number of things, but I still have one request: I'd love to see a lightweight notes or scratchpad interface added somewhere in the ecosystem. Nothing elaborate; just a quick place to park temporary text while working.

# Wrap-Up

Droppy v14 feels less like a "notch utility" now and more like a modular productivity platform that happens to live around the notch. Some people will absolutely think it's trying to do too much. Fair enough. But if your workflow already overlaps with clipboard managers, shelf apps, menu bar utilities, lightweight sharing tools, and small workflow helpers, there's a good chance Droppy consolidates more of your setup than you'd expect.

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[Productivity] PipZ - Multi PiP for macOS
https://getpipz.com

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Macupdater pulls licensing server?
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