Cork
alt-tab-macos
Cork | alt-tab-macos | |
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9 | 311 | |
1,688 | 9,725 | |
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9.6 | 7.9 | |
1 day ago | about 1 month ago | |
Swift | Swift | |
- | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Cork
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Show HN: Brewer X, a native macOS client for Homebrew
Note: Cork is not open source. Cork is under the Commons Clause, which bans distribution. As of commit 404943c, the README.md of Cork mistakenly refers to Cork as "open-source" [1]:
> Cork is licensed under Commons Clause.
> This means that Cork open-source and you can do whatever you want with Cork's source, like modifying it, contributing to it etc., but you can't sell or distribute Cork or modified versions of it.
even though the very FAQ for the Commons Clause asserts otherwise [2]:
> Is this “Open Source”?
> “Open source”, has a specific definition that was written years ago and is stewarded by the Open Source Initiative, which approves Open Source licenses. Applying the Commons Clause to an open source project will mean the source code is available, and meets many of the elements of the Open Source Definition, such as free access to source code, freedom to modify, and freedom to re-distribute, but not all of them. So to avoid confusion, it is best not to call Commons Clause software “open source.”
[1] https://github.com/buresdv/Cork
[2] https://commonsclause.com/
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What are your favorite open source apps?
I use Cork every day. It’s an open source GUI for the Homebrew package manager. I like that it has some features that not even Homebrew itself has (like tagging packages and only showing those installed by you, filtering out the ones installed only as dependencies)
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Homebrew
There are some apps that let you use Homebrew without touching the terminal at all, Cork has been making rounds recently as a good app for it. Cakebrew is also an option, tho I don’t think it’s as good as Cork by far (the performance is pretty bad and the app isn’t as polished and nice to use as Cork), and Cakebrew is also abandoned.
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The best Mac Apps to unlock your max potential (recommended by users of r/MacOs )
Because you mentioned Homebrew, I’d recommend everyone who doesn’t want to use it through the terminal to look into Cork, which is a very nice GUI for it. It’s still pretty new, but I’m impressed with it. It also adds some pretty nifty features that Homebrew doesn’t have (like package tagging, or clearing Homebrew folders that don’t get cleared by it)
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Cork, a neat GUI for Homebrew
Outdated packages not disappearing is a bug I know about, you can follow the progress on it here: https://github.com/buresdv/Cork/issues/23
- Native Mac Application Development in 2023
- Cork: A fast GUI manager for Homebrew written in SwiftUI
alt-tab-macos
- Windows Alt-Tab on macOS
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U.S. Sues Apple, Accusing It of Maintaining an iPhone Monopoly
> - Can't tab cycle through minimized windows
> - Windowing system sucks compared to Windows
Checkout: https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos solved most of my pains with it.
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Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS
I use AltTab [0] for this. I find using a mac without it horrendous.
[0]: https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/
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No Bing, no Edge, no upselling: De-crufted Windows 11 coming to Europe soon
I know of this app which allows you to port that functionality: https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/
Disclaimer: I have never used it, one of my colleagues mentioned it a while ago.
- AltTab – Windows alt-tab on macOS
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Collection of "Today I Learned" notes
If you're using a Mac, I really recommend alt-tab https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/.
I love cmd+tab on a mac to switch between applications, but I was missing a feature to switch between windows of the same application. Alt+tab solves that in the same manner Windows does.
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On Desktop GUI Minimalism
I know this isn’t the point of your post, but in case it helps your experience in MacOS:
1. You can change the setting so that workspaces do not change their position/order. See: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/214348/how-to-prev...
2. The third party app “alt-tab” provides an alt tab experience that is much better than the native one, and is likely more similar to the behavior you expect from Linux. See: https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app
I also personally like to use Rectangle for window positioning using keyboard shortcuts, tried the various auto tiling solutions like yabai and amethyst in the past but I think the flexibility of Rectangle is worth having to remember and use a few keyboard shortcuts.
I think it’s unfortunate that so many third party apps are required, but with a bit of babysitting MacOS can be pretty decent to work with.
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Tools I like
AltTab MacOS app
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Ask HN: What GNOME Shell extensions do you use?
There's likely a delay so that you can use Alt-Tab to quickly go back to your last window without the pop-up showing. I use AltTab on macOS like this, which has a configurable delay.
https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/
- macOS 13.5 no longer allows setting system wide ulimits
What are some alternatives?
Touch-Tab - Switch apps with trackpad on macOS.
winget-cli - WinGet is the Windows Package Manager. This project includes a CLI (Command Line Interface), PowerShell modules, and a COM (Component Object Model) API (Application Programming Interface).
topgrade - Upgrade all the things
Rectangle - Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas
mac-mouse-fix - Mac Mouse Fix - Make Your $10 Mouse Better Than an Apple Trackpad!
yabai - A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning
Calendr - Menu bar calendar for macOS
Mos - 一个用于在 macOS 上平滑你的鼠标滚动效果或单独设置滚动方向的小工具, 让你的滚轮爽如触控板 | A lightweight tool used to smooth scrolling and set scroll direction independently for your mouse on macOS
Quicksilver - Quicksilver Project Source
hammerspoon - Staggeringly powerful macOS desktop automation with Lua
open-source-mac-os-apps - 🚀 Awesome list of open source applications for macOS. https://t.me/s/opensourcemacosapps
CotEditor - Lightweight Plain-Text Editor for macOS