🎄 WakeMinder: 50% off lifetime this Christmas (Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch)

I used to constantly think of things I needed to do when I got back to my Mac. I would dump them into Notes or Reminders, but then I would either forget to open those apps, or I could not set a meaningful time for the reminder because I did not know exactly when I would be back at the Mac.

So I built WakeMinder to tie reminders to one thing I always do: waking my Mac.





Here are some real-life moments where it actually helps:



🏃You’re out for a walk or at the gym

You remember something important you need to do when you get back to your desk. You send it from your Apple Watch or iPhone, close the screen, and forget about it.

Later, you open your Mac and WakeMinder quietly shows that reminder first, before anything else can distract you.

🚆 You’re commuting or sitting on a train

You think of a task for “when I get home” or “when I reach the office.”

You send a quick reminder from your phone. The next time your Mac wakes, that reminder is there waiting, right on time, without you having to go look for it.

📚 You’re reading an article on your iPhone

You find something you want to properly read or act on later on a big screen.

You share the link to WakeMinder. When you open your Mac, your browser opens automatically on that exact article so you can continue where you left off.

💼 You’re deep in work and get pulled into something else

A call, a Slack thread, or an email drags you away from what you were doing.

When you come back and wake your Mac again, WakeMinder shows you the reminder or link you left for yourself, so you go back to your original plan instead of wandering into random tabs.

🧠 You often open your Mac and just… blank

You know you sat down with a purpose, but the second the screen wakes, your brain flips to email, social media, or anything else that pops up.

WakeMinder gently puts your own “next move” in front of you first, so you act on your intention instead of whatever shouts the loudest.



What WakeMinder does:

Shows instant reminders the second your Mac wakes
Opens your default browser automatically with your saved link
Lets you send reminders and links from iPhone and Apple Watch
Uses iCloud and Apple’s infrastructure for sync and storage



Christmas offer (lifetime only):

1.99 USD per month
9.99 USD per year
19.99 USD lifetime
🎄 Lifetime is 50% off until 5 January 2026 → 9.99 USD 🎄



If you deal with distractions, ADHD-style forgetfulness, or constant context switching, it might quietly fix a real problem.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/wakeminder/id6744974871

Site: https://www.wakeminder.com

TL;DR: WakeMinder shows your reminders and links the moment your Mac wakes. Lifetime is 50% off until 5 Jan 2026.



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The Last NFO Viewer
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Anyone purchased from unclutterapp.com before?

I'm trying to purchase DaisyDisk from unclutterapp.com using ApplePay, but it's not processing.

I've tried on both my MacBook and iPhone, but it's unable to process.

Has anyone successfully purchased from them before?

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Made a new stickeys app

Just launched my tiny side project: Yoyo, a customizable sticky-note app that uses macOS liquid glass and fades into your desktop like it actually belongs there. Free, lightweight, and kind of addictive to use. Would love feedback from the you guys!!

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Is there any Browser Bookmark Sync tool available?

Hi everyone.

I am a Mac and iOS user, but most of the time I use Brave / Chrome on my Mac.
On iPhone, I use Safari.

As you might notice, this brings some issues with bookmark synchronization. If I save something on my mac, I can't easily find it on my iPhone.

To solve this, I am looking for a tool or plugin that could keep all my bookmarks in sync between the two. Does anyone know of such a tool?

If your first answer is "Use Safari on Mac" - I tried, but I find it a bit difficult to adapt to with a few features, so the transition is not possible at this time.

Thanks!

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Winter Bundle - Craft, Raycast, Endel and Ground News

https://www.theessentialsbundle.com/winter-deal

The endel pricing seems nuts.

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I switch networks too often & wanted a way to quickly check my current IP, so I made an app - Wisp

My workflow involves switching between networks multiple times a day. Local network, office provided VPN and client VPNs, I needed a quick and easy way to see my current IP address after switching. I made an app to do this from the Mac menubar - Wisp IP Tools. I've always been a fan of simple menubar apps and this is my third menubar app.

You can download it from here: https://wisp.aravindvs.com/

Wisp IP Tools - Video Preview

Disclaimer - The app uses an API that I've built and hosted to detect the external IP. I am not logging your IP nor I'm sending it to third parties, its a simple ping-pong implementation where the server returns the detected IP address. I do see how many API hits are there on my endpoint however.

I've tried to keep it minimal & clutter free, just do one thing at a time

Your feedback would be greatly helpful!

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RatioMaster for Mac

Hey! A network-engineer friend and I (I’m a software dev) built a tool similar to RatioMaster, but optimized for Apple Silicon and with a modernized algorithm to make it basically undetectable.

If anyone’s interested, it’s free until tomorrow — and as long as you don’t go crazy with the numbers you enter, it really is undetectable (like… don’t put 10TB per second).

You can check it out here: ratiobooster.com

It’s Mac Silicon only for now. Any optimization ideas are welcome!

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MusicCovered 4.0 The Most Visual Audio Player for macOS Just Got a Massive Upgrade!

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Ciao a tutti! Dopo 4 mesi di intenso lavoro, **MusicCovered 4.0** è finalmente disponibile ed è GRANDE.

Quello che era iniziato come un progetto appassionato per le copertine degli album si è ora evoluto in un **lettore audio completamente autonomo** con **supporto FLAC**, pur continuando a darti il ​​pieno controllo su **Apple Music** quando lo desideri.

Questa è ora una **doppia app all'interno di un'unica app**:

**• Lettore autonomo (FLAC, MP3, M4A, WAV…)**

**• Apple Music Controller (playlist, tracklist, salta/precedente, metadati, tutto)**

Cambia modalità istantaneamente con un clic.

Se ti interessano le copertine degli album, l'estetica dei media fisici e il controllo reale sulla tua libreria digitale... questo è per te. ❤️

**L'app non prevede abbonamenti: solo un piccolo acquisto una tantum che ti dà accesso illimitato.**

**Se ti piace MusicCovered, considera di supportarlo e di aiutare questo piccolo sogno a continuare a crescere.**

**Ecco alcuni codici promozionali per te**

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MusicCovered is a macOS app designed for people who love music not only for the sound, but for the visual experience that comes with it.

It combines a full standalone audio player with complete Apple Music control, offering a unique blend of playback, artwork focus, and library management.



Below is an overview of what MusicCovered can do.

**Dual-Mode Audio App**



* Standalone Audio Player with support for FLAC, MP3, M4A, WAV, ALAC, OGG, OPUS, and more
* Apple Music Controller with full playback control, playlist handling, and album tracklist navigation
* Instant switching between Player mode and Apple Music mode

**Immersive Playback Experience**



* Full-screen album artwork without frames or margins
* Realistic spinning discs that replicate vinyl, CDs, and cassettes
* Automatically generated disc designs based on album artwork
* Dynamic backgrounds extracted from the dominant colors of the cover
* Multiple color themes (Green, Dynamic Black & White, Dynamic Colors)
* Three track-progress visualizations: Bar, Waveform, Organic
* Fully interactive progress bar (click or drag to move through the track)



**Advanced Library and Playlist Management**



* Manage multiple local music folders with the new Library section
* Several browsing modes: CoverFlow, CoverGrid, and Album List, each with independent settings
* Adjustable artwork size per view
* Optional status bar displaying album and timing information
* Quick Search for artists, albums, and tracks
* Smart Playlists with advanced filtering capabilities
* Drag-and-drop reordering of playlist tracks
* Playlist export options: playlist file only, audio files only, or both together



**Built-In Creative Tools**



* Disc creation tool to generate vinyl/CD/cassette artwork for any album
* Booklet creation tool for generating custom booklet images independent of the currently playing track



**Audio and Customization Features**



* 10-band Equalizer with user presets (Standalone Player mode)
* Very low CPU usage, fully optimized for macOS Tahoe and Apple Silicon
* Customizable fonts for track information and date/time
* Optional automatic font rotation on every track change or album change
* Pocket Mode for a simplified, minimal interface



MusicCovered is built for listeners who enjoy the beauty of music through both sound and visuals.

If you appreciate album artwork, detailed metadata, and full control over your digital music library, this app is designed for you.



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Mac Outlook Reply Oddities -- Help Requested

Using Mac Outlook (version 16.103.3). I noticed a few weeks ago when I respond to a message that after the message is sent, the selected message changes to the next message in the message list instead of remaining on the selected message to which I just responded. I have show conversations enabled which is what I like. This used to not happen and appears to have started within the past month after a recent update. Is anyone else seeing this issue? I have tried turning off conversations and then enabling again, but the issue still occurs. This is happening on my computer at work and home computer both running the same version of Outlook for Mac.

What should be happening would be to select a message, respond, and be returned to the message index where that same message is selected. Not the next message in the index.

I have compose set to open a new window, but I have also tried toggling that to disabled and it has the same behavior where responding in the same window and after the message is sent, the next message is selected.

I see Outlook just updated again on December 2 but this was not corrected and has been happening since early November. Anyone else seeing this problem or have a fix?

This is Outlook 365 using Outlook for Mac.

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Cheap/Free alternative to PixelSnap?

I'm looking for a Mac App that lets me measure anything on screen (not just a window ruler). I found PixelSnap but it's $39. Anyone know of anything cheaper?

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MacOS Zip and RAR Compression Extraction Encryption?

This old windows user used WinZIP and WinRAR in the distant past to handle compression and encryption needs. What is the best app in the MacOS universe to handle these tasks?

Thank you in advance for your advice / opinion.

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Finder alternative with more than 4 locations in a single window?

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NornicDB - MacOs native graph-rag memory system for all your LLM agents to share.
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Disappointed with GetAPI (TablePlus Dev) — Bought Perpetual License, Zero Progress for a Year

Bought a GetAPI perpetual license in April 2025 because it’s one of the only truly native macOS API clients (not Electron).

Loved the idea and wanted to support it early.

Fast forward nearly a year and there’s been:

• No meaningful updates

• No real improvements

• No clear communication

Now it feels like the next step will just be an “upgrade license” with a minimal changelog, which is pretty disappointing as an early supporter.

I respect indie devs, but if you sell a paid perpetual license, users expect some visible progress or at least transparency.

Posting this as both a warning to potential buyers and a nudge to the dev, anyone else experiencing this?

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Still problems with several apps on macOS 26 Tahoe

I have various apps that I use in my top menu bar on my Mac with macOS 26 Tahoe. I used Bartender for years and have now switched to Ice. This works under Tahoe. However, I have several apps that crash constantly. So far, I haven't been able to find a solution for this:

Dato
Battery Indicator
ScrenFloat

Interestingly, this does not happen with all apps. The following continue to work:

Lungo 
Pure Paste
PCalc 42

I also have apps that simply crash constantly in the background, such as Spokenly.
Is there any solution to restore stability? Or alternative apps that work?





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Privacy-First Time and Goal Tracker

Hi everyone 👋,

First time posting to share an app.

I don't have good time management skill. I don't know

* How my time spent in day or week?
* Am I productive or not (+ context switching)?
* How long is my deep work?
* What time I most focused?
* How can I improve?

I want enforce screen time limit for certain website. Put goals for my target (like x hours per day for learning).

I am extremely sensitive with my data, so I want make sure app is 100% offline. I searched for other app (RescueTime, Timing, Qbserve, ...). They are either subnoscription model, too expensive, or send data to cloud, or no detail tracking, or learning from my spent time.

So I create this time tracker app, **how it's different**

* Freemium
* 100% offline, data stay on your computer
* Detail tracking
* Learn from your spent time

I would love to hear your feedback or roast me 😂.

For more details: [https://tmquy.com/okana](https://tmquy.com/okana)

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A fully offline iMessage analytics app for macOS - everything runs on your device

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