Markdown Reader: A Quiet Three-Pane Workspace for macOS
A native Mac app for reading Markdown with a folder tree, rendered document and outline—plus Quick Look, source editing, themes and PDF export.
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NotchPlayer: Spotify at Home in Your MacBook’s Notch
A free SwiftUI utility that puts Spotify’s current track, a live waveform and transport controls in a compatible MacBook notch.
Sorty: Give Mac Files a Folder Plan You Can Review
Sorty uses your chosen AI provider to propose a cleaner folder structure, then lets you inspect the moves before applying them. Here is what v1.2.1 does, where your file data goes, and how to install the official release.
Chiselo: Polish HTML Visually on Your Mac, Then Export
Chiselo is a native Mac editor for existing HTML, with visual controls and HTML, PDF, and PPTX export. We build-checked the source and explain its release gap and non-commercial license.
OpenIntelligence: Ask Your Files and Follow Every Citation
OpenIntelligence builds a local search index over your documents, then answers with citations you can inspect. Here is what stays on-device, where Apple’s optional cloud route fits, and what the measured quality data actually says.
MacPulse: Forecast Battery Runtime, Not Just the Percentage
MacPulse pairs a menu-bar battery and memory monitor with an optional root-level governor. We inspected its code, verified a source build, and found important install and privilege caveats.
VibeGauge: A Local macOS Dashboard for AI Coding Quotas and Tokens
VibeGauge is a native macOS menu-bar dashboard that reads local CLI logs and caches to show AI quotas, reset times, token usage, prompt-cache analytics and guarded MCP cleanup.
Swarm: An Open-Source Family Tree That Stays on Your Mac
Swarm brings people, relationships, photos and sources into a native macOS workspace, with GEDCOM 5.5.1 exchange and PDF export—without a cloud account.
Jev Voice: Control Your Mac by Voice Without Letting the Model Run the Show
Jev Voice turns spoken commands into bounded macOS actions: on-device speech recognition, typed Jev decisions, deterministic slot extraction, and a verification loop for Accessibility work.
DuoUpdater: A Native macOS App Updater That Respects Every Channel
DuoUpdater scans the apps on your Mac, follows each app's own Sparkle, App Store, Homebrew, GitHub or vendor channel, verifies replacements, and keeps a rollback path.
Holder: A Private, Offline Card Vault for iPhone and Mac
Holder keeps payment cards, ID cards, membership cards and other sensitive card details in a private vault with on-device scanning, Keychain storage and optional iCloud Keychain sync.
VibeBuddy: Keep AI Coding Agents Moving from Mac, iPhone and Apple Watch
VibeBuddy is a native Mac, iPhone and Apple Watch companion for following AI coding agents, reviewing supported requests, checking quotas and keeping the Mac at the center of the workflow.