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macOS O Link(), Where Art Thou? – A SwiftUI Story
Hey : ) I have a brief SwiftUI story to share about an issue that drove me up the walls and to the brink of questioning my choices in life. You can read it here . Enjoy ; )- m.gansrigler
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- macos swiftui
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- Forum: Apple Programming
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PowerClick – A Finder Productivity Tool for creating, renaming, moving, and opening files in a better way | Dailiy users, Power Users, Developers
Hi everyone, I’m Ata, the developer of PowerClick, a macOS Finder extension that started from one very small but annoying missing workflow: creating a new file directly from the right-click menu in Finder. Coming from Windows, I always found it strange that macOS does not have a simple... -
Anybody to explain how random wallpaper works on macOS
I remember a couple years or less than 2 years ago, I was randomizing my wallpaper and the same wallpaper was always showing on each virtual desktop. However I recently tried to do the same thing but nothing, each time it is a different wallpaper from the folder in each desktop. I do not know... -
AudioRouterNow – free, open-source audio router for macOS (no kext, menu bar)
Hi everyone, I built AudioRouterNow, a free and open-source macOS app that lets you route audio to multiple outputs simultaneously — headphones + speakers, two audio interfaces, whatever combination you need — all from the menu bar. - The problem it solves: macOS natively only lets you play to...- MauricioMorkun
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- audio coreaudio free macos open source routing
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- Forum: Mac Apps
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MP 1,1-5,1 Mac pro 4,1/5,1 issues
Hi, i am new to this forum so if i did anything wrong correct me please. So i got a Mac pro 4,1 flashed to 5,1 and its been running mac os monterey with martin lo's opencore since i got it a year ago and its been running very smoothly with a rx 580 and 32gb ecc ddr3 ram and 1 xeon x5690 but...- FirewireFreak400
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- macos macpro 2009 macpro 2010 macpro4.1 macpro5.1 opencore
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- Forum: Mac Pro
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Funny: "macOS High Catalina"
I was recently looking at the website for qustodio parental controls and I learned that it is compatible all the way back to macOS High Catalina! 😭 Just thought I'd share. Mods, feel free to move this if I put it in the wrong spot -
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macOS no longer boots after shrinking a partition
On a late-2012 Mini, an APFS container held both Mojave and, via OCLP, Ventura. Linux was installed on a separate partition (Zorin). At startup, I was able to boot all three systems using the OCLP boot manager. Then I had the (bad) idea to shrink the APFS container to make room for another... -
GG is plain and simple a fixed-Tahoe = a properly working OS.
Hey, there. Probably raining on wet grounds here, but Golden Gate beta1 is so damn stable and fast. Even as first beta it feels like a proper version of MacOS Tahoe. Especially because all the Liquid Glass issues are very subtle under GG. It still feels like Tahoe's interface everywhere...- rebelo
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- beta 1 golden gate macos macos 27
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- Forum: macOS Golden Gate (27)
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Yoink for Mac deepens Photos integration for quick access to RAW, Live Photo video and burst image files
Hello 👋 ℹ️ Yoink is your Mac's shelf for anything you can drag and drop, freeing your mouse for more important things, like navigating to the destination of your files. Today, I released Yoink for Mac v3.7.5, which will come in handy for anyone handling assets in the Photos app. ➡️ Exporting...- m.gansrigler
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- apple photos burst photo drag and drop live photos mac macos photos raw
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- Forum: Mac Apps
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StayHere – a small app to keep macOS Spaces focused
Hi everyone, I’d like to drop a post about a problem I managed to solve recently. I switched to macOS not that long ago. I started using Spaces heavily. And one thing began to annoy me very quickly. I wanted Spaces to work like separate rooms. One for programming. One for communication. One... -
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Why did iPhone Mirroring suddenly appear in Europe after macOS 26.5.1?
Hey everyone, I’m in Europe and I’m a bit confused. As far as I knew, iPhone Mirroring was never available here because of EU restrictions, and I’ve never had access to it before. Yesterday I updated my Mac to macOS 26.5.1, and suddenly this appeared on my system. The weird part is that it...- ukr-ix
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- iphone macos mirroring
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- Forum: macOS Tahoe (26)
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Vox Dictum — on-device transcription with speaker labels and AI summaries (macOS)
Hi all — I'm the developer of Vox Dictum, just released on the Mac App Store. I build under Cobalt InFX (cobaltinfx.com). I kept running into the same problem: I record a lot of meetings and interviews, and every cloud transcription service meant uploading confidential conversations to someone... -
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Side Calendar — a slide-out calendar that lives at the edge of your screen
Side Calendar 2.1.0 — a calendar that lives at the edge of your screen Most calendar apps on the Mac fall into two shapes: a full window that takes over your screen, or a tiny menu-bar dropdown that's too small to actually plan in. Side Calendar is built around a third shape — a slide-out side...- shaun07776
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- calendar indie macos new release productivity
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- Forum: Mac Apps
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I made LockLines, a Mac app for designing lock screen messages that actually fit
I made a macOS app called LockLines. It is a small utility for designing formatted lock screen messages that fit the real macOS lock screen message area. I have been using macOS lock screen messages for a long time. I like that a locked Mac can still show useful information before login, such... -
iCloud Drive destructive bug: Stripped Resource Forks (0 byte legacy fonts) and DELETED raw photos (.xmp files left orphaned)
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- bug data loss fonts icloud drive macos raw files
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- Forum: macOS Ventura (13)
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How to end trace recording in Xcode Instruments?
Hello and thanks in advance: I am recording a trace in Xcode Instruments, due to hardware issues with my iPhone 17 Pro Max. I forgot to change the “record until” from its default if 12 hours, and I want to end the trace recording now. There is no stop button in the UI, nor is there a stop...- SaturnsLament
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- debugging macos xcode
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- Forum: macOS Tahoe (26)
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Foldwise — macOS file sorting/automation app
Hi all, I’ve been working on a small macOS app called Foldwise and thought I’d share it here: Foldwise.pro It’s a file sorting/automation tool that helps organize folders with rules based on file name, type, size, date, and even PDF text content. It also has real-time monitoring, scheduled... -
macOStoUSB – Free app to create bootable macOS USB installers (Intel + Apple Silicon)
Hi everyone, I wanted to share a new app I built: macOStoUSB. It helps you create bootable macOS USB installers with a simple guided workflow, using official Apple downloads. What it does Download macOS installers (official Apple sources) Create bootable USB drives in a few steps Works on... -
I made a screen recorder that makes your demos look like an Apple Commercial
I'm excited to share my indie Mac app, ShotGlass. It's a screen recorder and screenshot tool that can make cinematic demos like this. All automatically. You just click the record button, do your thing, then you can make it 3D in the editor. Or just enjoy smooth automatic zoom. Why did I...- jakemanger
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- macos screen recorder screenshot
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- Forum: Mac Apps
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Can't Copy File to External SSD
My MacStudio has a 2 TB internal drive, and there is currently ~700 GB used and ~1.3 TB free. I'm trying to copy a file of ~650 GB from the internal drive to an external 1 GB SSD. Each time the copy is prepared, I receive an error message asking me to free additional space (~5 GB) on the...
