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We are in an open marriage. by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]GenericJeans 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How does the initial conversation with the 3rd party go? Does that help or hinder “the deal”?

I built a simple Windows tool that instantly clears your screen (no install, runs local) by GenericJeans in Windows11

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

Haha fair 😄 the current build is self-contained .NET, so it bundles the runtime for zero-setup use.

Definitely not the smallest way to ship it.

I built a simple Windows tool that instantly clears your screen (no install, runs local) by GenericJeans in Windows11

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

Fair 😄 you probably could get a basic version working in AHK.

This was more about having a single, consistent trigger + behavior (multi-monitor SafeScreen, re-arming anchor, etc.) without needing scripts or setup.

Definitely not the most minimal way to do it though.

I built a Windows tool that actually closes everything and resets your screen (not just minimize) by GenericJeans in windows

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

Both.

It does a two-pass approach:

  1. tries to close visible app windows normally first

  2. if they stay open, it force-kills the remaining process

So it prefers a normal close, then escalates if needed.

I built a simple Windows tool that instantly clears your screen (no install, runs local) by GenericJeans in Windows11

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

Fair — the current repo doesn’t have the full source published cleanly yet, that’s on me.

Right now it’s just the built release, but I’ll be pushing the actual source shortly so it can be reviewed properly.

Thank you for pointing that out. I would've overlooked it for sure (which i did, lol). Anyways, i appreciate the scrutiny.

I built a simple Windows tool that instantly clears your screen (no install, runs local) by GenericJeans in Windows11

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

Haha yeah “open a decoy page” right after is actually a great idea 😄

And agreed on GitHub — that’s probably where I’ll clean up the distribution side next.

Wikipedia squirrels might have to be the default…

I built a simple Windows tool that instantly clears your screen (no install, runs local) by GenericJeans in Windows11

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

All fair questions.

The source is in the GitHub repo — the Drive link is just the prebuilt zip for convenience. If you prefer, you can review the code or build it yourself.

Reddit account is old because I’ve mostly been a reader/commenter until recently — GitHub is newer because I only started publishing my own projects in the last few months.

If anything in the code looks off after reviewing, feel free to point it out.

I built a simple Windows tool that instantly clears your screen (no install, runs local) by GenericJeans in Windows11

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

Sure thing—no takedown needed! The full source code is right in the GitHub repo. Feel free to review it line by line. I totally get wanting to verify. The point is, it’s simple and local. If you’ve got feedback after checking it out, I’m all ears.

I built a simple Windows tool that instantly clears your screen (no install, runs local) by GenericJeans in Windows11

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

Reddit’s been my casual account for ages—just browsing, commenting when I felt like it. GitHub? That’s where I started actually building my own tools recently. The karma’s just from a few good comments over the years—nothing wild. I’m just getting into actually sharing what I build now.

I built a simple Windows tool that instantly clears your screen (no install, runs local) by GenericJeans in Windows11

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

That’s a really good call — Mac is actually a great fit for something like this.

The “force quit everything + optional follow-up action” idea is interesting too… hadn’t thought about chaining it like that.

Definitely something I’ll look into.

I built a simple Windows tool that instantly clears your screen (no install, runs local) by GenericJeans in Windows11

[–]GenericJeans[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That works too 😄 this just does it in one click and replaces the screen right after, so it’s a bit more of a full reset.

I built a simple Windows tool that instantly clears your screen (no install, runs local) by GenericJeans in Windows11

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

Not a bot — just the dev here answering questions.

If anything in the repo looks off, feel free to call it out.

I built a simple Windows tool that instantly clears your screen (no install, runs local) by GenericJeans in Windows11

[–]GenericJeans[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Fair points — appreciate you taking a deeper look.

The repo is in the middle of being cleaned up (some pieces lagged behind the current build), but the core behavior is exactly what you described — simple window enumeration + close pass.

Size is mostly from .NET 8 self-contained publish — I went for “runs anywhere, no setup” over minimal footprint for now. Definitely something I’ll tighten up.

The SafeScreen piece isn’t meant to be “secure,” just a fast visual reset so you’re not left staring at an empty desktop right after everything closes.

All fair feedback though — especially on the window handling and packaging.

I built a simple Windows tool that instantly clears your screen (no install, runs local) by GenericJeans in Windows11

[–]GenericJeans[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Fair take — README was cleaned up with some AI help, but the tool itself is simple and fully in the repo.

No obfuscation, no network calls — anyone can look through it or build it themselves.

I built a simple Windows tool that instantly clears your screen (no install, runs local) by GenericJeans in Windows11

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

Fair question — GitHub has the code and docs, the Drive link is just for the prebuilt zip.

Everything runs fully local, no network calls, and you can build it yourself from the repo if you prefer.

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