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Shiori - A menu bar bookmark manager that keeps every Mac in sync. Fully keyboard driven.
https://redd.it/1vzsunf
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Kompakt - a free & open source image & video compression menu bar app
https://redd.it/1vzxc9r
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[OS] AirStats: a free, ultra-lightweight system monitor for Mac
https://redd.it/1vzz01e
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App Trust Preview - See what is inside a Mac app and what it can do before you open it
https://redd.it/1w00og9
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HoldSay: a voice card for dictation & meeting notes, like Wispr Flow + Granola
https://redd.it/1vzvsre
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OS Mac Keyboard Backlight Limiter - FREE
Oookaay third time's a charm, right? Hopefully the gitbot rescans my repo properly.
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Is your MacBook keyboard backlight too bright for you? Do you have sensitive eyes? Do you constantly adjust the backlight multiple times a day? If the answer is “No” then this app is not for you, nice to meet you and have a great day!
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For the few of you that might have the same issue as me, hey! Call me old fashioned, but I think the keyboard backlight needs to be on only when you can't read the keys cleanly and only bright enough to illuminate the actual letters, and not bleed through keycap borders.
MacOS gives you two controls natively:
1. “Adjust keyboard brightness in low light” toggle
2. “Keyboard brightness" slider
Both sound great right? Well, I don't think they work correctly. The “adjust” toggle never brings the light all the way down to the lowest setting, and if you bring it down manually, slight change in ambient light brings it back up. Plus it's not allowing you to only have light on when it's truly dark, when, imo, is the only time you need backlight.
Long story short, I made an app for this. Signed and notarized, small local app. It's free and open source, idles at 0% CPU, and the download is about 1.5 MB. Works on macOS 13 and later, though I only tested it on macOS 26 — if it can't find your keyboard backlight, let me know which version you're on. More details on the GitHub page. I do not believe there are other apps that allow you to do this. I like running mine at the lowest brightness with lowest sensitivity of the ambient sensor, so my keyboard light is only on when it's really dark with a constant lowest brightness.
https://preview.redd.it/okmvyscod0mh1.png?width=652&format=png&auto=webp&s=ce2c6593cbb100a18d0e6e135d44d9e366e5e57e
Yes, I made this app using Claude Code.
No, it is not a slop, I spent multiple days refining it, making sure it doesn't have any bloat, and tested it thoroughly.
No, I am not a professional developer, so this is the only way I could've made a free tool for my real life problem, that some people might find useful, so I am sharing it. I don't have enough disposable income to pay “real” developer to make something like this. And I am not completely new to this, I have successful Appstore and web app deployment of my other projects.
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All constructive criticism is always welcome, I would like to learn anything new that I missed and fix anything that needs to be fixed.
If you hate that I made this tool with LLM, idk what to tell you. Very few people use handsaws anymore. It's ok to use modern tools to fix and create stuff. Feel free to disagree.
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App is at https://github.com/dmartoon/MacBook-Keyboard-Backlight-Limiter
My LinkedIn, if needed https://www.linkedin.com/in/martundavoyan/
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Oookaay third time's a charm, right? Hopefully the gitbot rescans my repo properly.
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Is your MacBook keyboard backlight too bright for you? Do you have sensitive eyes? Do you constantly adjust the backlight multiple times a day? If the answer is “No” then this app is not for you, nice to meet you and have a great day!
___________________________
For the few of you that might have the same issue as me, hey! Call me old fashioned, but I think the keyboard backlight needs to be on only when you can't read the keys cleanly and only bright enough to illuminate the actual letters, and not bleed through keycap borders.
MacOS gives you two controls natively:
1. “Adjust keyboard brightness in low light” toggle
2. “Keyboard brightness" slider
Both sound great right? Well, I don't think they work correctly. The “adjust” toggle never brings the light all the way down to the lowest setting, and if you bring it down manually, slight change in ambient light brings it back up. Plus it's not allowing you to only have light on when it's truly dark, when, imo, is the only time you need backlight.
Long story short, I made an app for this. Signed and notarized, small local app. It's free and open source, idles at 0% CPU, and the download is about 1.5 MB. Works on macOS 13 and later, though I only tested it on macOS 26 — if it can't find your keyboard backlight, let me know which version you're on. More details on the GitHub page. I do not believe there are other apps that allow you to do this. I like running mine at the lowest brightness with lowest sensitivity of the ambient sensor, so my keyboard light is only on when it's really dark with a constant lowest brightness.
https://preview.redd.it/okmvyscod0mh1.png?width=652&format=png&auto=webp&s=ce2c6593cbb100a18d0e6e135d44d9e366e5e57e
Yes, I made this app using Claude Code.
No, it is not a slop, I spent multiple days refining it, making sure it doesn't have any bloat, and tested it thoroughly.
No, I am not a professional developer, so this is the only way I could've made a free tool for my real life problem, that some people might find useful, so I am sharing it. I don't have enough disposable income to pay “real” developer to make something like this. And I am not completely new to this, I have successful Appstore and web app deployment of my other projects.
___________________________
All constructive criticism is always welcome, I would like to learn anything new that I missed and fix anything that needs to be fixed.
If you hate that I made this tool with LLM, idk what to tell you. Very few people use handsaws anymore. It's ok to use modern tools to fix and create stuff. Feel free to disagree.
___________________________
App is at https://github.com/dmartoon/MacBook-Keyboard-Backlight-Limiter
My LinkedIn, if needed https://www.linkedin.com/in/martundavoyan/
https://redd.it/1w0b7bd
@macappsbackup
