Hacker News with Generative AI: macOS

Awesome Emacs on macOS (xenodium.com)
While GNU/Linux had been my operating system of choice for many years, these days I'm primarily on macOS. Lucky for me, I spend most of my time in Emacs itself (or a web browser), making the switch between operating systems a relatively painless task.
macOS, Emacs, Operating Systems
12 points by signa11 31 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: DockFlow – Switch between multiple macOS Dock layouts instantly (appitstudio.com)
Whether you’re coding, designing, or jumping between tasks—DockFlow helps you switch into the right workflow instantly. One-time setup, lifetime productivity.
macOS, Productivity Tools, Dock Management
65 points by pugdogdev 36 days ago | 47 comments
Apple Filing Protocol will soon disappear from macOS (appleinsider.com)
Apple has deprecated support for Apple Filing Protocol in macOS Sequoia 15.5.
Apple, macOS
16 points by miles 37 days ago | 5 comments
Kelp – simple replacement for homebrew on macOS (github.com/crhuber)
A simple alternative to homebrew for installing binary packages on MacOS written in Go.
macOS, Open Source, Package Management, Programming Languages, Go
87 points by amai 39 days ago | 64 comments
Breaking the Sound Barrier Part I: Fuzzing CoreAudio with Mach Messages (blogspot.com)
Every second, highly-privileged MacOS system daemons accept and process hundreds of IPC messages. In some cases, these message handlers accept data from sandboxed or unprivileged processes.
Security, Operating Systems, Fuzzing, macOS
9 points by weinzierl 42 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Lumier – Run macOS VMs in a Docker (github.com/trycua)
macOS, Virtual Machines, Docker, Software
159 points by GreenGames 44 days ago | 52 comments
Making my app worse because of macOS privacy protections (lapcatsoftware.com)
Last month, Apple added a note about macOS pasteboard privacy to the AppKit release notes for developers:
macOS, Privacy, Software Development, App Development
7 points by ingve 44 days ago | 2 comments
Apple to Block Mac Apps from Accessing Your Clipboard (macrumors.com)
Apple is planning to implement a change to pasteboard (aka your iPhone's internal clipboard) that will prevent Mac apps from being able to read the pasteboard without the user being alerted, according to information Apple has shared with developers.
Privacy, Security, Apple, macOS, Software
8 points by tosh 46 days ago | 3 comments
Can you trust that permission pop-up on macOS? (wts.dev)
macOS, Security, Privacy, User Experience
377 points by nmgycombinator 46 days ago | 251 comments
Anylinuxfs – macOS mount any Linux filesystem read/write using NFS and a microVM (github.com/nohajc)
macOS: mount any linux-supported filesystem read/write using NFS and a microVM
macOS, Linux, Operating Systems, Virtualization, File Systems
6 points by josephscott 48 days ago | 2 comments
Backdooring the IDE: Malicious NPM Packages Hijack Cursor Editor on macOS (socket.dev)
Malicious npm packages posing as developer tools target macOS Cursor IDE users, stealing credentials and modifying files to gain persistent backdoor access.
Security, macOS, Software, Programming, Malware
4 points by gnabgib 49 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Oliphaunt – A native Mastodon client for macOS (apple.com)
Help developers test beta versions of their apps and App Clips using the TestFlight app. Download TestFlight on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Vision Pro, Watch, and iMessage.
Mastodon, macOS, Social Media, Mobile Apps
105 points by anosidium 49 days ago | 39 comments
An appeal to Apple from Anukari (anukari.com)
To make Anukari’s performance reliable across all Apple silicon macOS devices, I need to talk to someone on the Apple Metal team. It would be great if someone can connect me with the right person inside Apple, or direct them to my feedback request FB17475838 as well as this devlog entry.
Apple, Software Development, macOS
405 points by humbledrone 53 days ago | 188 comments
macOS Sequoia wraps copied pathnames in single quotes, breaking pasted links (tinyapps.org)
macOS, Software Bugs, Programming, Web Development
4 points by speckx 60 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Infat – Declaritive application assocation manager for macOS (github.com/philocalyst)
Infat is an ultra-powerful, macOS-native CLI tool for declaritively managing both file-type and URL-scheme associations.
macOS, CLI Tools, Productivity, File Management, Open Source
94 points by philocalyst 64 days ago | 41 comments
Sapphire: Rust based package manager for macOS (github.com/alexykn)
Sapphire is a next‑generation, Rust‑powered package manager inspired by Homebrew. It installs and manages:
Rust, macOS, Package Management, Software, Open Source
443 points by adamnemecek 66 days ago | 290 comments
Apple Studio Display keeps draining power, even when blank and asleep (giuliomagnifico.blog)
Over the past few days, especially after the macOS 15.4 update, I encountered a frustrating power management issue with the Mac mini and Apple Studio Display.
Apple Products, macOS, Power Management
15 points by giuliomagnifico 67 days ago | 5 comments
Sandbox-Exec: macOS's Command-Line Sandboxing Tool (igorstechnoclub.com)
sandbox-exec is a built-in macOS command-line utility that enables users to execute applications within a sandboxed environment.
macOS, Command-Line Tools, Security
5 points by Igor_Wiwi 70 days ago | 0 comments
VRAM Pro: Allocate more GPU memory on your Mac (menubar utility) (ycombinator.com)
Just launched a macOS utility that gives you control over GPU memory allocation. Helps with large LLMs, games, 3D apps, and creative tools.
macOS, GPU Memory, Gaming, Creative Tools
6 points by VRAMPro 70 days ago | 2 comments
macOS Finder "Connect to Server" accepts ftps URIs but uses plain FTP (stackexchange.com)
Beware: macOS Finder "Connect to Server" accepts FTPS URLs (FTP in a SSL/TLS tunnel) but actually connects via plain FTP!
macOS, Security, FTP, Networking
13 points by nickysielicki 71 days ago | 1 comments
macOS Rant (github.com/grantcarthew)
The following things are driving me crazy and are good reasons for a Linux user to not want to ever work with a Mac. They probably apply to Windows users as well.
macOS, Operating Systems, Linux, Windows
10 points by grantcarthew 72 days ago | 3 comments
macOS Sends Locally-Served DNS Zones to iCloud Private Relay (apple.com)
My laptop (M1 Pro, macOS 15.3.2) is connected to a dual stack network via Wi-Fi. The home.arpa. domain is supplied as a search domain via both DHCPv4 (options 15 and 119) and DHCPv6 (option 24). "Details…" for the network connection in System Settings show this domain under the DNS tab.
macOS, DNS, Privacy, iCloud, Security
11 points by Kentzo 74 days ago | 2 comments
Backblaze stopped for many Mac users on March 13 (reddit.com)
My backblaze silently stopped backing up my computers 8 days ago. There's a red alert box in the upper left corner of the preferences screen but clicking on it just takes me to the website where all appears ok. Pushing backup now just goes into "please wait" mode without doing anything (nothing else changes even when left for over a day).
Software, Backups, macOS, Troubleshooting
8 points by brigham 76 days ago | 0 comments
Why is macOS syslogd listening for UDP connections? (lapcatsoftware.com)
Today, out of the blue, Little Snitch alerted me to an incoming connection attempt from IPv4 address 142.250.191.99 to UDP port 56878. (I denied the connection.) The IP address is in a range controlled by Google.
Security, macOS, Networking
14 points by metahost 81 days ago | 0 comments
Rsync replaced with openrsync on macOS Sequoia (wordpress.com)
On many Unix-based operating systems, rsync is a command line tool for transferring and synchronizing files on a computer, either between storage attached directly to the computer or between another computer located elsewhere on a network.
macOS, Open Source, File Transfer
562 points by zdw 82 days ago | 464 comments
Programs compiled with recent D compiler are broken in macOS 15.4 (github.com/dlang)
In the latest upcoming macOS update, any D application currently crashes during runtime initialization.
Programming, macOS, Software Bugs
5 points by croemer 82 days ago | 0 comments
iOS 18.4 and macOS 15.4 Sneakily Enable Automatic Updates on Your iPhone and Mac (lifehacker.com)
Apple just released iOS 18.4 and macOS 15.4 for the iPhone and Mac, respectively. Once you complete the update, you'll see a prompt informing you that, as part of the update, the company has enabled automatic updates on your device, even if you had previously switched them off. This means that, unless you do something, Apple will start downloading and installing future software updates to your devices on its own.
Apple, Software Updates, Operating Systems, iOS, macOS
17 points by rom16384 83 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: Hot Notes – Fuzzy Search for Apple Notes (macOS) (hotmatcha.dev)
Hot Notes is a macOS app that opens your Apple Notes using fast fuzzy search
macOS, Apple Notes, Productivity, Search, Software
9 points by emadda 86 days ago | 7 comments
Apple Software Update dark pattern (lapcatsoftware.com)
I just installed today's macOS 15.4 and iPadOS 18.4 updates. Incidentally, before updating my Mac mini, I got an "Upgrade to macOS Sequoia" notification even though the Mac was already running Sequoia (15.3.2).
Apple, macOS, Software Updates, Dark Patterns
11 points by ingve 88 days ago | 1 comments
CVE-2025-24259: Leaking Bookmarks on macOS (wts.dev)
Happy Monday! You should probably update your Macs now. macOS Ventura 13.7.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, and macOS Sequoia 15.4, are out. They include a lot of patches, with 15.4 including patches for 131 CVE's. If you're curious and want to validate that, just open the security release notes for that update and search for the string CVE-202. You'll find 131 matches on that page as of writing.
Security, macOS, Updates
17 points by nmgycombinator 88 days ago | 4 comments