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    "title": "[Megathread] The App Pile - July, 2026",
    "author": "Mstormer",
    "score": 48,
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    "created_iso": "2026-07-01T14:45:42.000Z",
    "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1uknpm8/megathread_the_app_pile_july_2026/",
    "selftext": "https://preview.redd.it/yvsaj76ylmah1.png?width=1983&format=png&auto=webp&s=54f2d84a30165414f0d0a0d3d3c77429543f5b01\n\nYou must promote your apps here if you do not qualify to post in the main feed through *Trust* or *Transparency*, [explained here](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1ryaeex/comment/obd1kbk/).\n\n**If you are:**\n\n* NOT in the Mac App Store (MAS).\n* Do not provide meaningful public transparency\n* Created yet another dictation app (speech to text).\n\n*Then you are required to limit promotion to this megathread.*\n\nAll promotion MUST follow **PCP format** or else we will remove it:\n\n**App Name/Title** \\[Screenshot encouraged\\]\n\n* **Problem:** What problem does your app solve.\n* **Comparison:** Name a competitor or two and explain what your app does better.\n* **Pricing** Amounts+Link\n\nP.s. Promotion here counts towards the 30-day limited promotion (Rule 3).\n\n**WARNING:** There is a 90% chance Reddit will auto remove your post here if you have not verified your email in your profile and your first comment in this subreddit contains a link. Accrue 10 karma first without promotional comments and links to avoid this. The odds of removal is also higher for AI assisted posts (em dashes and other AI formatting characteristics likely trigger this).\n\n**Pro Tip:** Please remember to upvote gems and downvote spam/clones... This will help inform a secret community project I hope to announce next month.\n\n**Top 3 From** [**Last Month's Megathread**](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1ttp8mu/megathread_the_app_pile_june_2026/?sort=top)**:**\n\n1. [**Tomo**](https://tomolibrary.com) – a native macOS e-book library manager - FREE - by u/pbrandone\n2. [**SCIWAND**](https://sciwand.com/purchase) – Read, analyse and write - with every answer traceable to a sentence in your own PDFs - $39.99 - by u/RansomWarrior\n3. [**Rascal**](https://tryrascal.org/) – a fast, keyboard-first Finder replacement for macOS - FREE - by u/periodandcomma",
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    "subreddit": "macapps",
    "title": "r/MacApps Mods Went Too Far! What’s Changing (Phase 3)",
    "author": "Mstormer",
    "score": 133,
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    "created_iso": "2026-03-19T19:50:52.000Z",
    "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1ryaeex/rmacapps_mods_went_too_far_whats_changing_phase_3/",
    "selftext": "[TLDR graphic, but please, read the rest if you spend time in r\\/MacApps.](https://preview.redd.it/7w1n09di02qg1.jpg?width=3584&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=94a21c274db43342aec12f8a497bb612066cc8a6)\n\n**Phase 2 Report:** [Last month we introduced PCPCA post formatting requirements](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1r6d06r/new_post_requirements_to_combat_low_quality/) to include detail minimums in every app promotion (Problem, Compare, Pricing, Changelog, AI Disclaimer). This caused way too much work, with 2,700+ items removed and 1,400 modmail messages sent. With the mods runing everything, user engagement dropped with views down 204k. That's okay, though; quality over quantity. Still, this is Reddit, and you should retain the power to promote or bury posts.\n\n# Change 1: Simplify Posts (PCP)\n\nMoving forward, we are reducing post-formatting expectations to: Problem, Comparison, Pricing (PCP). \n\n* **Problem:** What problem does your app solve.\n* **Comparison:** Name 1–2 top competitors and describe how what you offer is better. \\[[Example](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1tn8an0/rcmd_v3_instant_app_switching_fuzzy_search/)\\]\n* **Pricing:** Include Price Amounts+Link\n\nRequiring changelogs and AI disclaimers was unsuccessful to meaningfully differentiate quality apps from spam. Nearly all posts claimed sufficient knowledge and experience for “Human validation” of AI code. Let's move on. 😅\n\n# Change 2: Trust, Transparency, or The App Pile [Megathread]\n\nWe have been discussing how to better protect the sub from low-effort app spam, throwaway-account promotion, and unknown software links, without making life harder for legitimate developers. \n\n**Concept:** The less trust your distribution path provides, the more transparency you should need.\n\n* In the **Mac App Store**? Apple is screening you for us. \n* If you have an **established GitHub project**, that can also build trust over time. \n* **But** if you are asking people to install software from a random site or brand-new repo, we need more reason to trust.\n\nTo make this clearer, we are experimenting with a **three-tier** approach for the next month:\n\n# Tier 1: The Trust Path = Post to Main feed.\n\nThese devs have the easiest route to posting in the main r/MacApps feed:\n\n* Mac App Store developers (Paid developer accounts + App Store Distribution). *Notarization alone does not count here.*\n* Developers with established GitHub projects, meaning 1yr+ consistent general development history and real community interest (100+ stars for the repository being promoted).\n* Recognized Developers granted a user flair (already well-known / trusted in r/MacApps)\n\nAny of these 3 trust signals will allow posting in r/MacApps, as long as you have 10+ local karma.\n\n# Tier 2: The Transparency Path = Post to Main feed.\n\nIf you are NOT in the Mac App Store and are not already an established developer, you may still qualify for main-feed posting by being open about who you are and giving users reasons to trust you.\n\n**Such app promotion posts must include BOTH:**\n\n1. A developer portfolio with a real life identity, LinkedIn (ideal), and real contact details (e.g. established **company / business presence**). LinkedIn is more helpful here if it lists experience.\n2. A website that has a Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.\n\nThese trust signals should show you are not just a throwaway account dropping unknown software for us to try and should be included in your post to establish trust with your target users.\n\nThis is basically the middle ground: you may not yet have a major reputation, but you are willing to stand behind your app in public and work to gain a good reputation.\n\n# Tier 3: Everyone else: “The App Pile” [Megathread]\n\nIf you do **not** qualify through either trust or transparency, your app promo belongs in **the Megathread** rather than the main feed.\n\nThat means if you are:\n\n* Not in the App Store\n* Without a developer flair as an established developer (500+ r/MacApps participation karma AND Moderator’s discretion).\n* Do not have an established GitHub history (1yr old repo OR 100+ stars)\n* Do not provide meaningful public transparency\n\n…then you are limited to **The App Pile Megathread**.\n\nThis is not meant as an insult or a blanket statement that new apps are bad. It is just the lowest-risk place for unproven or low-context app promotion until trust is earned.\n\nUsers can check your app out, up/downvote your comments, and as you gain community karma you may eventually receive an app-flair that allows you to promote outside of the megathread. Nobody is forced to post here since anyone can choose to follow Tier 2.\n\n# Promotion Frequency Revision (Rule 3)\n\n>Infrequent self-promotion is permitted; however, it is not permitted more than once per developer in 30 days. This is counted from the last app post, even if it was removed.\n\nFor well-established, recognized devs with an app-flair, once per app per month.\n\nALWAYS disclose your relationship to your software in comments promoting your app. Promoting your own app in comments is disallowed until you earn 10 karma in [r/MacApps](https://www.reddit.com/r/MacApps/) and in poor taste when hijacking another developer’s promotion.\n\nSharing useful alternatives and healthy competition is still welcome, but using the comment section in someone else’s post as a backdoor for self-promo and SEO is not always in good taste and does not make r/MacApps a better place.\n\n# The Community's Role:\n\n* Please use your votes and reports especially in the Megathread to help recognize hidden gems. \n* Bury what looks low-effort, suspicious, misleading, or privacy-invasive.\n\nA better r/MacApps depends not just on our rules, but on you helping surface good apps while pushing bad ones out of the way.\n\n\\-----\n\n**FAQ:**   \n**I followed the rules, why was my post/comment removed?** \n\n1. AI assisted comments are a huge trigger for Reddit auto-removals because of recognizable patterns (e.g. “—” em dashes).\n2. Repeatedly posting the same thing (comments, links, etc.) = Triggers Reddit spam algorithms. \n3. You didn’t verify your email in your profile, and/or you have multiple accounts. \n4. You missed one or more rules and tried to repost rather than editing and letting us restore it. This leaves a strike on your account.\n\n**How do I check my** r/MacApps **community Karma?** Visit [here](https://old.reddit.com/user/me/) and click \"show karma breakdown by subreddit\"\n\n**Prior updates:**  \n\\- 2026: [New Post Requirements to Combat Low Quality Content (Phase 2) ](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1r6d06r/new_post_requirements_to_combat_low_quality/)  \n\\- 2026: [\\[OS\\]+Pricing Guidelines](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qghsc5/new_post_guidelines_and_updates_on_rmacapps/)  \n\\- 2025: [Townhall on Post Quality](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1otrfsc/meta_townhall_on_post_quality/), [Rule Updates](https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1o01a9f/rmacapps_rule_updates_on_promotion_vibe_coding/)",
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    "subreddit": "macapps",
    "title": "[OS] viewio - Fully native screen recorded with auto zoom support",
    "author": "your_bro2",
    "score": 7,
    "upvote_ratio": 0.82,
    "num_comments": 13,
    "created_iso": "2026-07-31T04:19:59.000Z",
    "permalink": "https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1vbgb2t/os_viewio_fully_native_screen_recorded_with_auto/",
    "selftext": "**Problem**\n\nI was using Screen Studio, but paying again and again just to export my recordings felt unreasonable to me. I'm used to free, offline software. I understand paying for cloud services in an app, but not for an app that can work entirely offline.\n\n**Comparison**\n\nI tried many alternatives, but none of them were up to the mark. Some were browser extensions(cursorful.com) that ran poorly, partly because of my average (16 GB) system. Others were Electron/JS wrappers with the same performance issues (webadderallorg/Recordly). So I built viewio from scratch. The app works fully offline, requires no login or subscription, is free even for commercial use, and is fully open source under the MIT license.\n\n**Pricing**\n\n$0. Fully free and open source.\n\nPrivacy policy: [https://viewio.sh.ommore.xyz/privacy](https://viewio.sh.ommore.xyz/privacy)  \nTerms and conditions: [https://viewio.sh.ommore.xyz/terms](https://viewio.sh.ommore.xyz/terms)\n\nGet it here: [https://viewio.sh.ommore.xyz/](https://viewio.sh.ommore.xyz/)  \nOr directly from GitHub releases: [https://github.com/thisisommore/viewio/releases/latest/](https://github.com/thisisommore/viewio/releases/latest/)  \nOr from App Store: [https://apps.apple.com/in/app/viewio-app/id6793099062](https://apps.apple.com/in/app/viewio-app/id6793099062)\n\n**About me**\n\nI'm Om, and I've worked in both closed-source and open-source development for around 6 years: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ommore/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ommore/)",
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    "id": "t3_1vapsmm",
    "subreddit": "macapps",
    "title": "Apps I am not uninstalling",
    "author": "andreshows",
    "score": 128,
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    "created_iso": "2026-07-30T10:28:40.000Z",
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    "selftext": "It’s been some time since my last post. Not because I haven’t continued testing nearly every app on the planet. I’ve simply been a little busy when it comes to checking in.\n\nQuite a few apps have found their way onto my Mac recently. Some are new discoveries, while others have convinced me to change direction and replace apps I’d been using for years. Most importantly, these are apps I’ve actually kept installed, which, if you know me, is already quite an endorsement.\n\n# [Mole](https://mole.fit/) ($19,00) and [Burrow](https://github.com/caezium/Burrow) (free)\n\nMy favourite recent discovery is still **Mole**, which I briefly mentioned in my previous post. Many people first came across Mole as a Terminal-based tool, and that’s where I initially fell in love with it. When I discovered that it was also available as a standalone app, I couldn’t have been happier.\n\nMole makes removing apps and all the little files they leave behind quick and painless. The standalone version does come at a cost, but a free alternative called **Burrow** has also appeared. Burrow is packed with functionality and, on paper, may even offer more. I really wanted it to become my first choice, but it feels slightly slower on my Mac, almost as though it’s lagging behind the task.\n\nThat small performance difference has kept me firmly with Mole. For now, it remains my uninstaller of choice.\n\n# [FaceGate](https://facegate-applocker.vercel.app/) (free) and [Face Unlock](https://github.com/HasBrain/FaceUnlock) (free)\n\n**FaceGate** is one of those rare apps that immediately landed on my must-have list. In fact, it feels like something Apple should have included with macOS from the beginning.\n\nIt allows you to lock sensitive applications behind facial recognition, Touch ID or a secure password. Everything is processed on the device, with no telemetry, which makes perfect sense for an app designed around privacy.\n\nInstallation is smooth, and the facial recognition feels much like using Face ID on an iPhone. Within a few minutes, your chosen apps are protected—and it’s completely free.\n\nI enjoyed it so much that I contacted the developer to ask whether they might consider creating something similar for folders, or perhaps even for unlocking the Mac after it wakes from sleep. As someone who genuinely loves the app, I’d happily pay for those features.\n\nI also tested a similar app called **Face Unlock**, which focuses on the Mac’s lock screen. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get it working. It didn’t have quite the same polished installation or overall appeal as FaceGate, although I suspect my problem may have been an incorrect installation rather than a lack of functionality.\n\n# [EasyDMG](https://easydmg.app/) (Free)\n\nFor years, I’ve relied on third-party apps to handle DMG installations. I used [RapidDMG](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rapidmg/id6451349778?mt=12) for a long time and, more recently, discovered that [Supercharge](https://sindresorhus.com/supercharge) could do much the same thing.\n\nPure curiosity led me to try **EasyDMG**. At its core, it handles DMG files in a similar way: you double-click, and the installation is taken care of for you. The feature that really stood out to me, however, is its ability to install unsigned applications when you specifically choose to allow them.\n\nI’ve been a happy [Sentinel](https://itsalin.com/appInfo/?id=sentinel) user for a long time and still absolutely love it. Even so, there’s something wonderfully convenient about simply opening a DMG and letting one app handle the entire process.\n\nEasyDMG is simple, useful and free which makes it very easy to recommend and, ironically, well worth paying for.\n\n# [Sxitch](https://sxitch.app/) (free & Paid)\n\nI’ve always been drawn to quick launchers, so when [**Sxitch**](https://sxitch.app/) appeared, I was curious to see what it could offer that the many existing launchers didn’t.\n\nIts promise is that every app is just one key away, and it genuinely delivers on that idea. The learning curve is gentle, the interface is attractive, and it appears neatly in the middle of the screen as an alternative to the traditional Dock.\n\nIt should be particularly appealing to anyone who prefers keyboard shortcuts over old-school navigation. I currently have it installed and am genuinely enjoying playing with it.\n\nWill it still be on my Mac a year from now? I can’t promise that. Not because it isn’t a beautiful or clever app, but because I’m currently completely fixated on all the new ways of customising the Dock. For now, though, Sxitch has earned its place.\n\n# [Ikuna](https://ikuna.app/) (starts at €9.00 a month)\n\nI was delighted when the developer of [**Ikuna**](https://ikuna.app/) reached out to me. I’d been using **Stay** for a long time and had tried several free alternatives, but none of them quite gave me what I was looking for. Some interesting paid versions never seem to have a demo, and I'm often very reluctant to invest money in a claim rather than testing.\n\nIkuna came much closer. It saves each project as a complete workspace, including your apps, browser tabs, windows, layouts and Focus Mode and can restore everything in just a few seconds. If you’re already a Stay user, Ikuna should immediately make sense. It offers a great deal of functionality and is beautifully put together.\n\nIn truth, some of that functionality is probably wasted on me because I don’t change workspaces very often. But for managing my daily setup and placing my windows exactly where I need them, it has been excellent. I’ve since moved from **Shift** to Ikuna, and it now looks after my everyday workspace.\n\n# [Notcho Libre](https://widgetworx.com/apps/notcho.html)\n\nFinally, there’s [**Notcho Libre**](https://widgetworx.com/apps/notcho.html). I have to admit that its name may be the most frustrating thing about it; no amount of Googling seemed to help me find the app again. I’m very glad I stumbled across it in the first place.\n\nI have never liked the notch on the newer MacBook screens. For a long time, I used a free App Store app to hide it, but during the past couple of years I began experiencing irritating signature and installation failures.\n\nWhen Notcho Libre crossed my path, I was keen to see whether it might solve the problem. I’m happy to report that, so far, it has done exactly that.\n\nIt appears to use a different method to disguise the notch, and I no longer have to stare at that awkward interruption at the top of the screen. It’s a small improvement, perhaps, but one that makes using my Mac noticeably more pleasant, and those are often my favourite kinds of apps.\n\n**Some of the app's I install after every format and Mac should come with this as default:**  \n[DockDoor Pro](https://pro.dockdoor.net/) (The Dock the way I want it), [Extradock](https://extradock.app/) (Many dock's all over my screen the way I want it), [Supercharge](https://sindresorhus.com/supercharge) (The App that does everything), [dockflow](https://dockflowapp.io/) (Why is Mac still not adding this as a default app), [Menu bar spacing ](https://sindresorhus.com/menu-bar-spacing)(another Sindre Sorhus original),  [Dropover](https://dropoverapp.com/) (often copied, never equalled)\n\nAbout me: I'm a \"Mac Dock Obsessed\" cave explorer and comedian who installs and uninstalls countless apps every day in search of the next must-have Mac app. I started programming on a Vic 20 and then a Commodore 64. I do not sell any apps or obtain financial benefits from any app I mention. I will gladly use an app offered for review, but the \"Apps I Am Not Uninstalling\" posts list only apps that I chose to continue using. You are encouraged to agree, disagree and post apps better suited, but please don’t confuse my work with Artificial Intelligence.",
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    "title": "I turned my Safari JSON extension into a native JSON viewer for Mac (and iPhone/iPad)",
    "author": "Pinpoint_user",
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    "created_iso": "2026-07-31T07:25:35.000Z",
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    "selftext": "JSON Brace started as a Safari extension that turns raw JSON on a page into acollapsible tree.\n\nSo 3.0 makes it a real app.\n\nOn the Mac:\n\n\\- Open any .json file and explore it as a tree\n\n\\- Quick Look: hit Space on a JSON file in Finder and you get the formatted tree\n\n\\- Tabs, so you can keep several documents open at once\n\n\\- 19 hand-tuned themes\n\nThe Safari extension is still there and ships with the app. New renderer is virtualized and this is what keeps big documents from locking up the window.\n\nThe core is free: formatting, tree navigation, search, and copying the document. Pro adds the full theme collection, inline previews, expansion depth control, saving to a file, and copying any subtree, key, or path. One-time purchase, no subscription.\n\nNo servers, no accounts, no analytics. Everything is parsed on device.\n\n[https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/json-brace-viewer-formatter/id6753739988](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/json-brace-viewer-formatter/id6753739988)",
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    "author": "informity",
    "body": "Informity AI — local document chat and translation for Mac, source-cited answers, completely private and free\n\n**Problem** Every AI document tool wants you to upload your files. For sensitive documents — work files, research, client records, personal notes — that's not an option. I wanted to ask questions across my documents and translate them locally, without anything leaving my machine.\n\n**Comparison** Unlike ChatGPT, NotebookLM, or AnythingLLM, Informity AI runs entirely on your Mac. No cloud uploads, no account required, no usage limits. It indexes your document library locally, translates documents in-app, and lets you query across everything with citations back to the exact source file. Specializations tune how the AI reads and analyzes your documents per chat. Supports PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EPUB, Markdown and more, with Ollama or local model support.\n\n**Pricing** Free. No trial, no subscription, no in-app purchases. MIT licensed and fully open source.\n\n[https://www.informity.ai](https://www.informity.ai) | [https://github.com/informity/informity-ai](https://github.com/informity/informity-ai)",
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    "created_iso": "2026-07-01T17:40:59.000Z",
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    "body": "\\[OS\\] Ledgerly - A private bill organizer for macOS.\n\n**Problem**: There are so many finance apps out there that are so bloated. The only 2 apps that I know of that are just for tracking monthly recurring bills is Chronicle (Subscription) and Bill Boss (Limited features). So I built Ledgerly. \n\n**Comparison**: Ledgerly is along the lines of Chronicle. The main differences are:  \n\\- It is open source  \n\\- It is free  \n\\- Does not require using private servers\n\nYou can monitor your monthly recurring expenses and get alerts for when they are due, mark them paid and include confirmation numbers and attachments. When you enter your income, it will deduct all of your monthly bills that are coming up and show you what you will have left over at the end of the month.\n\nThe sync is currently set to sync using iCloud Drive. I will continue to evolve this and eventually release an iOS and iPadOS app as well as an official macOS App Store version as well.\n\nYou can take a look at the source code here: [Ledgerly](https://github.com/YodaGuru/Ledgerly)\n\nVersion 3 should be released at some point today, which will enable the sync and various bug fixes. \n\nIf you have any recommendations or find any bugs, please feel free to let me know either on here or open an issue in GitHub.\n\nhttps://preview.redd.it/8tmehmi9qnah1.png?width=1596&format=png&auto=webp&s=f550e4a6067e1f007d0f8352a9164d801c52cec2\n\n",
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    "author": "Nate_Here",
    "body": "**Problem:**\n\nAfter trying most of the timer apps available for Mac, I found many of them poorly designed, confusing to use, or focusing on only one feature. None really felt like a suitable Clock app for macOS.\n\n**Wick** brings a highly native Clock app experience to Mac. Timers, Stopwatches, and Alarms are all in one app, with menu bar and lock screen integration so they're always just a glance away. The goal with Wick was to create the app I wish Apple had shipped with MacOS\n\nWick is also the first app to integrate with Alcove on the lock screen, working perfectly alongside Alcove’s now playing widget.\n\n**Comparison:**\n\nThere are a lot of timer apps available for Mac, with Timix probably being the most well known. While most focus on timers, Wick’s goal is to be a complete Clock app that has Timers, Stopwatches, and Alarms in one place. Wick also focuses on native macOS design and integration, with support for the menu bar, lock screen, and native gestures throughout the app that mirror the best parts of macOS and iOS.\n\n**Pricing:** Free :)\n\n[https://trywick.co](https://trywick.co/)  \n[https://discord.gg/E7NP68z4m7](https://discord.gg/E7NP68z4m7)\n\nI’d love to hear what you think!\n\nhttps://reddit.com/link/oux8otc/video/9vvh7qkdvmah1/player\n\n",
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    "created_iso": "2026-07-01T15:04:39.000Z",
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    "author": "cheetahbyte6",
    "body": "looks really polished",
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    "body": "**OpenHeaders.io** \\- Your existing Web DevToolkit, inside a browser extension\n\n* **Problem:** You want to modify live traffic on any website or your own web page, without doing a deploy to production. \n\nYou can do everything inside the browser extension, but for multi-browser/multi-device you need the desktop app companion.\n\n* **Comparison:** Our product provides a unified experience of 3 seperate apps:\n\n1. Cloud API platforms (Postman · Insomnia · Hoppscotch · Bruno)\n2. Desktop proxy (Charles · Proxyman · HTTP Toolkit)\n3. Header-only extension (ModHeader · Requestly)\n\n* **Pricing:** Free. No Catches.\n\n[Website](https://openheaders.io)\n\n[MacOS: Desktop App](https://updates.openheaders.io/dl/v2026.7.25/OpenHeaders-2026.7.25-mac-arm64.dmg)\n\n[Extension: Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ablaikadpbfblkmhpmbbnbbfjoibeejb?utm_source=item-share-cb)\n\n[Extension: Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/open-headers/gnbibobkkddlflknjkgcmokdlpddegpo)",
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    "body": "It’s great that the community mods are actively regulating posts to maintain the quality of the sub and protect it from slop. Truly appreciated and thank you mods!!",
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    "body": "I really appreciate that you're iterating based on feedback and metrics, you guys rock!\n\n",
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    "body": "Wooooo! Exciting news!\n\nHonestly, huge thank you to the mod team, always answering modmail fast and taking care of our reddit home.\n\nI think this is a fantastic middle ground between the previous state and the PCPCA. This is also great incentive for developers to push a little more and provide more value to get to tier 1.\n\nAgain, thank you!",
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    "body": "I appreciate the work that you guys are trying to do. I understand the reason that you are changing everything.\n\nSo I'm pretty sure I come under on the tier 1 developer, because I have projects in GitHub that this community has downloaded that are over 200+ stars  My question is, the next time I post a new app, let's say which is not as established as my previous projects, should I be mentioning those projects that are established to make sure the thread doesn't get removed? Or should I just contact the mods directly before posting?",
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    "body": "I think there should still be an AI disclosure requirement. Overall good start.",
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    "author": "github-guard",
    "body": "🔍 **GitHub Guard: Trust Report**\n\n⚠️ This project scored **1/6** — below this subreddit's threshold of 3.\n\n**Audit Breakdown:**\n* ❌ Low Star Count (⭐ 7 / 100 required)\n* ❌ New Repository (under 30 days old)\n* ✅ Licensed under MIT\n* ❌ No Security Policy — [what is this?](https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/getting-started/adding-a-security-policy-to-your-repository)\n* ℹ️ Individual Contributor\n* ℹ️ Unsigned Commits\n\n> **⚠️ Security Reminder:** Always verify source code and run third-party scripts at your own risk.",
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    "author": "kyle_reese_baj",
    "body": "The Screen Studio pricing pain is real. Good on you for going full MIT license too",
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    "body": "Just tried it. Great work, gonna use it. I just wanted a simple recording software with zoom support. And this is exactly it. \n\nMinor feedback:   \n  \n1) It will be great to ask for all permissions before hand. Some keyboard permissions were asked when I started recording.\n\n2) It will be great to record only a part of the screen or crop it somehow, later. ",
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    "body": "Looks good.\n\nI used to have a ScreenFlow license, but I did not want to pay for an upgrade with every OS release.\n\nNow I use ScreenKite, which is also free. I am pretty happy with it so far.\n\nKeep on the good job, opensource rules",
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    "body": "This could help in video editing, for exmaple i use Davinci resolve, and all the inspector, timeline, media section clutter and make the whole preview window so small that I can barely see what I'm editing, with this I can zoom in the preview where I want to focus on",
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    "body": "Nice list. One thing I’d love to see in posts like this is a small “why it stayed” line for each app: native/electron, RAM use, privacy/telemetry, and whether it still feels good after a week. That makes Mac app recommendations much easier to judge.",
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    "body": "Hear hear - I second this. Many of them felt very \"AI-y\" by presentation, not solution. Would love to see the same thing. ",
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    "body": "Mole cli tool is free and open source [https://github.com/tw93/Mole](https://github.com/tw93/Mole)",
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    "body": "Here is an app if you use an android with your mac \n\nhttps://github.com/sameerasw/airsync-mac/releases/tag/v4.0.0\n\nIts a good app i found this about it on reddit only",
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    "body": "Ikuna is an interesting idea but not for 9 euro a month… that’s a crazy ask.\n\nNotcho Libre looks very clanky.",
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    "body": "**JSON Brace: Viewer & Formatter** — by Sergei Rebrov\n\n- **Ratings:** 2 worldwide\n- **Average:** 3.00 ★\n- **Age:** released ~10 months ago · updated 10 days ago · rated 4+\n- **Overall score:** 12 / 100\n\n^(Auto-generated from public App Store data · u/app-store-review)",
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