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iPhone-style AI edge glow for your Mac

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   Glaze by Raycast▲649

   Create your own Mac apps by chatting with AI

   Jul 2026 · glaze.app

2. 2
   Invisibility▲523

   One copilot for all AI models on Mac

   2024

3. 3
   HazeOver: Distraction Dimmer▲398

   Focus on one app by dimming all the background windows

   2015

4. 4
   iPromise▲223

   Bring "Body Doubling" to your Mac notch

   May 2026 · apps.apple.com

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   Notchcode▲89

   Claude Code + Codex agents in your notch

   Jun 2026 · github.com

6. 6
   Shadow▲219

   The interface AI needs. One that sees, hears, and runs.

   May 2026 · shadow.do

7. 7
   AgentNotch▲120

   Real-time AI coding assistant telemetry in your Mac's notch

   Jan 2026 · github.com

8. 8
   Focusdim▲137

   A simple Mac app to enhance your visual focus

   2025

9. 9
   Feather▲246

   Photo editor with local AI

   May 2026 · feather-editor.it

10. 10
    GoldenHour App▲149

    Screen-based lighting for video calls

    2020

11. 11
    Canvas▲251

    A DALL·E playground for the Mac

    2023

12. 12
    Foil AI Code Security▲61

    AI code security review that runs entirely on your Mac

    Apr 2026

13. 13
    MiniAi▲85

    Select text, hit (⌥ space), get AI explanations

    Apr 2026 · miniai.dev

14. 14
    Hawkeye▲162

    Conduct eye tracking tests with your iPhone

    2019

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    HUD-like live annotation and sketching app for macOS▲56

    Hey all! I'm happy to announce we've finally released our 2nd macOS app, Draw Over It, a tiny desktop app that enables drawing, highlighting, or annotating directly on top of anything on your Mac. I've always wanted something like this for instant and unobtrusive sketching and annotation for pair programming and demos. I always found the standard web-based diagram and drawing tools a bit too cumbersome. So we built a simple overlay that could appear over any window or app with one shortcut. It doesn't collect any user data and doesn't require any system permissions - it's sandboxed. It all…

    Oct 2025 · draw.wrobele.com

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    AI Pulse a fake LED strip beside the macOS Dock that shows agent status▲19

    Hi HN! I run a few Claude Code sessions in parallel and kept cmd-tabbing around just to find out one of them had been sitting on a permission prompt for ten minutes. There's a hardware gadget I liked (called SidePulse.io) so before waiting to get my shipment I built the software version instead :D I hope you like it and find it useful as I do!

    27d ago · github.com

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    bg AI▲87

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    2022

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    Ajar▲91

    Lid Angle Sync & Keep Awake for AI Agents on Mac

    May 2026 · parcse.com

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    Glint▲107

    Claude Code activity, right where you want it.

    Jun 2026 · glint.binarybeam.net

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    Side Reminder▲78

    Access Apple Reminders from your screen edge instanly

    Apr 2026 · sidereminder.com

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    Snaplight for iOS and Mac▲115

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    2025

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    SwiftyMenu▲101

    Launch AI CLI tools instantly from Finder

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    GlowIsland ▲70

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    ailight▲79

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    2025

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