Yes, it’s another clipboard manager — but Kept lets you edit images, videos and PDFs before you paste

Problem: I often copy something and immediately need to change it. An image needs cropping, a video needs trimming, or a PDF has a typo. That normally means opening another app, exporting the result and copying it again.

Comparison: History-first tools such as Maccy, Paste and PastePal are great at retrieving clips. Kept is built around a different workflow: edit copied text, images, videos and supported PDFs before pasting or exporting.

Kept 2.0 — Edit what you copy, then paste or export it.

Kept also works as a standalone PDF editor. You can open a document directly, edit supported text, add text, images or signatures, draw, highlight, rotate pages and export the result. Everything stays local on your Mac, with no account or cloud.

Pricing + App Store: I originally expected to release Kept for free or nearly free. After losing my job and seeing the editors grow into a much larger project, that stopped being sustainable. I still didn’t want a subscription, so Kept is a one-time $19.99 lifetime purchase. Current features and future Kept updates are included.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6772479708

Changelog: Version history is available on the App Store page above.

AI Disclaimer: [Human Validated\] — AI-assisted development was used, with manual testing on a real Mac and automated regression tests before release.

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OS Rockxy 0.34.0 - Native macOS HTTP Debugging Proxy - $39 until Aug 16

v0.34.0

I’m Stephen, the developer behind Rockxy. Since first sharing it here, I’ve kept improving it from Reddit comments, GitHub issues, and developer feedback. Rockxy has now passed 500 stars and 500 commits, with v0.34.0 as the latest release.

Problem
Browser DevTools stop at the browser. Rockxy is a native macOS proxy for inspecting and modifying HTTP/HTTPS, WebSocket, GraphQL, mobile, CLI, AI API, and JSON-RPC traffic across a wider development workflow.

What changed
Rockxy now includes capture and inspection, breakpoints, Map Local/Remote, rules, network conditions, scripting, replay, comparison, HAR/OpenAPI export, certificate management, iOS device setup, and a free local MCP server.

Rockxy Assistant has also shipped. It can investigate selected requests, explain the workspace, present supporting evidence, and open relevant workflows while keeping actions under user control.

I’m also running early integration experiments with several AI product teams. Names will only be shared when those partnerships are ready to be public.

Comparison
Charles Proxy and Proxyman are mature products. Rockxy’s direction is open source, native Swift, auditable, local-first by default, and designed for modern AI-assisted and MCP workflows.

The free tier remains genuinely useful for capture, inspection, local MCP, and lighter debugging. Pro is for developers who need the full or heavier workflow.

Ecosystem
Babylon 1.0.0 is now public on the Swift Package Index. It sends debug-only HTTP/HTTPS, WebSocket, gRPC, and runtime trace data from an app to Rockxy through an encrypted local connection.

Rockxy CLI is under internal development, beginning with read-only app, proxy, certificate, version, and JSON status commands.

Rockxy iOS is actively being developed around session inspection, replay, import, redaction, and controlled sharing. Deeper capture still requires signed-device testing, security review, and stable organization and App Store distribution setup.

Rockxy Android is at an earlier internal stage and does not have a public release date yet.

Team Workspace remains a major focus, including members, seats, devices, and shared debugging assets. Shieldxy and Tracexy are also being developed as separate open-source products in the Rockxy ecosystem.

Pricing
Free remains available.

Standard: $39, returning to $79
Personal: $59, returning to $109
Team: $9/seat/month, billed yearly

Founding pricing ends Sunday, August 16, 2026. Regular pricing begins August 17. Existing purchases are unaffected. Standard and Personal remain perpetual licenses with 12 months of updates and support.

https://github.com/RockxyApp/Rockxy
https://rockxy.io
https://rockxy.io/pricing
https://swiftpackageindex.com/RockxyApp/Babylon

If you try Rockxy, I’d appreciate honest feedback about what works and what still needs improvement.

If you’re interested in testing Pro, leave a comment or message me with your debugging workflow. I’ll personally send a developer discount code where it fits. It is not conditional on an upvote or positive review.

https://redd.it/1vlbzr4
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Most devs lose money on international pricing set by Apple, I made a Mac app to solve that
https://redd.it/1vldhdi
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YouTube Premium kills the ads but doesn't solve the real problem. Here's the stack I use to do that.
https://redd.it/1vlf3u8
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I built Murmur, a local AI voice studio for Mac [Giveaway: 5 Lifetime Licenses

https://redd.it/1vl8ty0
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[OS] LayoutLock: Save and restore your Mac workspace, including apps, tabs, and window layouts
https://redd.it/1vliee5
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FlipCloc: A gorgeous clock, pomodoro, timer, stopwatch. Productivity app & screensaver

https://redd.it/1vljt8t
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TabLinker - Save & restore browser sessions across browsers, now with Shortcuts & Siri

https://redd.it/1vlfj7w
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VisionTagger: Local AI for Photo Tagging
https://redd.it/1vlnkv2
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I built App Archiver to save space without deleting apps

https://redd.it/1vlqb24
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Any Finalist users here?

Hey all,

I just saw a sponsored MacStories article (via NetNewsWire RSS) about Finalist, a daily planning app that brings different elements of daily planning - reminders, calendar events, notes habits and journals - together in one place. I find it to be a very interesting concept, and I'm gonna give it a try.


I was wondering if anyone here has used it before? or is anyone using it now? How do you like it so far?



Original article: https://www.macstories.net/sponsored/finalist-a-paper-inspired-daily-planner-with-notes-for-iphone-ipad-mac-and-now-apple-watch-sponsor/

App website: https://www.finalist.works

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Problem: Grammar Checking Dictated Text (looking for FOSS)

So, I'm visually impaired and I dictate a lot of text using FluidVoice. However, occasionally, that text is not grammatically correct--well not exactly. I'd like a free and open source tool that can help me do that. Most of the paid tools are, frankly, too expensive for what they do. And I know there are some options out there. So if any of you could provide any direction or discussion, I would really appreciate it.

https://redd.it/1vlled3
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Multi screen video ft. Apple Music

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