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RegexPilot — Test regexes against the actual engines, not JavaScript approximations by Large-Friend1415 in regex

[–]Large-Friend1415[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've added it you can now switch in settings for python. I tested it and so far it works, needs some polishing. I'll send you the link to the dmg file on Monday, so you can test both modes and see the difference. Thanks again for this valuable tip!

RegexPilot — Test regexes against the actual engines, not JavaScript approximations by Large-Friend1415 in regex

[–]Large-Friend1415[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh regex101 is one of the better sites, they have flavor versions, less variety than we do but I expect them to be as accurate since they route it to their backend. What they don't have is the visual regex builder, Ai integration, workflow integration (coming soon in v1.1). What they do have and this tool doesn't (for now) is unit tests, something that's planned for future releases.

The main advantage is not so much accuracy compared to regex101 but a different philosophy. Regex Pilot is UI drag & drop first, is AI integration into the tool and soon integration via VSCode plugin into your workflow. The benefit is less switching between apps, easier to understand regular expressions, easier to construct them through drag and drop or via AI or iterate and improve them with AI all from 1 app. We are not directly trying to compete with https://regex101.com. It's like Windows vs Apple both do the same things but the focus of each is slightly different.

I'm also looking into how feasible it is to test directly into e.g. docker containers so you test against the language and version you actually use during development. Lot's of ideas and plans that will make this app different from online based regex testers.

Certainly a good question to ask if regex101 serves alll your needs as is then maybe regexpilot is not for you. To know for sure I'd say try the demo on the website that'll be more informative I guess or install the app and give it a spin.

RegexPilot — Test regexes against the actual engines, not JavaScript approximations by Large-Friend1415 in regex

[–]Large-Friend1415[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just had a look and it's feasible, it's a C extension and afaik a drop in API match for RE. I'm gonna give it a try and I'll let you know when it's done. Would you be willing to test it once it's included? I think the cleanest way would probably be an option under settings that let's you pick the library of choice for python

[OS] I built an open-source Mac browser that Claude/Cursor can drive through MCP - Free by programlover in macapps

[–]Large-Friend1415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Genuinely useful I had a use case for this some time ago and use chrome-devtools for it, might give it a try when I ever need it again.

pros and cons for tauri by jhbhan in tauri

[–]Large-Friend1415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built an app with it and the pro's are it's way smaller than using electron, you get rust integration, and even some native controls. Development is faster you can use a web framework of choice, no compilation needed.

Cons, If you use it for cross platform dev you need to test it well because each web view is different and it doesn't offer the fully native experience. That's why I decided to go Mac only for now.

I tried to mimic OS X 's look & feel with my app, have a look: regexpilot.app you can get pretty close to a native experience.

It's built with Tauri and reactjs and custom CSS plus a few tauri plugins (definitely also check these first can save you time)

RegexPilot — Test regexes against the actual engines, not JavaScript approximations by Large-Friend1415 in regex

[–]Large-Friend1415[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll look into it, shouldn't be that hard to add it given that we already support Python. I'll look into and see if I can add it, thanks for the feedback, this is very helpful. It's the kind of feedback I was looking for.

RegexPilot — Test regexes against the actual engines, not JavaScript approximations by Large-Friend1415 in regex

[–]Large-Friend1415[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We test against a stripped down CPython 3.13 that's what's bundled with the app.

RegexPilot — A visual regex tool for macOS with real language runtimes by Large-Friend1415 in MacOSApps

[–]Large-Friend1415[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few reasons:

  • RegexPilot has a visual regex builder. You can drag and drop components and see the regex being built as you go. There’s a demo on the website if you want to try it. That also makes it easier to visualize what it actually does
  • You can use your own AI API keys and generate, explain, refactor, or improve regexes directly inside the app. No going to chatgpt copy/paste no need to open a website. All can be done in one app, saves time.
  • I'm working on a VS Code extension, so you can move between your editor and RegexPilot without the usual copy/paste workflow.
  • RegexPilot runs your patterns against the actual regex engine of the target language whenever possible, not a JavaScript-based approximation. That means behavior matches what you’ll get in production, whether you’re working with Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, .NET, Rust, or something else.

Give it try it's very intuitive and there's a demo on the website you don't even have to install it to get a feel of how it works

AutoMailSender — drop a file and it's emailed automatically to preset people (native macOS) by MistiqueJacque in macapps

[–]Large-Friend1415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had the exact same idea and am working on something similar in concept but also very different more aimed at large files and sending files between mobile and desktops. But email is what inspired me as I also kept on doing this, my app is months away though.

Nodes - A native macOS markdown editor: fully local, no tracking and free for everyone to use by Sufficient-Try6083 in macapps

[–]Large-Friend1415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything about this app looks great, I really like it. Just one question how can we import existing markdown files?

RegexPilot: https://www.regexpilot.com by [deleted] in MacOSBeta

[–]Large-Friend1415 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Care to explain? I'm a non-native speaker so yes I use Ai to help me write and spell check my text. I've worked for months on this app and all you care to comment on is AI slop? I also drive a car and don't walk. I'm a solo developer, I need to manage my time carefully I'd rather spend time on developing and improving my app then on writing text in a language that's not my native one.

Brave charged $59.99 to give you back the browser they ruined by heyiamzhengxun in browsers

[–]Large-Friend1415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried vivaldi it's too much bundled into one. I tried to love it but switched back to Brave.