Hacker News with Generative AI: Mac Apps

Mac app launches slowed by malware scan (2024) (lapcatsoftware.com)
I've always attributed slow Xcode launches to Xcode simply sucking, but I've noticed that the FileMerge app frequently launches slowly too.

Mac Apps, Malware, Performance Issues

118 points by username223 22 days ago | 32 comments

Show HN: Donobu – Mac app turns prompts into deterministic browser tests (ycombinator.com)
Hi HN, we’re Vasusen and Justin, and we’re building Donobu (https://www.donobu.com), a Mac desktop app. It turns prompts like “ensure onboarding works” into reliable browser tests, with optional AI (BYOK). It’s local-first, privacy-focused, and built with insights from our Coursera days—where testing hundreds of features across thousands of pages was a nightmare.

Software, Testing, Mac Apps, User Interfaces

13 points by vasusen 58 days ago | 0 comments

YouTube Keyboard Shortcuts (daringfireball.net)
A few weeks ago when I wrote about Downie — the excellent Mac app for downloading high-quality local copies of web videos — I mentioned that one reason I prefer downloading videos is being able to step through a video frame-by-frame.

YouTube, Keyboard Shortcuts, Video Editing, Mac Apps

5 points by tosh 72 days ago | 1 comments

Recreating Delicious Library in 2025? (dingyu.me)
It’s been so long that I don’t even remember exactly how I discovered Delicious Library. But as one of the rare Mac users back then (at least where I lived), I was definitely among the first to know about it—and I couldn’t wait to tell everyone I knew. Even when Mac OS X was still young, and third-party apps had a personal, playful character that made them so much fun—unlike the dull, flat designs we have today—Delicious Library still stood out.

Mac Apps, Design, Software, Nostalgia

64 points by felixding 115 days ago | 57 comments

Show HN: Chorus, a Mac app that lets you chat with a bunch of AIs at once (melty.sh)
Chat with a bunch of AIs at once.

Mac Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, Multitasking

139 points by Charlieholtz 145 days ago | 73 comments

Would you pay $19 for this Mac menubar app? (ycombinator.com)
I recently developed TotalsApp.com, a macOS menubar app that pulls real-time revenue from Stripe, Paddle, Gumroad, Lemon Squeezy, and Polar. It shows your earnings at a glance without needing to open dashboards or log in.<p>It’s a one-time purchase for $19, and you own it forever.<p>I’m curious, do you think this is fair for creators and small business owners? If not, what would you pay?

Mac Apps, Business, Pricing, Revenue Tracking

13 points by mightyalex 153 days ago | 19 comments

Anthropic's Claude AI Chatbot Now Has a Mac App, but It's an Electron Turd (daringfireball.net)
Claude, the AI chatbot made by Anthropic, now has a desktop app.

Artificial Intelligence, Mac Apps, Software, Criticism

9 points by frizlab 203 days ago | 2 comments

Show HN: Donobu – Mac App for Web Automation and Testing (donobu.com)
Testing your product is now just a simple command away. Get more eyes on your website. Ship with confidence.

Web Automation, Testing, Mac Apps, Software, Tools

134 points by wewtyflakes 226 days ago | 35 comments

Show HN: Wispr Flow – A new voice dictation experience (ycombinator.com)
Hey HN! We're Tanay and Sahaj from the Wispr Flow team (https://flowvoice.ai). Today, we're officially launching Flow: a Mac dictation app that lets you speak naturally and writes in your style, in every application — with auto-edits, command mode, and over 100 languages.

Software, Voice Recognition, Mac Apps, Productivity, Artificial Intelligence

10 points by tankots42 235 days ago | 4 comments

ChatGPT's much-heralded Mac app was storing conversations as plain text (arstechnica.com)

ChatGPT, Privacy, Security, Artificial Intelligence, Mac Apps

34 points by pulisse 322 days ago | 14 comments

Mac Apps, Acquisitions, Developer News

252 points by coloneltcb 352 days ago | 146 comments

Show HN: I made a Mac app to search my images and videos locally with ML (desktopdocs.com)

Mac Apps, Machine Learning, Image Search, Software, Search

217 points by correa_brian 373 days ago | 171 comments