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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... -
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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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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... -
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MacScriber v3.0 — 50% off launch deal!
Switched to NVIDIA Parakeet — ~10x faster than Whisper. On an M2 MacBook (256GB, 16GB RAM) a 1-hour recording is done in under 3 mins. Also added: DeepSeek support for summaries — absurdly cheap compared to other providers Custom system prompts — summarize exactly the way you want Search to...- skyeagle92
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- macappdeals macbook macos macscriber
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Looking for a clean installer of Mojave 10.14.5 (18F132)
Hi all! I've joined these forums as I'm at a bit of a loss on how to locate an installer for Mojave 10.14.5 for a project on an old intel 2019 15" MacBook Pro that shipped with this version. I've had trouble locating it and was wondering how I could possibly find it. I am very grateful for any...- HelpMac1111
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- macos macos 10.14.5 mojave
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Backspace – Native Live Wallpaper App for macOS with Lock Screen Support
Backspace was built because every existing live wallpaper solution on macOS felt like a compromise. Either abandoned projects or subscription-based apps that were never truly optimized for Mac. The goal was simple: build something that feels like it belongs on macOS from the start. As a...- DynamicHorizon-Dev
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- app live wallpaper macos wallpaper
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Remind — schedule Claude Code from the Reminders app
https://olliewagner.com/remind Remind is a macOS menu bar app. You add a reminder to a "Remind" list in the Reminders app, with the prompt in the body and a due time. At the due time, Remind opens your Terminal and runs `claude` with that prompt. A Stop hook writes the result back into the...- nilcoalescingoperator
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- automation claude claude code free macos productivity remind reminders scheduling
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Multi-Device BlackHole 2CH Audio Driver Installer for macOS
Hey everyone, Long-time member, first time posting my own tools here. I'm an indie developer (Adelvo Software) building missing-link audio and video tools for macOS. Virtual audio routing on macOS has been a pain for years. BlackHole is great, but getting multiple independent stereo pairs set... -
MacMini2014 no accept Windows efiloader
Hi everyone. Is there anyone else here who knows more about historical issues? I have a 2014 Mac Mini. I have a Windows 10 installation USB flash drive. Previously, I had Windows 10 installed as the only OS on the system’s single hard drive in EFI. After installing Linux Mint, Windows stopped...- Ventero
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- macos multiboot nvram windows
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- Forum: Windows, Linux, macOS, & Others on the Mac
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Resolved System Data: “Calculating...” just keeps spinning
Hi, when I go to System Preferences to view disk usage, nothing shows up under System Data, and the spinning wheel under “Calculating...” just keeps spinning and spinning but never finishes. Is there anyone who can tell me what is wrong? (M3 MBAir 16/512, Sequoia 15.7.5)- Macioso
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- macos memory handling system settings
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- Forum: macOS Sequoia (15)
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I can't believe Apple did this to my trade-in amount
I’m honestly pretty frustrated with Apple’s trade-in process right now, and I’m curious how many others have run into the same thing. I sent in my M3 MacBook Air in pristine condition—I had a screen protector on it, kept it in a case, and never dropped it. I’ve never had any issues with this...- Spooner83
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- apple silicon macbook macbook air macos trade in
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- Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs
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The Swiss Army Knife for your macOS menu bar.
I created a macOS utility app called Ghostmoon. It lives in the macOS menu bar and gives you easy access to hidden system settings, essential stats, maintenance routines and other functionalities useful in everyday work. It currently has over 30 features normally found in multiple separate... -
Passwords is locked
Is there a way to trace which process is triggering Passwords to open, or whatever this prompt means? I'm not trying to login to anything. I'm not opening the Passwords app. I don't have the Passwords icon in my menu bar.- timelessbeing
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- macos passwords sequaia
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- Forum: macOS
