WishNote: a wishes/notes app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone
https://redd.it/1vpq5zr
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FinderCue - Finder finally has an address bar. Add one on top of Finder. 100% free forever

https://redd.it/1vpzset
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What Calendar App Are You Using

Hey! I'm looking for a calendar app and was wondering what you all use. I am looking for Here are some options I have looked at:

* [Apple Calendar](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calendar/id1108185179)
* [BusyCal](https://www.busymac.com/busycal/)
* [Fantastical](https://flexibits.com/fantastical)
* [Vimcal](https://www.vimcal.com/pricing)
* [Akiflow](https://akiflow.com/pricing)
* [Morgen](https://www.morgen.so/pricing)
* [Amie](https://amie.so/)
* [Notion Calendar](https://www.notion.com/product/calendar)
* [Structured](https://help.structured.app/en/articles/324674)
* [Sunsama](https://www.sunsama.com/pricing)
* [Motion](https://www.usemotion.com/pricing)

I was also wondering if any of you use a companion app along with your calendar like [Dato](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dato/id1470584107?mt=12), [Sidebar Calendar](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sidebar-calendar/id6744621424?mt=12).

Thanks :)

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Dedicated apps vs “Swiss Army Knife” apps

I’ve been seeing Vorssaint recommended a lot lately, and on paper it can replace a surprising number of dedicated utilities: Stats/iStats, Swish/Rectangle/etc, Dropover, Shottr/CleanShot, Pearcleaner/AppCleaner, Updatest, Mole, CaskHub, Amphetamine, and others.

Droppy is another app in a similar category, with lots of utilities bundled into one app.

The obvious appeal is consolidation, fewer apps, fewer background processes, fewer updates, and one place for everything.

But how good are these apps compared with dedicated tools that focus on a single job?

For people who have actually replaced apps like Shottr, Swish, Stats or Dropover with Vorssaint or Droppy: did you stick with the all-in-one app, or did you eventually go back to the dedicated ones?

Curious whether consolidation is genuinely an upgrade, or mostly a convenience with some trade-offs in polish and depth.

https://redd.it/1vqdb43
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More Free Mac Apps

Here are five free Mac applications you've most likely never come across. A project template/scaffolding automator, a local music player, resize batch images, a posture app that takes Advantage of the AirPods motion sensors, plus a financial calculator for cash flow simulation. 

[Prefab](https://preview.redd.it/fasdu52xvvjh1.jpg?width=3840&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c3e5699da14bdafe16a25a450c31b845f5eb01ee)

* [Prefab](https://www.prefabapp.io/) \- Capture a folder structure as a reusable "blueprint," add variable placeholders to names and contents, then deploy it anywhere via the app, menu bar, or Finder right-click. Deployment can chain actions: git init, npm install, opening the project in an editor, arbitrary terminal commands. Built for developers but pitched at anyone with a repeatable folder-setup ritual: lawyers, researchers, creatives.

[Playhead](https://preview.redd.it/ptueua2ivvjh1.jpg?width=1055&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e96c7c71959e9a6eeab744c06714f3111b7f9fc2)

* [Playhead](https://playheadapp.com/) \- Local-first music player for people who keep their own files instead of streaming. The pitch is "waveform-first": it generates and caches waveform data so you can see and scrub a track's structure instead of a plain progress bar. Two browsing modes, Library and Folder (preserves your existing structure), aimed at DJs, producers, and messy real-world collections. Supports MP3, FLAC, WAV, AIFF/AIF, M4A, OGG, OPUS, AAC; includes a metadata editor.
* [IResize Pro](https://daniele.ch/applicazioni.php) \- Batch image resizer. Set a target width or height, it scales proportionally and keeps your originals. Outputs JPEG/PNG/TIFF/GIF; imports JPG/PNG/GIF/TIFF/HEIC/BMP/WebP. Includes batch renaming, an optional colored border, and an upscaling prompt for undersized images.

[Headjust](https://preview.redd.it/jfwiiaojvvjh1.jpg?width=728&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56951105a64df8fe7fd4a4b1d1bede98f3e16b3f)

* [Headjust](https://headjust.app/) \- Native Mac app that uses the head-motion sensors already built into compatible AirPods/Beats to make posture drift visible without policing it.

[InterestThing](https://preview.redd.it/iejatrykvvjh1.jpg?width=1268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54f9dc880063646adcf66ff4e8fc6c1260270abb)

* [InterestThing](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/interestthing/id6743959861?mt=12) \- Mac-only financial calculator for modeling cash-flow problems (loans, leases, valuations, financial planning) as a timeline of discrete events instead of a fixed template. Each event -- inflow, outflow, unknown, fixed principal, interest-only payment, rate change, balance date -- can be one-off or periodic, fixed or gradient amounts, paired with one of four interest types (simple, capitalized simple, capitalized simple with US Rule, compound) and three time-interval methods

https://redd.it/1vqkzqs
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DockFlow - Switch between setups & dock presets in an instant

https://redd.it/1vqllrb
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[macOS] Chronoid - Automatic Time Tracking & Productivity - iCloud Sync + AI Connectors

https://redd.it/1vqrh1k
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Ugh… App icon design!

I’m keen to know how others approach Mac app icon design and any tips or advice on workflows that have worked for you. I don’t know if it’s just me (I might be a closet perfectionist), but I reckon I spend as much time sweating over an icon as building the app!
Do you have any online resources you use, leveraging AI, engage a professional or does it just come naturally to you?

https://redd.it/1vqs6bi
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[OS] Capptivo: Open-source alternative to Screen Studio (auto zoom, captions, editor)

https://redd.it/1vqyywe
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Timse: a pomodoro timer where skipping the break means typing a code

https://redd.it/1vr3m5r
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I launched a Mac app in February. Four months later, a copycat replicated it and is selling/advertising it...

https://redd.it/1vr6ac1
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[OS] DemoTape: tell your coding agent what to demo and get a finished video, no timeline editor required

https://redd.it/1vr7hpx
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