BetterTile: Linked Window Resizing and Adaptive Bento Tiling for Mac
BetterTile is a native macOS window manager that lets neighboring windows resize together, adapts Bento layouts as windows open, and groups apps into tabbed panes.
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Mac mini Mode: Keep a Plugged-In MacBook Running with the Lid Closed
Mac mini Mode lets a plugged-in MacBook keep running with its lid closed, then restores normal sleep when you unplug in Automatic mode. See how its power-aware menu-bar controls work, what it does not configure, and how to install the notarized official package.
Topiary Bar: Organize a Crowded Mac Menu Bar Without Hiding App Icons
Topiary Bar keeps frequently used status items close and gives the rest a searchable management panel. Here is what it organizes, what it does not hide, and why the App Store and Developer ID builds have different controls.
fanfan: Mac Fan Control and Temperature Monitoring in the Menu Bar
fanfan pairs Mac temperature and fan readings with manual, automatic, and firmware fan control. Here is how its safety helper works, which Macs are supported, and how to install the current release.
WonderBox for Mac: Memory, Cleanup, and System Controls in One Toolkit
WonderBox combines memory monitoring, targeted cache cleanup, app removal, disk analysis, fan controls, and keep-awake in one native macOS utility.
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.
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.
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.
Meeting Transcriber: Local Meeting Notes for macOS
Meeting Transcriber records meetings, separates speakers and turns the conversation into Markdown notes on your Mac. The audio pipeline stays local, with Claude, Ollama, LM Studio or another OpenAI-compatible provider as an explicit output choice.
Ice: A Free, Open-Source Menu Bar Manager for macOS
Ice hides and organizes crowded Mac menu bars with Visible, Hidden and Always-Hidden sections, a second Ice Bar for notched MacBooks, themes and hotkeys. It is a free GPL-3.0 project distributed through GitHub Releases.