Numsy: A simple menu bar calculator

https://redd.it/1tf5ecj
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[macOS] Built an app for watching maps scroll on all my devices, an airplane window for any screen

https://redd.it/1tf814i
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Alternative to "Later" App

I've seen a post here from a while ago saying that the app "later" is basiscally abandonware now and is not being actively maintained. What's a good alternative which I can use to save desktops with specific app window layouts etc
Thanks a lot in advance

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Alternative for the “Later” App

I've seen a post here from a while ago saying that the app "later" is basiscally abandonware now and is not being actively maintained. What's a good alternative which I can use to save desktops with specific app window layouts etc

Thanks a lot in advance

https://redd.it/1tfdc1y
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Let’s do something interesting (AwesomeCopy)

I happened to receive a code for a free license of AwesomeCopy to do with what I please. I fully intend to give it away to a lucky person. (I have 2 licenses and no need for a third)

I know not everyone can afford to buy useful software, even at reasonable (or cheap in AwesomeCopy’s case. I would pay more for it than I have) cost. Life sometimes gets in the way of getting things we need sometimes. This happened a little while ago with a college student who had built a workflow around using Droppy. When it went to being paid for all features (even at a very modest price) it was out of his reach. I messaged the young man, we talked a bit, and I bought a license for him.

I want to do the same kind of thing here. I am a software engineer by trade. For more than 35 years. It’s always been difficult for me to find that sweet spot of pricing that makes it accessible to as many people as possible, yet covers my costs, time, and effort. Hearing stories of people who just cannot buy a license as much as they would want to always pains me.

So, with that out of the way, here’s the deal.

I have a code for one (and only one) free license to AwesomeCopy. I’m not going to just toss it out to people who beg for one. I want to make a difference in someone’s life, and help promote AwesomeCopy in the process. (Yes, it’s a small thing, but even small things can make big impacts)

Type up why you need AwesomeCopy and what barriers are preventing you from being able to purchase it yourself.

OR

Type up someone else’s story (you don’t have to name them) that you feel deserves a free copy.

Finally, as one last requirement, promise to spread the word about AwesomeCopy. Be an evangelist for the tool.

… no I’m not affiliated with Evan. A situation came up where he was kind enough to give me this code for a free license, and I want to repay his efforts on this awesome utility.

Start writing!

https://redd.it/1tfinqy
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Let’s do something interesting (AwesomeCopy)

I happened to receive a code for a free license of AwesomeCopy to do with what I please. I fully intend to give it away to a lucky person. (I have 2 licenses and no need for a third)

I know not everyone can afford to buy useful software, even at reasonable (or cheap in AwesomeCopy’s case. I would pay more for it than I have) cost. Life sometimes gets in the way of getting things we need sometimes. This happened a little while ago with a college student who had built a workflow around using Droppy. When it went to being paid for all features (even at a very modest price) it was out of his reach. I messaged the young man, we talked a bit, and I bought a license for him.

I want to do the same kind of thing here. I am a software engineer by trade. For more than 35 years. It’s always been difficult for me to find that sweet spot of pricing that makes it accessible to as many people as possible, yet covers my costs, time, and effort. Hearing stories of people who just cannot buy a license as much as they would want to always pains me.

So, with that out of the way, here’s the deal.

I have a code for one (and only one) free license to AwesomeCopy. I’m not going to just toss it out to people who beg for one. I want to make a difference in someone’s life, and help promote AwesomeCopy in the process. (Yes, it’s a small thing, but even small things can make big impacts)

Type up why you need AwesomeCopy and what barriers are preventing you from being able to purchase it yourself.

OR

Type up someone else’s story (you don’t have to name them) that you feel deserves a free copy.

Finally, as one last requirement, promise to spread the word about AwesomeCopy. Be an evangelist for the tool.

… no I’m not affiliated with Evan. A situation came up where he was kind enough to give me this code for a free license, and I want to repay his efforts on this awesome utility.

Start writing!

https://redd.it/1tfilpq
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I built CopyFix: a lightweight clipboard manager with LLM-powered writing tools built in.

https://redd.it/1tfq857
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I built CopyFix: a lightweight clipboard manager with LLM-powered writing tools built in.

https://redd.it/1tfq1so
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Survey - what's your current go-to for meeting transcriptions?

Attempt number two to post this...

Survey - what's your current go-to for ai meeting transcription?

Given the proliferation meeting transcription apps, I'm wondering what people here are actually using and liking?

I've tried several over the last year: Hyprnote (changed its name twice now to "Anarlog"?), Speakr, Transcribe X, Caption Snap and have some other tools that support transcription but I haven't tried because I can't really figure them out in general... (sorry, Alter)

My biggest issue is that I meet with a lot of different people in a week and in many meetings it's not uncommon for there to be more than a dozen participants. I have yet to discover an app that nails speaker identification. For the ones that claim to support it, you only see them demo a 60-second meeting with 2 people. They don't showcase examples of a meeting with 10 people talking over the course of an hour, because that would show users how ill-suited their solution is for the kinds of meetings that we actually have and need to track.

The closest I've seen to flawless speaker identification is Caption Snap, because speaker attribution is handled by the meeting platform itself as opposed to the transcription app; however this approach has its own set of issues and the output is currently not reliable enough to be trusted.

So, for those of you that meet with more than one or two people at a time, and have nonstop meetings all day every day, what are you using to capture transcripts with reliable speaker identification? I genuinely don’t care about the money if the solution is rock solid.

https://redd.it/1tg15y0
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Looking for an app which 'pauses' my applications and windows for a certain amount of time

I remember seeing it in a video a couple of weeks ago, but after searching for it, I couldn't find it or what the app was called. I'm a student currently in exams and so would love the ability to just dismiss all my open windows until I needed them back to do other things during my breaks. Does anyone know any apps that can do this? Thanks!

https://redd.it/1tg5no4
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What's one little app that isn't a conventional must-have but you can't live without now? (paid or free)

There are definitely many great apps out there, but I'm curious about the hidden gems that just do one small thing very well.

I'll go first. InstantSpaceSwitcher is a free app that removes the animation when switching between spaces. It saves a fraction of a second each time, but over the day it makes me feel like I'm working much faster.

And Slidr is a paid ($5) app that allows you to control your brightness and volume using the edge of your trackpad as sliders. There's a free trial and it's addictive once you try it.

Looking forward to hearing your recs!

https://redd.it/1tg959b
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Forma 1.2: Now With Multiple Boards

https://redd.it/1tgjb34
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I hated screenshots cluttering my camera roll, so I built my own app. My family now use it for everything.
https://redd.it/1tgk9yt
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[OS] macUSB v2.2 - The all in one USB creator for Mac. Now with Linux & Windows support!
https://redd.it/1tgku6g
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I made Cmd+V smarter because another clipboard hotkey felt like too much

https://redd.it/1tglhar
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[MAC] Editorio — native macOS markdown + code editor, free forever

Dev here, 20 years in. Built Editorio for myself a while back because nothing on the mac did everything I wanted in one place. It's polished enough now that I figured I'd share it.

Subscription text editor. Subscription notes app. Subscription markdown previewer. (*lol*). We live in the future. Macs have neural engines, and the industry's answer to "I want a nice text editor" is 4.99/month to render `# heading` as bold text. Cool.

**Problem**

Most Mac markdown editors are either Electron bloatware (500MB+ RAM, slow cold start) or behind a subscription / one-time fee just to render basic markdown. And most code editors don't do markdown preview well. I wanted one fast native app that handles both: markdown writing AND code files, without paying rent on a monospace font.

**Comparison**

* **vs Typora:** Typora is 14.99 USD one-time and not native AppKit. Editorio is free and native, opens files in under 100ms.
* **vs iA Writer:** iA Writer is \~50 USD and writing-focused. Editorio also handles 180+ programming languages with syntax highlighting, so it doubles as a code editor.
* **vs VS Code:** VS Code is Electron, \~500MB RAM, slow cold start. You don't need a full IDE just to open a markdown file or peek at some code. Editorio is \~40MB RAM, native AppKit, instant launch.
* **vs Sublime Text:** Sublime is 99 USD per license and still doesn't do real markdown preview out of the box. Editorio is free and ships with live markdown preview built in.

**Pricing**

Free. Forever. No nag, no asterisk, no "free for personal use only".

[https://apps.apple.com/app/editorio/id6759334075](https://apps.apple.com/app/editorio/id6759334075)

**What's in it:**

* Markdown editor with live preview
* Code editor with syntax highlighting (swift, py, ts, rust, etc.)
* Mac native, AppKit. No Electron, no web views
* Light/dark themes, minimap, tabs
* \~40MB RAM, lightning fast

Me posting to reddit is the entire marketing budget. Already gave Apple my 100 bucks for the dev account, so if you actually like it, send it to a friend or drop it in a Slack somewhere.

Planning to open source it on github too once I clean up the repo.

Long live free apps instead of charging rent on a monospace font.

https://redd.it/1tgpbb7
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Cotypist pricing up on website (Free, Plus@$8/mo and Pro@$12/mo)

Since there's a lot of folks following the discussion around Cotypist and what its launch pricing would be, it looks like Cotypist pricing information up on website, here: https://cotypist.app/pricing.

Not affiliated with Cotypist in any way. Just testing the app and was following the pricing announcement closely.

Wanted to see what other folks thought. There's a launch discount of 25% off only for the first bill.

Pricing Structure (Screenshot):

Free

- 100 completed words/day
- Small models (<2B models from what I can see)
- NO custom writing instructions
- Stops completing on a typo
- Gentle personalization (based on your tone)
- NO Custom writing instructions
- NO per-app customization
- NO clipboard awareness
- NO Cotypist Labs access (So no mid line completion)

Plus: $8/mo billed annually, ($96/year)

- Unlimited completions
- Larger models (<4B models)
- Full autocorrect
- Custom writing instructions
- 1 Mac
- Balanced personalization (based on your tone)
- NO clipboard awareness
- NO per-app customization
- NO Cotypist Labs access (So no mid line completion)


Pro: $12/mo billed annually ($144/year)

- Everything in Plus
- Full model catalog (Any model including 30B A3B models etc.)
- Up to 3 Macs
- Strong tone personalization
- Clipboard awareness
- Per-app instructions
- Labs features (Mid line completion)

## Personal thoughts

The pricing seems to be horrendous to me and the limitations are too restrictive, since even with the $8 a month plan, you do not have per-app customization, and you are restricted to <4B models in, and are limited to one Mac. It learns your tone and from what I understand, even with the paid plan, it limits the amount of personalization it does to your voice.


Edit: Changed * for lists to use - since the formatting breaks on mobile

https://redd.it/1tgppg5
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Shadow V2: The AI interface that sees, hears, and runs your prompts.

https://reddit.com/link/1tgo6kg/video/pormsjhhpu1h1/player

Hey r/MacApps!
I'm Jay, founder of Shadow.

Been posting Shadow updates here since 2024. You guys have made Shadow what it is today. Every bug report, every feature suggestion, every nudge to do better. Couldn't have done it without you!

For the past year, Shadow has been the AI meeting assistant that captures every word and slide without a bot in your call. That was always step one for us, not the destination.

Today is different. This isn't a feature update. Shadow just entered a completely new chapter.

# Problem & Solution

Execution isn't our job anymore. AI writes, codes, replies, decides. But we're still copying, pasting, and prompting to connect our world to AI. We've become the bridge. That feels backwards.

Shadow is what we built to fix that. It's an AI interface that lives on your Mac. Shadow sees what's on your screen, hears what you say, and runs the prompts you've built. Trigger a Skill on any screen with a keyboard shortcut. Reply to an email by speaking. Turn a rambling thought into clean writing in any text field.

Meetings got significantly better too: rebuilt transcription engine, improved speaker labeling, still no bot in your call, audio stays on your Mac.

# Comparison

vs. Granola: Granola has been the closest comparison to Shadow V1 since they also do bot-free transcription, and they're a great app. The difference is focus. Granola is a notepad. Shadow is built around running Skills, where meeting notes are just one of many. Shadow also identifies speakers and uses smart screenshots to capture what's on your screen. Granola does neither.

vs. Raycast: Raycast is a shortcut for repetitive tasks. You're at the center of execution, doing the work yourself. Shadow is a shortcut for AI actions. You're at the center of thinking, and Shadow connects your screen and voice to AI for you. Same hotkey paradigm, different center of gravity.

vs. Wispr Flow: Wispr is great at one thing: dictation. Shadow is flexible. You can build voice and screen Skills for almost anything you do on your Mac. Think of Shadow as Notion and Wispr as Linear. Wispr does one job exactly right. Shadow lets you build whatever you need.

# Pricing

\- Free forever: core features including transcription and smart screenshots

\- 2-week free trial of Pro

\- Pro: $12/month, or $8/month billed annually

Download: https://shadow.do

About us

I'm Jay (Founder & CEO).

Shadow is built by Taper Labs, Inc. (Delaware C-Corp).

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shadowai/

Privacy Policy: https://shadow.do/legal/privacy-policy

Terms of Service: https://shadow.do/legal/terms-of-service

Happy to answer anything in the comments.

Curious what kinds of Skills people here would build first.

Jay

https://redd.it/1tgo6kg
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What made me actually pay for an AI orchestration tool: Nyx’s free-form canvas
https://getnyx.dev

https://redd.it/1tgquay
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After implementing feedback from r/macapps, I benchmarked MediaOrganizer Studio on a 25-year archive with 363k files. Here’s what happened.

[Problem\]

Managing large photo archives across multiple Macs, external drives, Photos libraries, exports, and backup folders often leads to structural fragmentation over time.

In the previous r/macapps discussion, heavy users pointed out operational issues involving deep folder structures, recursive scans and visibility during sustained execution sessions.

After implementing these changes, two additional operational problems became visible:

1.    The deep search was taking a long time to complete.

2.    Something was degrading long-running execution performance.

Those discussions ended up significantly reshaping the workflow behind MediaOrganizer Studio.

[Compare\]

• Unlike Apple Photos or Lightroom libraries, MediaOrganizer reorganizes files directly in folders before importing them.

• Unlike duplicate-cleanup apps, it also groups media by date, location and metadata consistency.

• Unlike simple file movers, it was tested on a fragmented 25-year archive with 363k files across multiple drives and Photos libraries.

[Pricing\]

$25 one-time purchase
App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/ch/app/mediaorganizer-studio/id6755330599

[Changelog\]

v1.1.0

Added optional Deep Search mode for recursive archive traversal
Improved handling of nested backup structures and large folder trees

v1.1.1

Reworked loading pipeline using incremental pagination for large folders
Improved long-running batch stability during sustained normalization sessions
Reduced throughput degradation during idle/screensaver transitions
Added structured execution audit logging for archive validation and troubleshooting

[AI Disclaimer\]

Text reviewed with AI assistance.
The app itself uses deterministic local processing and does not use AI/ML features.

A few months ago I shared MediaOrganizer Studio here and received very useful feedback from people managing large photo archives across Macs, Photos libraries, backup folders, Lightroom workflows, and external drives.

After implementing those suggestions, I ran a structured benchmark on my own 25-year media archive.

The benchmark processed 363,575 files, about 2 TB of mixed media, 10 Apple Photos libraries, and recursive folder structures with 8k+ folders. The pipeline ran for more than 392 hours during the benchmark period, averaging roughly 12 hours per day.

The most important changes that came out of this were incremental paginated loading, improved Deep Search handling, better long-running stability, and structured execution audit logs.

I also documented the benchmark observations, workload behavior, and operational results in much more detail during the execution process.

If anyone is interested, I can share the PDFs and benchmark files in the comments.

https://redd.it/1tgku4x
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AutoShelf Lifetime – Watch your folders and auto-organize files with simple rules, templates, and multi-condition matching

https://redd.it/1tgo2sq
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