Any way to TYPE in enclosed characters on a Mac?

On my Android phone, I have a fantastic keyboard app called Irregular Expressions, which enables me to just type in 🄰🄻🄻 🅺🅸🅽🅳🆂 𝚘𝚏 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥 unicode-based 𝓯𝓸𝓷𝓽 ⓢⓣⓨⓛⓔⓢ 🅣🅗🅐🅣 ωσяк ǝɹǝɥʍʎuɐ.

As far as I know, there's no way to do this on a Mac — instead you have to use Character Viewer, and click enclosed characters and the like one. character. at. a. time.

Does anyone know if there's an app that lets you just type in, for example, enclosed alphanumerics? I realize it would probably only work within the app itself, and I'd have to copy-paste the results out of the app. But I'd love to be able to do this without having to switch to my phone.

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My Go To Apps

‏ My schedule is usually packed, and I’m constantly balancing work and personal projects. Productivity apps became a huge part of how I stay organized. These are some of my favorites

Ice – I used it until I upgraded to macOS 26 last week. It’s incredibly powerful

https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice

‏LibreOffice – My go to for working with Office files.

https://www.libreoffice.org/

‏DynamicLake – I mainly use it for handling calls and converting files, but also for music

https://www.dynamiclake.com

‏Paste – The best clipboard manager in my opinion. I also tried Maccy, but Paste works better for me

https://pasteapp.io/

‏Whisper – I don’t need it often, but when I do, it’s been extremely helpful

https://apps.apple.com/il/app/whisper-trannoscription/id1668083311

‏Lookaway – I tried the trial version and I’m considering buying it

https://lookaway.com

‏CleanShot X – My tool for taking screenshots

https://cleanshot.com

https://redd.it/1pgdsdv
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I’ll miss the "UNREAD" filter of FB Messenger

https://redd.it/1pgg2ot
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Together we donated $3,000 USD to charity. Thank you all so much! ❤️

Hey everyone!

Last week I posted about a small charity initiative connected to my app Budget Flow, with the goal of raising up to $3,000 for GiveDirectly by donating my Black Friday weekend developer proceeds.

For those unfamiliar with GiveDirectly: They help people living in extreme poverty by sending unconditional cash transfers directly to them. A large body of research shows that this is one of the most effective ways to reduce poverty, with recipients typically using the money for essentials like healthcare, housing, and education.

Thanks to all of you, we reached the full amount and I ended up donating slightly more by rounding up to €2,600 which corresponds to a bit over $3,000 USD. For transparency, I’ve also posted the proof of donation on my Instagram and X accounts.

Thank you all so much for your support! ❤️

https://redd.it/1pgh2tj
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New MacBook user - need app suggestions!

Just bought MacBook pro over Thanksgiving to help me speed up my development using Cursor.

Struggling to learn Mac after years with Windows. I do need MS office mostly for work stuff. I'm not a designer. But I found keyboard macro could be very useful for me. Also Super whisper looks interesting but expensive!

What are other must have apps that I need to boost my organization and productivity? Any pointers?

https://redd.it/1pggzth
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How much Cleanshot X take memory?

for me its 400mb? is this normal?

https://redd.it/1pggjss
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Request to Horizontally Center All PDF Page Content Without Changing Page Size

You want to center the entire content of a PDF page horizontally without changing the page size. Your goal is to merge all elements on each page into a single object and move that object to the exact horizontal center of the page.



In short, you want to realign the page content without altering the page dimensions. For example, the text is not perfectly centered, and you want to shift all content a few centimeters to the left to make it centered.

How do I fulfill these requests? I don't use Acrobat.

https://redd.it/1pgnjk2
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Building a voice command layer for Mac, looking for feedback

I got tired of dictation that just types words.

I’m working on an open source Mac app (Openvox) that listens to a short voice command and actually takes actions in your tools.

Not “write an email”, more like:

While viewing a Jira ticket: “Summarize what I just did, add it as a comment, and DM the assignee that it’ll hit prod Monday.”
On an error page: “Create a Jira bug with a screenshot + summary and assign it to me.”

It uses local Whisper on device and APIs / browser extensions, and always shows you a draft to approve before sending.

I’m trying to find Mac power users who live in Jira / Slack / email and want to try an early version + tell me what’s broken.

If that sounds like you, I put a short demo + waitlist here:
`https://openvox.io/?src=reddit_macapps`

Happy to answer any questions and also share details on how I’m wiring it into macOS.

https://redd.it/1pgozw1
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screen recording app for MacOS 10.15

i want a free screen recorder to record screen and internal audio simultaneously
which app is best for that
now i'm used TapRecord in free trial and it good

https://redd.it/1pgn4u1
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Looking for a lightweight alternative to Obsidian

- I take a ton of courses and also teach part-time.

- I usually use Obsidian for notes.

- My M2 Max MBP display cracked on its own.

- I'm unwilling to pay >$800 for a screen repair when a newish used laptop with better specs costs less than 50% more.

- I dust out the 2018 15" i7 MBP. I use this on-the-go while keeping the M2 Max docked.

- I try to use Obsidian on this computer but it gets real hot real fast and the battery drains.

- I try Bear as a work-around but its too messy and everything is organized by tags, not directories

- I'm looking for recommendations on a macOS native (meaning Swift; not Rust) markdown editor that would work well with a 2018 i7 15" MBP and not heat up the machine.

https://redd.it/1pgskm0
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I built a native Android to Mac tool (file transfer, mirroring, remote control, photo sync). Looking for early macOS testers

Hi everyone,


I've been working on a small project called LinkMyDroid. A lightweight macOS app (built entirely in native Swift) that connects your Android phone to your Mac over your local Wifi network.


The goal is to provide a fast, privacy-friendly bridge between Android and macOS over your local WiFi network, without relying on Electron, Java wrappers, cloud services, or third-party servers. Just pure native performance.


Current features:

\- File transfer between Android and Mac

\- Screen mirroring from Android to macOS

\- Remote control of your Android phone from your Mac (taps, scrolls, navigation)

\- Photos & videos transfer

\- Contact sync

\- Clipboard sharing (Mac -> Android instantly, Android -> Mac manual send until I build a safe method)


The macOS version has just been approved on the App Store under the name LinkMyDroid (Apple did not allow the "Mac" in LinkMyMac), and I am looking for early testers who are willing to try it and give feedback.


Mac App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/app/linkmydroid/id6755784154


Android closed test (Google requires 12 testers for production access):

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.kdg.beam\_android


Both apps communicate only over your local network.

No servers, no accounts, no tracking, no analytics. Everything stays on your devices.


It's still early, so any feedback is super helpful, bugs, UX issues, suggestions, anything.


Thanks to anyone who gives it a try!

\- Kevin



https://redd.it/1pgu395
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Bleachbit not working in Terminal app

Mac-mini bleachbit-5.0.2 % python3 bleachbit.py \--clean

The function bindtextdomain() is not available.

No work to do. Specify options.

https://redd.it/1pgs4um
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Free Final Cut Pro organizer with background remover / animation
https://youtu.be/wUqZQ6ZozEo

https://redd.it/1ph04sw
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Can you recommend a video compression program like pimosa?

I missed out on pimosa's Black Friday deal, so I'm looking for alternatives

https://redd.it/1pgzpyp
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Subnoscript for final cut pro, Auto subnoscript using caption cut pro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVJPrAoUzmk

https://redd.it/1ph2url
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CloudMounter or Forklift...?

I need some advice. I have a synology NAS. When I login to my computer, I want it to be always mounted. Is cloudmounter enough than use finder or should I be using commander one or forklift?

https://redd.it/1ph2cii
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Cant install iStat Menus

When I download it directly from the Bjango website, the zip file appears to be corrupted.

Is anyone else experiencing the same issue?

https://redd.it/1ph6enu
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Why is Ice taking so much memory on my Macbook?
https://redd.it/1ph8eq0
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Usage4Claude – Free menu bar app to track your Claude AI usage in real-time [Open Source]

https://redd.it/1pha59q
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