ControllerKeys - Map Xbox & PS5 Controllers to Keyboard/Mouse for Productivity on macOS - $9.99
https://redd.it/1qywf01
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QuakeNotch 2.2 is here, Quake Terminal Emulator for Mac

https://redd.it/1qyp7ip
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Omi — macOS app that auto-investigates bug reports using AI before a developer opens the terminal (demo video)

https://redd.it/1qyyx5k
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Scribe free alternative?

Any free alternative to ScribeHow desktop app?

https://redd.it/1qz2ipj
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Looking for App to Set Per-App Microphone Input Source

Guys, anyone knows if there's there an app that can help set and enforce a per-app microphone input source?

E.g. Safari always using Macbook's internal mic, Zoom always using AirPods, Teams always using default system input source, etc. Ideally free and open source would be great, but if not — paid options would be good to know.

For basic context, my use case: I often use an external wireless microphone for calls, it has a usb-c transmitter that needs to be plugged in and a mic that's on me. Often after calls I put the mic back in the case — to charge it, while keeping usb-c reciever plugged in. That results in a situation where default input system mic source stays the same (=wireless mic), BUT — now there's no actual mic that can take audio input (because the mic was put back into case). So e.g. if I then need to use voice dictation of ChatGPT in Safari — there's no audio input. And what I have to do is to always not forget to unplug the usb reciever after every call, and then not to forget to plug it back before next call, etc. Which is a ton of hassle. So I'm looking for an app that could help manage this, by setting per-app microphone audio source.

https://redd.it/1qz3w5d
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Alcove v1.6 - Calendar Update [Dynamic Island]

https://redd.it/1qz67i0
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Orater : Voice-to-text that actually works everywhere (no signup, offline support, free tier)

Hey! I wanted to share Orater, a voice-to-text app I've been working on that fixes a lot of the frustrations with built-in dictation.

Download: https://orater.ai/

What makes it different:

Works in literally any app (Slack, VSCode, Gmail, Discord, WhatsApp, Cursor, etc.)
Runs OpenAI's Whisper models locally – including large v3 for maximum accuracy
Fully offline mode for privacy
No signup, no account, no credit card required
Auto-cleans filler words and adjusts tone/style

Free tier includes:

Offline dictation (unlimited)
4,000 enhanced words/month
21-day Pro trial with unlimited usage

Orater comes with all supported Whisper models and is built for people who want fast, accurate dictation without sending their voice to the cloud.

Download: https://orater.ai/

https://preview.redd.it/5ff3mh9kg9ig1.png?width=2918&format=png&auto=webp&s=e965727bc9b02a57789fb3d3af0c612e7f385ffe

Would love to hear feedback from the community if anyone tries it out!


https://redd.it/1qz77ze
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App for chatting with multiple AI models simultaneously?

A few days ago, a new app called 'AI Council' was presented here by u/Wacko_66. The dev, u/Techniciti popped up there too, also mentioning promo codes. The thread died a premature dead since for some reason the same day the account of the dev was banned from Reddit.

I thought the app was interesting and I started a search for similar apps. And I found the onces following below (starting with AI Council as this fired everything up).

I'm very curious to learn which apps:

* are very good
* are easy to work with
* are for general purpose use (not coding or a niche purpose)
* have good price/quality balance

And are there great apps like these that are not mentioned? What apps would you recommend?

[**AI Council**](https://ai.techniciti.eu/) \- Says: "AI Council queries multiple AI systems simultaneously, has them peer-review each other anonymously, and synthesises their best insights into one reliable response.'

**Pricing**: macOS € 29.99 One-time purchase. Free updates included. | iOS € 9.99 One-time purchase. Free updates included.

[**Chatwise**](https://chatwise.app/) \- Says: "Simple, Powerful and Privacy-Friendly AI Chat. And it works for any LLM."

**Pricing**: Free $0 - Pro $29 one-time payment

[**MSTY**](https://msty.ai/) \- Says: "Msty Studio is your all-in-one AI studio. Mix local & online models, build powerful assistants, automate workflows, and make AI work for you."

[**TypingMind**](https://www.typingmind.com/) \- Says: "Advanced chat UI for AI models. ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and more. All in one place."

**Pricing**: Standard $39 - Extended $79 - Premium $99

[**MindMac**](http://mindmac.app/) \- Says: "Connect seamlessly, chat effortlessly with ChatGPT on macOS

Modern. Native. Friendly UI. Compatible with OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Google Gemini and more. Designed for macOS."

**Pricing**: Basic $29 - Personal $49 - Standard $69

[**Chorus**](https://chorus.sh/) \- Says: "All the AI, on your Mac. Chat with o3, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and others all at once. The best models, as soon as they come out, in one open source app.

**Pricing**: free

[**Apollo**](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apollo-powered-by-liquid/id6448019325) (Powered by [Liquid](https://www.liquid.ai/)) - Says: "Chat with private, local Als, connect to every open source Al, or your own locally-hosted private LLMs. Apollo is your own customizable client for accessing language models from all around the web."

Local model support (experimental): run smaller LLMs privately and securely on-device

OpenRouter support: bring an OpenRouter API key to chat with every model on the web.

Custom Backend support: Run an LLM on your computer with tools like LM Studio or Ollama and connect to it with Apollo to host your own private ChatGPT-like mobile app for your family.

**Pricing**: Free $0

https://redd.it/1qz8wwr
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[macOS] I built a free, open source macOS screen recorder that feels native and supports all the modern capture features you'd expect
https://redd.it/1qza8af
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kaida - macOS app for geotagging photos

https://redd.it/1qzbnui
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Russet: on-device AI assistant with 20+ local models and deep system integration. Designed purely for Apple silicon.

https://redd.it/1qzc2rn
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Which Mac app have you recently stopped using, and why?



https://redd.it/1qzaaod
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