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Products that do what macOS desktop app for turning websites into glanceable widgets does

Hi HN, I'm Devin, formerly the first engineer at Cresta, an AI enterprise unicorn. My background was in melding complex systems like LivePerson and Citrix with AI-first applications, focusing on ensuring seamless information flow. This experience led me to create Glanceables, a tool that turns complex web pages into streamlined, instantly readable widgets. Glanceables is designed for anyone who's tired of the constant browser refresh. It allows users to select specific areas of a webpage to monitor through a simple, interactive interface. Once set, it captures and refreshes these snippets…

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    Hey Hacker News! Just released v1.2 of Glanceables, an open-source macOS app that’s all about keeping you in the loop with minimal fuss. We’re cutting through the tangled web to deliver only the updates that matter to you—straight to your desktop. What is it? Think of the tool as your personal update scout. Instead of you digging through pages and pages, it keeps an eye on specific parts of websites and lets you know the moment anything changes. New Stuff in v1.2: - Change Detection: It's like having a watchtower on your favorite web spots. Whenever there’s a change, you’re the first to…

    2024 · github.com

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    Claspo491

    Create high-converting website widgets

    2023

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    Peek404

    AI organizer and workspace for your browser tabs

    2024

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    Hi HN! My name is Nick and this is my fun side project. Please lay it on me. HN can think of Tips.io as a cracked out Tailwind Playground that has page management and amazing AI integration. There are a few core ideas: 1) The HTML is the CMS There are no fields or restrictions. Just hover, click, and start tweaking any HTML. Also, certain elements you click will have special easy edit abilities: - auto creates an uploader, stock photo picker (or HTML) - auto creates an uploader, stock video picker (or HTML) - auto creates a big icon picker (or HTML) - auto creates a WYSIWYG Editor (or HTML)…

    2024 · tips.io

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    Tell111

    Mac widgets, made fun.

    Apr 2026 · trytell.app

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    Web 148

    A free macOS AI browser

    2025

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    Hello HN! So early this year I decided to build an iOS browser offering a large range of customization options, to accommodate anyone’s usage and visual preferences. Been using it as my default browser for 6 months and not looking back. On first launch it looks and behaves a bit like Safari, but to give you an idea, here are the various ways I customized it on my phone. - More screen real estate for the webpage, less for the toolbar. - A compact toolbar containing only the buttons for actions I use the most: new tab, close tab, open tab list. Since I use them hundred times a day, I need them…

    2023 · apps.apple.com

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    Glance157

    All-in-one Quick Look plugin for macOS

    2020

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    Your AI agent for automating browsers

    2025

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    Turn your best AI prompts into one-click tools in Chrome

    Apr 2026 · blog.google

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    Simular298

    AI agent that browses the Internet "with" you on your Mac

    2025

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    Glimpse 2120

    Lets you add any webpage as iOS 14 Homescreen widget

    2020

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    OpenOwl261

    Automate what APIs can't in one prompt done locally

    Apr 2026 · openowl.dev

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    Wisbox.ai119

    Draw on screen, get instant AI guidance in any Mac app

    2025

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    Bring websites into your space — visionOS

    2024

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    Browsee160

    AI assisted tool to understand user experience visually.

    2019

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    Turn websites into isolated Mac apps using Chrome

    2025

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    Deep work menubar app for macOS

    2023

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    StyleKit120

    UI framework for OSX

    2016

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    Hey HN! We’ve built a tool that dynamically adjusts the complexity of software interfaces based on a user's interaction with it. It works by hiding non-essential/advanced UI elements for new users, reducing cognitive load and guiding them to their "aha moment" more efficiently. We refer to this as „simple mode“. Non-essential features are progressively revealed when the user is ready to use them, and we’ve also added an option for users to manually switch „simple mode“ off. Every Feature in vykee consists of Elements. Elements can be selected via UI picker or via code by adding the…

    2024 · vykee.co

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    Proxly106

    The smart browser chooser for macOS

    Oct 2025

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    A simple, effortless tab manager for chrome

    2016

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