I promised to make FluidVoice, the best free open source local dictation app. I’m back with a huge update: Command Mode, Rewrite, and History and more! (Still 100% Free & Open Source). NEVER Pay for Voice to text apps.
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DedupX - 50% off for hitting 110+ users
A few weeks ago, I launched DedupX here \- a duplicate file finder I built for quickly identifying identical and similar files on a Mac. The response was incredible, and I just hit 110+ paying users!
As a thank you to this community, I'm running a Black Friday sale: 50% off both tiers through December 5, 11:59 PM UTC.
Discount Codes:
`DEDUPXLIFETIME50` \- 50% off on Lifetime license (normally $16.99)
Quick refresher on what DedupX does:
Finds exact duplicates using incremental hashing - super fast
Perceptual image matching (finds similar photos even if resized/cropped)
Native Finder integration (right-click > "Scan for Duplicates")
Configurable similarity thresholds
What's new since launch:
App is now fully notarized (Apple finally approved my developer enrollment)
Various bug fixes and performance improvements
Free trial still available: 10 scans over 7 days, no payment info required.
Project page: https://maheepk.net/projects/dedupx/
Feel free to ask any questions. Thanks again to everyone who bought and used this app. This started as a weekend project and you all made it into something real. 🙏
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A few weeks ago, I launched DedupX here \- a duplicate file finder I built for quickly identifying identical and similar files on a Mac. The response was incredible, and I just hit 110+ paying users!
As a thank you to this community, I'm running a Black Friday sale: 50% off both tiers through December 5, 11:59 PM UTC.
Discount Codes:
`DEDUPXLIFETIME50` \- 50% off on Lifetime license (normally $16.99)
DEDUPXSUBSCRIPTION50 \- 50% off on Annual subnoscription (normally $5.99/yr, valid only for first year)Quick refresher on what DedupX does:
Finds exact duplicates using incremental hashing - super fast
Perceptual image matching (finds similar photos even if resized/cropped)
Native Finder integration (right-click > "Scan for Duplicates")
Configurable similarity thresholds
What's new since launch:
App is now fully notarized (Apple finally approved my developer enrollment)
Various bug fixes and performance improvements
Free trial still available: 10 scans over 7 days, no payment info required.
Project page: https://maheepk.net/projects/dedupx/
Feel free to ask any questions. Thanks again to everyone who bought and used this app. This started as a weekend project and you all made it into something real. 🙏
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RegEx in Hazel 6?
Between me, ChatGPT, shortcuts and apple noscript I’ve got a rule that renames an image file with the word printed on it. Because OCR isn’t perfect, it picks up some nonsense. I haven’t been able to get rid of all of it, but I thought I could at least have a regex get rid of random letters.
Chat GPT gave me this [A-Z\](?=\\.[A-Za-z0-9\]+$)
But it’s not matching e.g. “Attitude M” doesn’t change. This isn’t the first time I’ve had trouble with Regex in 6, so I was wondering if there’s something I’m missing, or if that regex just isn’t working.
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Between me, ChatGPT, shortcuts and apple noscript I’ve got a rule that renames an image file with the word printed on it. Because OCR isn’t perfect, it picks up some nonsense. I haven’t been able to get rid of all of it, but I thought I could at least have a regex get rid of random letters.
Chat GPT gave me this [A-Z\](?=\\.[A-Za-z0-9\]+$)
But it’s not matching e.g. “Attitude M” doesn’t change. This isn’t the first time I’ve had trouble with Regex in 6, so I was wondering if there’s something I’m missing, or if that regex just isn’t working.
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Create Custom Symbols v2.16 released: Optimized sidebar button switching and fixed internationalization display issues.
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It was a productive Black Friday! Share your mac apps loot!
Hey everybody,
Nothing beats the season of consumerism, here's what I got to boost my macOS experience:
1. BarMarks v2 \- Came across this app 9 days ago, a super simple menu bar bookmark manager. Such a wonderful boost to my productivity as I keep a lot of bookmarks, across different browser profiles too.
2. AlDente \- It was about time I show some love to my Macbook battery, I sit at the office constantly connected to my Type C, so here's to a better life battery!
3. Paste \- I copy and paste a lot, up until now Raycast Clipboard History as fine, but Paste has longer history (I think?) and it's really handy with the search option, simply Alt+Shift+V into search and double enter to paste. Just perfect.
4. Bloom \- Finder annoyed me for two years now after moving from Windows to Mac. Finally decided to put an end to it and downloaded Bloom - a Finder alternative. Enjoyed the 7-days free trial and bought a license. Ridiculously happy about finally being able to interact with Files on macOS.
What did you get?
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Hey everybody,
Nothing beats the season of consumerism, here's what I got to boost my macOS experience:
1. BarMarks v2 \- Came across this app 9 days ago, a super simple menu bar bookmark manager. Such a wonderful boost to my productivity as I keep a lot of bookmarks, across different browser profiles too.
2. AlDente \- It was about time I show some love to my Macbook battery, I sit at the office constantly connected to my Type C, so here's to a better life battery!
3. Paste \- I copy and paste a lot, up until now Raycast Clipboard History as fine, but Paste has longer history (I think?) and it's really handy with the search option, simply Alt+Shift+V into search and double enter to paste. Just perfect.
4. Bloom \- Finder annoyed me for two years now after moving from Windows to Mac. Finally decided to put an end to it and downloaded Bloom - a Finder alternative. Enjoyed the 7-days free trial and bought a license. Ridiculously happy about finally being able to interact with Files on macOS.
What did you get?
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From the macapps community on Reddit: [Giveaway] BarMarks v2 - Minimalist bookmark manager for macOS (40% off + 10 free licenses)
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What I am using, 2025.
#Introduction
I run a MacBook Air M3 16/512, an iPad mini 7, and an iPhone 15 Pro. I prefer apps that I can use on all three devices, and apps without a subnoscription model. I have made a major switch to free and open source apps because of the proliferation of subnoscription for everything from notes to imaging. I have seen other posts talking about what apps are used and where. Although my needs are probably more pedestrian, I thought I might share as well.
# Applications
UpNote is my most recommended Notes App and aside from Apple Notes the only one I use. The cross platform capabilities are second to none, being accessible from any device using Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and various Linux. The lack of a Chrome native app is the only missing piece in my assessment. The app does everything that I need in a notes app. The fact that it lacks any LLM integrations are preferable as well. I could probably use UpNote alone for the lion's share of my work, but my brain doesn't work that way.
iA Writer is my writing app of choice, It allows me enough formatting to not be distracting. My ADD being such that too many formatting options distract me from actually placing words on the page. I can write commentary, blog posts, or musings, much like this itself.
LibreOffice when it is necessary to format or share writing with co-conspirators.
I once wrote exclusively in Word and used it for over 30 years, but it grew ugly and cumbersome. I looked for solutions as disparate as Abiword to Ulysses but none of them felt right. It was finally the expense that drove me away from Word. That and the fact that LibreOffice is the first alternative developed to the point that it feel finished, or at least professional. I did use Typora for a while, and may switch back to if they develop an iOS version.
Things is my todo list of choice. Although it took some time for me to need additional features apart from Apple Reminders. Things has regular updates and excellent support. I think it probably does more than I need, but it serves.
SimpleMind is my capable outliner and mind mapping tool. It even has Windows and Android versions for cross platform compatibility.
Raindrop is a capable bookmark manager in the free version.
Reeder Classic to follow the RSS feeds for blogs and things I follow. RSS isn’t nearly as prevalent, but I find it useful.
OpenVibe is my social media app. I have abandoned Meta as a social platform. It has become just as unusable as Word, if for different reasons. I do still use Reddit, at least for a while, obviously.
Narwhal is a much better Reddit experience than the increasingly metastasized Reddit iOS app. Unfortunately It is iOS only. If Digg progresses as it appears to be doing I may even abandon that. It is important to note that the Narwhal subnoscription is one of the only two I use.
Kagi is the only other subnoscription app that I use. I find the search results to be superior and more importantly I am not the product. It reminds me of the quaint old days when AltaVista was my weapon of choice.
Discord is useful for running and playing RPGs.
# Utilities
Linear Mouse lets me customize my mouse and trackpad.
MacOS InstantView allows me dual monitor support.
IINA for media playback.
Rectangle Pro I purchased just because the free version was so much better than I used before. Even now, macOS has only the most rudimentary window management and I find Rectangle preferable.
For browsers I use
#Introduction
I run a MacBook Air M3 16/512, an iPad mini 7, and an iPhone 15 Pro. I prefer apps that I can use on all three devices, and apps without a subnoscription model. I have made a major switch to free and open source apps because of the proliferation of subnoscription for everything from notes to imaging. I have seen other posts talking about what apps are used and where. Although my needs are probably more pedestrian, I thought I might share as well.
# Applications
UpNote is my most recommended Notes App and aside from Apple Notes the only one I use. The cross platform capabilities are second to none, being accessible from any device using Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and various Linux. The lack of a Chrome native app is the only missing piece in my assessment. The app does everything that I need in a notes app. The fact that it lacks any LLM integrations are preferable as well. I could probably use UpNote alone for the lion's share of my work, but my brain doesn't work that way.
iA Writer is my writing app of choice, It allows me enough formatting to not be distracting. My ADD being such that too many formatting options distract me from actually placing words on the page. I can write commentary, blog posts, or musings, much like this itself.
LibreOffice when it is necessary to format or share writing with co-conspirators.
I once wrote exclusively in Word and used it for over 30 years, but it grew ugly and cumbersome. I looked for solutions as disparate as Abiword to Ulysses but none of them felt right. It was finally the expense that drove me away from Word. That and the fact that LibreOffice is the first alternative developed to the point that it feel finished, or at least professional. I did use Typora for a while, and may switch back to if they develop an iOS version.
Things is my todo list of choice. Although it took some time for me to need additional features apart from Apple Reminders. Things has regular updates and excellent support. I think it probably does more than I need, but it serves.
SimpleMind is my capable outliner and mind mapping tool. It even has Windows and Android versions for cross platform compatibility.
Raindrop is a capable bookmark manager in the free version.
Reeder Classic to follow the RSS feeds for blogs and things I follow. RSS isn’t nearly as prevalent, but I find it useful.
OpenVibe is my social media app. I have abandoned Meta as a social platform. It has become just as unusable as Word, if for different reasons. I do still use Reddit, at least for a while, obviously.
Narwhal is a much better Reddit experience than the increasingly metastasized Reddit iOS app. Unfortunately It is iOS only. If Digg progresses as it appears to be doing I may even abandon that. It is important to note that the Narwhal subnoscription is one of the only two I use.
Kagi is the only other subnoscription app that I use. I find the search results to be superior and more importantly I am not the product. It reminds me of the quaint old days when AltaVista was my weapon of choice.
Discord is useful for running and playing RPGs.
# Utilities
Linear Mouse lets me customize my mouse and trackpad.
MacOS InstantView allows me dual monitor support.
IINA for media playback.
Rectangle Pro I purchased just because the free version was so much better than I used before. Even now, macOS has only the most rudimentary window management and I find Rectangle preferable.
For browsers I use
Getupnote
Best Notes App - Write and Organize with UpNote
UpNote is a clean and beautiful app for writing and organizing notes. It’s easy to use with rich features and delightful experience. Available on Mac, iOS, Android, Windows and Linux.
Safari, but also Firefox and Helium. I have dabbled with Zen and Orion, but neither seems ready for prime time.
So these are what I use in 2025. Aside from that macOS itself offers all the capabilities that I need. Admittedly, my needs are more simple than some, but the tools work.
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So these are what I use in 2025. Aside from that macOS itself offers all the capabilities that I need. Admittedly, my needs are more simple than some, but the tools work.
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Cling vs Cardinal
I find both Cling and Cardinal pretty fast for searching files. Seems to blow away findanyfile in speed.
I notice that you can select cling to index every 1 hour. Is the biggest difference between them (other than features) is cardinal is always indexing?
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I find both Cling and Cardinal pretty fast for searching files. Seems to blow away findanyfile in speed.
I notice that you can select cling to index every 1 hour. Is the biggest difference between them (other than features) is cardinal is always indexing?
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Fastest file searching tool for macOS. Contribute to cardisoft/cardinal development by creating an account on GitHub.
PopClip- delay double click to text selection
since I have using, I feel double click to text selection feels weird and not working
Any body using it, please reply
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since I have using, I feel double click to text selection feels weird and not working
Any body using it, please reply
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I didn't like any of the 2FA apps in the App Store, so I made my own
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