Gaming & entertainment

A while back I posted looking for the best macOS video player in terms of image quality and UI. That led me down a rabbit hole of testing more players than I expected, so I figured I'd share what I found. Quick disclaimer: I have basic knowledge in this area, so this is a hobbyist test, not a professional analysis. Take it with that in mind. How I tested I generated an SMPTE HD color bars video (BT.709 tagged, FFmpeg

Hey Reddit, I’ve always loved listening to podcasts and radio while working, but I found most apps either too bloated or missing a simple "always-on" menu bar interface. So I built PoRaBar. It’s a native macOS app (pure SwiftUI, no Electron/web-tech) designed to stay out of your way while keeping your favorite stations and episodes one click away. Key Features: Menu Bar Native: A clean popover with Now Playing, volum

Hey Reddit, I’ve always loved listening to podcasts and radio while working, but I found most apps either too bloated or missing a simple "always-on" menu bar interface. So I built PoRaBar. It’s a native macOS app (pure SwiftUI, no Electron/web-tech) designed to stay out of your way while keeping your favorite stations and episodes one click away. Key Features: Menu Bar Native: A clean popover with Now Playing, volum

TL;DR: Mira is a small (5.6 MB), native Mac app that makes YouTube calm and pleasant: no Shorts, no sponsor segments, no recommendation rabbit hole. It folds SponsorBlock, Return YouTube Dislike, searchable transcripts, optional bring-your-own-key AI summaries, Picture-in-Picture, background audio, and a real Focus Mode into one signed app instead of the pile of browser extensions you have to maintain on your on. It

Disclaimer: Independent review. Not affiliated with the app. The promise: A universal music controller that lives in your Dock and unifies Apple Music, Spotify, browsers, and more with animated artwork, real waveforms, and native Apple design. If Apple were the company that so many people pretend that it is, it would make a music controller lives in your Dock and plays not just Apple Music but also Spotify, Youtube a

Disclaimer: Independent review. Not affiliated with the app. The promise: A universal music controller that lives in your Dock and unifies Apple Music, Spotify, browsers, and more with animated artwork, real waveforms, and native Apple design. If Apple were the company that so many people pretend that it is, it would make a music controller lives in your Dock and plays not just Apple Music but also Spotify, Youtube a

Disclaimer: Independent review. Not affiliated with the app. The promise: A universal music controller that lives in your Dock and unifies Apple Music, Spotify, browsers, and more with animated artwork, real waveforms, and native Apple design. If Apple were the company that so many people pretend that it is, it would make a music controller lives in your Dock and plays not just Apple Music but also Spotify, Youtube a

The Problem My husband and I build productivity tools, which means we spend our entire days designing, coding, and managing every part of our business on our computers. By the early evening, our eyes would always get incredibly tired. We tried things like f.lux or Night Shift, but we were never fans of how they just turn everything a bit too orange. Plus, they don't actually fix the harsh, glowing glare of a modern s

Disclaimer: Independent review. Not affiliated with the app. The promise: A universal music controller that lives in your Dock and unifies Apple Music, Spotify, browsers, and more with animated artwork, real waveforms, and native Apple design. If Apple were the company that so many people pretend that it is, it would make a music controller lives in your Dock and plays not just Apple Music but also Spotify, Youtube a

Disclaimer: Independent review. Not affiliated with the app. The promise: A universal music controller that lives in your Dock and unifies Apple Music, Spotify, browsers, and more with animated artwork, real waveforms, and native Apple design. If Apple were the company that so many people pretend that it is, it would make a music controller lives in your Dock and plays not just Apple Music but also Spotify, Youtube a

Hey everyone — I built Box Replay. a macOS ScreenSaver app which let's you replay the past f1 races on your Mac's lock screen. I have posted this here more than a month back, but unfortunately because of my own stupidity, it got removed since I hadn't provided enough details to ensure my transparency ( Restored after some hours, but lost a lot of visibility I think ). But the people who saw it then was really happy w