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Products that do what macMule does

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Mimestream, a native macOS email client for Gmail▲403
2020 · mimestream.com
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Lume – OS lightweight CLI for MacOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon▲309
We just open-sourced Lume - a tool we built after hitting walls with existing virtualization options on Apple Silicon. No GUI, no complex stacks - just a single binary that lets you spin up macOS or Linux VMs via CLI or API. Why we built Lume: - Run native macOS VMs in 1 command, using Apple Virtualization.Framework: `lume run macos-sequoia-vanilla:latest` - Prebuilt images on https://ghcr.io/trycua (macOS, Ubuntu on ARM) - API server to manage VMs programmatically `POST /lume/vms` - A python SDK on github.com/trycua/pylume Run prebuilt macOS images in just…
2025 · github.com
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Blankie▲181
Open-source ambient sound mixer for macOS
2025
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Macrowave▲390
Turn Your Mac into a private radio station
2025
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Vmctl/Vmcli – Easily Run Linux VMs on M1 Macs▲198
2021 · github.com
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Lume 0.2 – Build and Run macOS VMs with unattended setup▲154
Hey HN, Lume is an open-source CLI for running macOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon. Since launch (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42908061), we've been using it to run AI agents in isolated macOS environments. We needed VMs that could set themselves up, so we built that. Here's what's new in 0.2: *Unattended Setup* – Go from IPSW to a fully configured VM without touching the keyboard. We built a VNC + OCR system that clicks through macOS Setup Assistant automatically. No more manual setup before pushing to a registry: lume create my-vm --os macos --ipsw latest…
Jan 2026 · cua.ai
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Peach for Mac▲220
Unofficial desktop client for 🍑
2016
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Mimestream 1.0▲175
A native macOS email client for Gmail
2023
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DaftCloud for macOS▲269
The Unofficial SoundCloud App for macOS
2017
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Boxy 2▲301
The best Mac client for Inbox by Gmail
2017
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Cross-Platform Apple IIe Emulator Written in Go▲103
2017 · octalyzer.com
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MacProxy Plus – Surf the Modern Web on Vintage Computers▲84
I created an enhanced fork of the popular MacProxy project called MacProxy Plus, which makes it possible to browse the modern web on vintage hardware. You run MPP on a machine on your local network and configure the Mac (or other vintage computer) to use it as a proxy server. MPP converts HTTPS to HTTP, strips out CSS, JavaScript, and other tags the Mac's browser doesn't recognize, then serves super-simplified HTML that actually loads pretty fast on the nearly 40 year old machine. Custom handling is enabled by "extensions" (individual python scripts) which intercept requests for given…
2024 · github.com
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macintosh.js▲198
A 1991 Macintosh in an app - for Windows, Linux, and macOS
2020
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Proxee▲106
Your localhost on your phone, synced.
Jun 2026 · proxee.dev
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Cumulus▲160
A SoundCloud player that lives in your Mac menu bar
2015
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Servus for Mac and Dropbox▲95
I've built a thing! A few months back someone (not me) posted my Mac app Droplings to HN. It was incredibly rough around the edges back then, and in alpha. Well, it's finished now and sparkles like crazy. Please take a look! :)
2012 · servus.io
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UTM SE▲134
Run classic software and games on iOS
2024
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DockDuck▲97
The native macOS file manager Finder should be
13d ago · dockduck.app
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A macOS Client for HuggingFace Chat▲108
2024 · github.com
20VA
Vusic – A Simple Web Player for Apple Music Built with Vue and Vuex▲102
2020 · github.com
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Anesidora▲120
Modern, native Pandora client for macOS
2018
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Clicker for Prime Video▲112
A native Prime Video player for macOS with touch bar support
2020
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Calyx – Ghostty-Based macOS Terminal with Liquid Glass UI▲28
Mar 2026 · github.com
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Boxer▲84
The DOS game emulator that’s fit for your Mac
2015

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