Personal productivity

Seven years ago I started collecting macOS menu bar apps as a small personal list. I just wanted to know how many menu bar apps were out there. I thought maybe a few hundred, but now, years later, I know there are many, many more. Anyway, the collection includes everything from productivity tools and system utilities to tiny one-purpose apps that solve very specific problems. I’m still adding new apps almost every da

Hey r/macapps! I’m back with the latest version of DockPops full of changes thanks to your feedback. Seems like the category is heating up since last I posted, so first of all I’m happy to announce two major changes to the app: First, DockPops Premium price has dropped $1.99! Still just a one time purchase. Second, you can now buy DockPops directly from the website, with the added benefit that the direct version does

problem: extensions in safari cost annual money to create because of that most extensions from chrome are missing. on top of that, safari works differently with different apis than chrome. because the lack of extensions in safari people use chrome instead which isn't designed for macOS like safari. on top of that even if you try creating an extension it will fade after ~week with a free apple account, I made a system

Seven years ago I started collecting macOS menu bar apps as a small personal list. I just wanted to know how many menu bar apps were out there. I thought maybe a few hundred, but now, years later, I know there are many, many more. Anyway, the collection includes everything from productivity tools and system utilities to tiny one-purpose apps that solve very specific problems. I’m still adding new apps almost every da

Hey everyone, I posted OpenVox here about a month ago when it was around version 1.4. Since then I’ve been shipping updates pretty aggressively, and the app is now at v1.6.4. Just wanted to come back and say thanks, because a lot of the improvements were directly because of feedback I got from r/macapps People pointed out rough edges, asked for better audiobook support, asked for automation/API use cases, reported bu

Hey r/MacApps, I'm one of the devs behind PrimeTask. The final beta ships soon, with stable release planned for this summer. PrimeTask is a local-first productivity workspace for macOS. Tasks, projects, CRM, notes, visual planning, reminders, custom fields, file linking, Obsidian integration, and optional BYO AI. One app instead of five. Your data lives on your machine as plain JSON files. Works offline. Sync is opti

Hey guys! I’m a solo indie developer, and I’ve been working on a project that I’m really excited (and a bit nervous) to share with you all: WallTune. It’s an app I designed specifically to make multi-monitor setups look amazing without the headache. Here is a quick breakdown: 🚨 The Problem If you use multiple monitors, you probably know the struggle. Setting up your wallpapers and lock screens across different displa

When the free app DockDoor was released in 2024, it was the first time I had seen a developer add window previews to the Mac Dock in much the same way that other operating system from Redmond handles them. For kicks, it also included a Windows-style application switcher, also free. I have been updating some older reviews, so I went back to check on DockDoor. Not only does the original free version still exist, but th

Hey guys! I’m a solo indie developer, and I’ve been working on a project that I’m really excited (and a bit nervous) to share with you all: WallTune. It’s an app I designed specifically to make multi-monitor setups look amazing without the headache. Here is a quick breakdown: 🚨 The Problem If you use multiple monitors, you probably know the struggle. Setting up your wallpapers and lock screens across different displa

My free app NeverNap was downloaded 1000 times in one hour yesterday. All in Australia. Is it possible to find out who or what is behind this? Or could this be a glitch in App Store Connect? Or perhaps an administrator rolling out the app within a large company?

Ciao r/macapps! I'm Anton and I have a problem. PROBLEM I have this problem where I remember the thing, but not where I saw it. I remember what it was: A pricing chart. An error message. A useful thread. Some design reference. A weird message. A hotel I wanted to book. A task for the next day. I just have no idea where. Too many apps these days. After a few searches I either find it or it joins the graveyard of usefu

The mark of a good Internet citizen is whether they star the GitHub repositories they like and whether they upvote helpful posts on Reddit. As someone who devotes a lot of time to online communities, racking up a few Internet points always feels good. I used to be slightly intimidated by GitHub. For the most part, it's full of indie apps by individual devs, so there isn't a marketing department designing websites and

The idea is simple: instead of opening a separate chat app, you can bring up a floating assistant over whatever you’re doing on your Mac by double pressing the shift key to go into chat mode, or triple pressing to go into customs prompts mode. It can work with: selected text, clipboard content, URLs, PDFs, EML files, images, .txt, .md, .markdown, .rtf, .rtfd, .csv, .json, .log, .xml, .html, .htm, .yaml, .yml, plus co

Problem Most clipboard managers work like this: Copy Open a clipboard window Search Paste It works. But sometimes it feels disconnected from the actual paste action. You copy something important. Then copy something else. Then press Cmd+V and realize you're about to paste the wrong thing. Comparison I tried apps like Raycast and Maccy. They're great tools, but I wanted clipboard history to appear exactly when I paste

Hey r/macapps. I'm the dev of DockGroups, a small native app that adds app groups to your Dock. dockgroups.com | Demo Problem: This started as a weekend project with a dumb goal: group my Dock apps by what I use them for. Work stuff in one group, personal stuff in another, and more. That first version did nothing else. But once the groups existed I kept running into the same thought: my apps are grouped now, so why a

Hey r/macapps 👋 I’m the solo developer of Buffer, a free and open-source clipboard manager for macOS focused on speed, privacy, and keyboard-first workflows. Just released a major update with a few highly requested features: 🏷️ Custom Tags & Smart Filtering Add tags with ⌘T Autocomplete existing tags Filter instantly using #tags 🔖 Bookmarks (⌘B) Unlike pins, bookmarks stay in chronological order but are protected fro

Hey everybody! ExtraDock lets you create unlimited docks and place them anywhere you need them. macOS only gives you one dock, but for multiple monitors it is limiting. ExtraDock is completely customizable. You can use it as a dock replacement by disabling the macOS dock, or as an addition to it. You can make Extra Docks looks however you like - colors, app icons, effects, you can even make items float on invisible b