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Invoke

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A cursor-first radial menu for macOS that opens beside your pointer to launch apps, folders, text snippets, shortcuts, or built-in tools like clipboard history, and switches its menu automatically based on the active app.

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How it works
A customizable shortcut-triggered radial menu that appears next to the cursor and adapts which actions it shows depending on the foreground app.
Best for
macOS users who want quick actions without memorizing many keyboard shortcuts.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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HoverBoard

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A macOS menu bar app that gives presenters five hotkey-triggered tools — draw, freeze-and-explain, whiteboard, break timer, and cursor highlight — over Zoom, Meet, or Teams.

Domain registered 1 month ago

No sign-upWorks offlineData stays with you
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How it works
Runs as a native macOS menu bar app with global hotkeys for its five presenting tools; keeps data on the Mac with no account or cloud.
Best for
People presenting over video calls who want lightweight on-screen annotation tools.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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ScreenGlimpse

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A free screen recording app for Windows, macOS, Linux, and web that automatically zooms the cursor on clicks, processing everything on-device without upload.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineData stays with you
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How it works
Highlights the cursor and auto-zooms on clicks during recording, with no upload or account required to start.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
People who want a directed-looking screen recording without manual editing or cloud upload.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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CamPass

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A utility that lets one Mac use another Mac's webcam over the local network, for people who want a better camera angle or need a camera on a headless Mac.

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How it works
Streams a Mac's webcam to another Mac over the local network, encrypted and low-latency.
Best for
Multi-Mac setups, like using an iMac's camera on a MacBook or adding a camera to a headless Mac mini.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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Droppy

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A Mac productivity suite that lives in the notch, menu bar, or a floating shelf, offering file, clipboard, window, search, and music tools.

Domain registered 6 months ago

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Native app accessible from the notch, menu bar, its own window, or a floating shelf, with 24 optional add-ons called Droplets to customize how much of it you use.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 11d ago

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Mushroom.app

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A cute desktop pet app that sits on your screen and nudges you with customizable reminders for breaks, water, snacks, and bedtime while you work.

Domain registered 14 days ago

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A pixel-art mushroom keeps track of the clock and sends reminders you configure yourself.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 11d ago

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Orbs

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A native macOS radial-wheel app launcher: hold a key to reveal ten apps arranged in a wheel, flick to one, and release to open it.

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How it works
Hold a hotkey to open a radial menu of ten apps, flick toward one, and release to launch it.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 11d ago

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Email Backup Software for Mac

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A backup tool that lets you back up emails from multiple major email clients on both Mac and Windows.

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How it works
Backs up emails from multiple major email clients on both Mac and Windows PCs.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 11d ago

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Boxvy

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Turns your Windows or Mac desktop into a customizable workspace with notes, timers, shortcuts and browser views as movable widgets, so you're not scattered across separate folders and apps.

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How it works
Pins your most-used files, folders, websites or commands to the desktop or status bar as widgets, bubbles or quick-access icons, and can keep frequently used web pages visible at startup.
What's different
Centralizes shortcuts on the desktop itself instead of requiring you to open folders, apps or browser tabs.
Best for
People who feel scattered across too many open apps and folders and want one-click access to what they use most.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 2d ago

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Freshist

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A native Mac cleanup app that bundles junk removal, uninstaller, optimizer, analyzer and monitor, showing every file before deleting it. One-time $9 purchase, not a subscription.

Domain registered 25 days ago

Pay onceNo subscriptionNo tracking
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How it works
A native macOS maintenance app bundling five tools — clean, uninstall, optimize, analyze and monitor — and shows every file before deleting anything.
What's different
No telemetry, and files are shown before any action is taken on them.
Pricing
One-time $9 purchase, no subscription.
Best for
Mac users who want a transparent cleanup tool without committing to a subscription.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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KPLens

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A native macOS menu bar app showing indie-hacker stack status: Stripe revenue, Vercel deploys, and GitHub PRs at a glance.

Works offline
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How it works
A native macOS menu bar app showing Stripe revenue, Vercel deploy status, GitHub open PRs and notifications, and Resend emails sent and bounce rate at a glance.
What's different
Fully bring-your-own-key — every request runs locally and API keys never touch their servers because there are none.
Best for
Indie hackers who'd rather glance at the menu bar than log into each service.

Watched for 14 days · last checked today

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