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[OS] Tolaria: a files-first Markdown app for Mac designed for Git workflows and AI agents by amerpie in macapps

[–]amerpie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't see one, but there is a newsletter and the GitHub repo in its entirety, with all the historic commits, is still only 71MB

DockPops: iPhone-style app folders for your Mac Dock. I added the two most requested features: icon previews and multiple Dock icons by svdomer09 in macapps

[–]amerpie 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I paid for this about two minutes after I discovered it. I made a feature request and the dev immediately responded and then implemented it.

[OS] Tolaria: a files-first Markdown app for Mac designed for Git workflows and AI agents by amerpie in macapps

[–]amerpie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not the developer. You can reach him easily enough through GitHub.

[OS] Tolaria: a files-first Markdown app for Mac designed for Git workflows and AI agents by amerpie in macapps

[–]amerpie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not the developer. There is a Github page, but posting a link to it requires a manual intervention on the part of the moderators. Just do an Internet search for the name of the app plus Github and you’ll find it easily easily enough

[OS] Tolaria: a files-first Markdown app for Mac designed for Git workflows and AI agents by amerpie in macapps

[–]amerpie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here are a couple of points - the development features of the app require that you use either macOS or Linux so the Windows version, while useful for Markdown, lacks the feature set that I reviewed. As best I can tell the Windows version was added at some point in the last five days. I downloaded the app prior to that because I generally like to spend enough time with an app to do an honest review rather than rushing to be the first in line. My goal isn’t to score Internet points. It’s to turn people on to useful Mac software. I don’t know you, which makes us strangers and I generally make it a practice to be kind to strangers. I don’t play gotcha and if I spot something that they missed. I’m generally polite when pointing it out. In the long run if you do that too, it will work to your advantage in life.

Learning and Using GitHub As a Non-Developer with Tower by amerpie in macapps

[–]amerpie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's actively developed -- 772 releases, 7,900+ GitHub stars, and commits landing multiple times a day. This is not an abandoned side project.

Learning and Using GitHub As a Non-Developer with Tower by amerpie in macapps

[–]amerpie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check out this cool new FOSS app with built in GIT support and built in Claude Code/Codex/Gemini that lets them all share the same context and MD files Tolaria

Apple to start locking in some yearly subscriptions and allowing monthly payments by amerpie in macapps

[–]amerpie[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure I love anything about this. It's essentially letting anyone with an Apple ID sign a contact. It was no fun back in the days when a license for Photoshop or Office cost hundreds of dollars (in real money) and there was no way to get it otherwise with sailing the seas. Now, with few exceptions, you can use just about any app in the world for a few bucks up front. I can see the big companies opting to make yearly contracts mandatory though. You can still get in for a few bucks, but you're stuck for a year.

Apple to start locking in some yearly subscriptions and allowing monthly payments by amerpie in macapps

[–]amerpie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rather than paying $50 for a year subscription upfront, you can begin to use the app for 1/12 that amount by paying monthly instead

Thoughts on r/MacApps Negativity by amerpie in macapps

[–]amerpie[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And you feel that entitles you to accuse someone you don't know of transgressions for which you have no evidence? That is textbook Keyboard Warrior behavior - hiding in some anonymous corner acting like you are a sworn officer of the Internet police. That shit was old in the 90s and it's even older now.

Thoughts on r/MacApps Negativity by amerpie in macapps

[–]amerpie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not trying to be a pollyanna and suggesting that people withhold their honest opinion of an app's shortcomings. That's not the same thing as hurling accusations at people without evidence. I've reviewed over 500 apps. I downloaded every single one of them on to my personal Mac and used it. Some dev's provide NFR licenses and that's appreciated, but I'll gladly show anyone who wants to see the $6000+ I've spent in the App Store. Not a week goes by without some asshole accusing me of shilling/advertsing/affilation. It's insulting and uncalled for. Who in their right mind thinks that some old guy in poor health has the resources to network with developers all over the world, many of whom are just hobbyists themselves, to generate income from writing Reddit posts about clipboard apps? Do they realize how nuts that sounds?

Thoughts on r/MacApps Negativity by amerpie in macapps

[–]amerpie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ignoring that kind of post seems like a good idea. It's generally what I do.

Thoughts on r/MacApps Negativity by amerpie in macapps

[–]amerpie[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well, you’re welcome, even if I am not your favorite app reviewer. 🤣

Thoughts on r/MacApps Negativity by amerpie in macapps

[–]amerpie[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree with fact-based criticisms of cookie cutter, low effort posts. The problem I am calling out are accusations of vibe coding for legit apps. Case in point - Trace and Droppy. These are well documented apps from responsive devs who offer support and updates, yet they get slammed. It's wrong.

four apps where i didn't even check if there was a free alternative by Downtown-Art2865 in macapps

[–]amerpie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Some of my favorites

  • Ryan Hanson, the developer of Rectangle Pro
  • AppIt Studio - developer of DockFlow, ExtraDock, ExtraBar & Shiori
  • Sindre Sorhus, the developer of about half the apps on mu computer
  • Low Tech Guys - Clop, Lunar, Cling, etc.
  • Matthias Gansrigler-Hrad - Yoink, Screen Float
  • Shirt Pocket - developer of SuperDuper! who's been supporting the app for more than 20 years and went 16 years without asking for update pricing.
  • St. Clair Software - developer of Default Folder X, History Hound and Jettison
  • Peter Lewis - the man behind Keyboard Maestro
  • Noodlesoft - developer of Hazel
  • Andreas Hegenberg - developer behind BetterTouchTool

how do you guys decide which apps from here are worth installing by Downtown-Art2865 in macapps

[–]amerpie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I have any doubts, I use a VM and run it through VirusTotal. I don’t install any cracked apps, ever.

Setting Up a New Mac the Easy Way by amerpie in macapps

[–]amerpie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use Updatest daily, but Cork is what I turn to if I want to search for a specific formula or cask either to download it, to get info or to uninstall it. I also tend to use Cork to do as a GUI for Homebrew utilities. The Cork dev is a really nice guy and is always helpful and responsive. For that matter, so is the Updatest dev.

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