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Products that do what I built a Mac to do app to scratch my own itch does

1IW
I wrote a free Mac app to OCR any text on screen▲321
2021 · github.com
2MF
My first Mac app, Foreman, free and on Github. Would love feedback▲153
2012 · flyingmachinestudios.com
3HL
Habit List - my first iOS app▲282
2012 · habitlistapp.com
4ID
I developed a native macOS Hacker News client▲188
2021 · github.com
5MN
My new app, Cloak for OSX▲41
2011 · blog.getcloak.com
6MF
My first personal app - HackerNews for iPhone/iPad▲107
2012 · hackerno.de
7IB
I built an iOS remake of that old windows game SkiFree▲107
2015 · thewaterbear.com
8ID
I Designed this HN Mac App – Should I develop it?▲86
2013 · hackernewstab.com
9IM
I made a macOS app to save your apps for later▲6
2022 · getlater.app
10MW
My weekend project on the Mac App Store▲39
2011 · itunes.apple.com
11RM
Radio - My first Mac app▲63
2013 · radioformac.com
12MA
My Anti-Boredom App Project▲27
2013 · alexiscreuzot.com
13IB
I built a task manager in the MacBook notch for my ADHD brain▲6
Feb 2026 · notchable.com
14IB
I Built An App to Teach Mind Control▲43
2013 · buddhamindapp.com
15IB
I built a retro Macintosh desktop in the browser▲7
2024 · github.com
16IR
I released an open-source Mac app to copy any text on the screen▲7
2022 · trex.ameba.co
17IB
I built a productivity app for Mac powered by GPT-3▲9
2022 · kambanthemaker.gumroad.com
18MH
My humble little side project to support OSS and developer happiness▲16
2011 · rubypair.com
19IT
I turned my MacBook notch into a live Claude Code dashboard▲9
Apr 2026 · github.com
20IO
I open-sourced my Dropbox-based Mac sharing app▲19
2013 · aptonic.github.io
21NB
Never-Bored - My first iOS App▲15
2013 · mide765.com
22MI
My iOS app to cure boredom▲6
2013 · itunes.apple.com
23MF
My first app, a reverse to-do list▲9
2012 · itunes.apple.com
24IB
I built Halo, a private AI assistant for your Mac (free)▲6
Jul 2026 · heyhalo.app

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