Calendr
Cork
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Calendr
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How integrated into the Apple software ecosystem are you?
In terms of calendar management, I personally think that the Apple Calendar app is excellent. I use it to manage my course schedules, appointments, and family reservations. Additionally, I use an open-source menu bar app called Calendr to replace the default date and time on my Mac.
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What are your favorite open source apps?
You can download the latest release here
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Apps that should be paid, but are not (Part 6)
https://github.com/pakerwreah/Calendr - Menu bar calendar for macOS - great to have a view on daily schedule - replaced default date icon in menu bar and meetingBar app for me
- Calendar Widget for macOS Menu Bar
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
What are some alternatives?
Touch-Tab - Switch apps with trackpad on macOS.
mac-mouse-fix - Mac Mouse Fix - Make Your $10 Mouse Better Than an Apple Trackpad!
topgrade - Upgrade all the things
TempBox - Instant disposable emails for Mac powered by Mail.tm
alt-tab-macos - Windows alt-tab on macOS
open-source-mac-os-apps - 🚀 Awesome list of open source applications for macOS. https://t.me/s/opensourcemacosapps
AlDente-Charge-Limiter - macOS menubar tool to set Charge Limits and prolong battery lifespan
Quicksilver - Quicksilver Project Source
Rectangle - Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas