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Show HN: NotesOllama – I added local LLM support to Apple Notes (through Ollama)
Another option for hacking something like this together could be HammerSpoon. I’ve spent some time with it, but haven’t tried integrating with Apple Notes, I mostly did stuff at the file system level to keep it easy.
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Little macOS Apps That Make a Big Difference in 2024
For basic window tiling, I stumbled across Hammerspoon and the MiroWindowsManager spoon.
- Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS
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[Hammer Control] Hammerspoon + SelfControl = Scheduling SelfControl
I use hammerspoon a lot and it seemed like scheduling SelfControl could be done using it so I created Hammer Control. Check it out!
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A collection of useful Mac Apps
Hammerspoon - Price: Free Desktop automation tool for macOS that allows you to write Lua scripts to control your Mac.
- Needed: Automation extension that can repeat movements/clicks in a browser
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getting current desktop to show on lockscreen? (MacOS Ventura)
Assuming no one has a cut-and-dried solution that just works, would something like this be possible with say, AppleScript or another scripting tool like Hammerspoon? I've not used either of these tools before, but would be open to seeking out a scripting solution on my own if it's viable. Or am I going to run into insurmountable security restrictions?
- Ask HN: Scrolling Window Manager for macOS?
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Fastest way to open Messages?
Spark (not the email app). There are others like Hotkey and Hammerspoon.
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Window Management & Snapping
I have tried different tools for this including Rectangle, but I've finally settled with hammerspoon. It solves the problem of window-management but you can also use it to create custom keyboard shortcuts and much more.
Platypus
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Shoes makes building little graphical programs for Mac, Windows, Linux simple
Something for which I wish there was a windows variant...
Embedding a script into a small tray icon/menubar app can be extremely powerfull even with its low complexity.
- Sveinbjornt/Platypus: Create native Mac applications from command line scripts
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Application-Specific Terminals
> Which apps do you use actually it for?
neovim, mutt, tig, weechat
> That's what aliases are for (or you could rename the binary?)!
Unfortunately, it's not that simple on macOS for app bundles. The human readable name of the app bundle really doesn't matter that much to the operating system -- it's the contents of Info.plist that matter. In order to have a separate app that can be Cmd+Tab'd to, you have to have a separate app bundle, separate app bundle identifier, etc. There's really not a way around it on macOS that I've seen.
(And to be clear, aliases do work on the command line. I'm talking specifically about GUI apps - which is my primary method of separating my different activities. Terminal emulator tabs are not good enough.)
This also doesn't solve the performance problems with any of the various GUI applications, nor does it solve my problem for other applications that I want to run.
> By the way, do you know the app https://github.com/sveinbjornt/Platypus that can generate app bundles on a Mac?
I do! I tried this route first, but it falls apart when you start a GUI application from the script that you supply to platypus. If your script is e.g. `wezterm start`, it'll just start up another instance of a wezterm-branded GUI app in addition to the wrapper app that Platypus spits out.
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The Icelandic Saga Database
Random fact; this website is created and maintained by Sveinbjörn Þórðarson who also made Platypus (https://github.com/sveinbjornt/Platypus) and Sloth (https://github.com/sveinbjornt/Sloth) — software that Mac nerds might be familiar with.
Sveinbjörn is a ball of energy that just radiates positives for human society.
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How to easily share a small CLI script with non-technical coworkers?
Not sure if I understood the question properly but I found this program for Macs the other day: Platypus. It will create a .app out of any scrap of code.
What are some alternatives?
AutoHotkey - AutoHotkey - macro-creation and automation-oriented scripting utility for Windows.
Sloth - Mac app that shows all open files, directories, sockets, pipes and devices in use by all running processes. Nice GUI for lsof.
yabai - A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning
blueutil - CLI for bluetooth on OSX: power, discoverable state, list, inquire devices, connect, info, …
skhd - Simple hotkey daemon for macOS
spaces-renamer - 💻 Ability to rename desktop spaces on macOS 10.10+ (NOT CURRENTLY WORKING ON 14.4)
Rectangle - Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas
mySIMBL - :package: Plugin manager for macOS
alt-tab-macos - Windows alt-tab on macOS
SubEthaEdit - General purpose plain text editor for macOS. Widely known for its live collaboration feature.
ShockEmu - Keyboard support for Dualshock emulation for PS Remote Play (macOS)
yubiswitch - OSX status bar application to enable/disable Yubikey Nano