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  1. Nightfall

    A macOS menu bar utility for quickly toggling dark mode, written in Swift. (by r-thomson)

    MacOS pulled it for me

    Replaced it with NightFall

    https://github.com/r-thomson/Nightfall

  2. SurveyJS

    JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Keep full control over the data you collect and tailor the form builder’s entire look and feel to your users’ needs. SurveyJS works with React, Angular, Vue 3, and is compatible with any backend or auth system. Learn more.

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  3. electron-builder

    A complete solution to package and build a ready for distribution Electron app with “auto update” support out of the box

    > The ‘autoupdater’ does three things,

    >

    > - check the app for updates (using Sparkle)

    > - report any crashes (using Sentry)

    > - start a local HTTP proxy on port 40701 (this can be changed using the configuration json file in the app bundle).

    >

    > The latter is of course, not to be expected of any app on the machine, especially not one that just claims to be an auto updater.

    Well, yes. And no.

    For example, electron-builder [^0], a popular framework used for Electron app packaging and auto-updates, uses a local update server on Mac [^1] to add a more sane system backed by a more insane system, Squirrel.

    [^0]: https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder

    [^1]: https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/blob/m...

  4. omapsapp

    Discontinued 🍃 Organic Maps is a free Android & iOS offline maps app for travelers, tourists, hikers, and cyclists. It uses crowd-sourced OpenStreetMap data and is developed with love by the community. No ads, no tracking, no data collection, no crapware. Please donate to support the development!

    OrganicMaps is a FOSS fork of maps.me I believe.

    I've been using it and it is great.

    https://github.com/organicmaps/organicmaps

  5. slipstream

    NAT Slipstreaming allows an attacker to remotely access any TCP/UDP services bound to a victim machine, bypassing the victim’s NAT/firewall, just by anyone on the victim's network visiting a website

    Disabling UPnP makes your system more secure, but unless you also disable all NAT ALGs in your router, you're still exposed to its dangers.

    I don't think most routers have a setting for that, so if infected devices are part of your security model, it would be wise to assume NAT is entirely non-functional because of [NAT slipstream attacks](https://samy.pl/slipstream/). An infected device can modify the router's NAT table to effectively act like UPnP, except they don't provide a user interface for you to audit.

    If you're NAT free (i.e. only use IPv6) disabling UPnP can be a decent security measure if you're willing to manually do all of your firewall exclusions, but honestly host firewalls are the only reliable protection method for most people these days.

  6. hoverzoom

    Google Chrome extension for zooming images on mouse hover

    As a maintainer of a semi-popular chrome extension[1], I receive so many buy-out offers that I started publicly collecting them[2] for everyone to see.

    [1] https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hover-zoom%20/pccc...

    [2] https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/discussions/670

  7. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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