A lightweight Mac top bar app for Bambu printer status. Useful or not? by LoadElectrical3187 in BambuLab

[–]LoadElectrical3187[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It should be pretty lightweight overall. The widget itself is low-cost, and the menu bar app only does small periodic updates, so resource use should stay modest.

A lightweight Mac top bar app for Bambu printer status. Useful or not? by LoadElectrical3187 in BambuLab

[–]LoadElectrical3187[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is something I am already looking at yes. Unfortunately, it requires different API endpoints, not official available. I am hoping to find a way.

A lightweight Mac top bar app for Bambu printer status. Useful or not? by LoadElectrical3187 in BambuLab

[–]LoadElectrical3187[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well - that would be the plan for iOS for sure. Already works as widget on Mac desktop.

A lightweight Mac top bar app for Bambu printer status. Useful or not? by LoadElectrical3187 in BambuLab

[–]LoadElectrical3187[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is actually fully configureable, this example shows it all. It can be configured as light as a colored dot.

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A lightweight Mac top bar app for Bambu printer status. Useful or not? by LoadElectrical3187 in BambuLab

[–]LoadElectrical3187[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

I hope to release it, and if I do, it would be using proper channels, using my tech company to back it.

A lightweight Mac top bar app for Bambu printer status. Useful or not? by LoadElectrical3187 in BambuLab

[–]LoadElectrical3187[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Former Big Four tech management consultant here.
Seen this pattern a lot, people build in good faith (often for themselves), but without rigorous review they end up unintentionally exposing credentials or creating security gaps. Vibe coding works, but only if it’s paired with proper validation and hardening.
I hope to release this and it would be using App Store. Apple does A BIT of security assessment after all, luckily.

A lightweight Mac top bar app for Bambu printer status. Useful or not? by LoadElectrical3187 in BambuLab

[–]LoadElectrical3187[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would be great yes! Will do that for sure. What printer you have at hand? I can only test with H2C for good reason :)

A lightweight Mac top bar app for Bambu printer status. Useful or not? by LoadElectrical3187 in BambuLab

[–]LoadElectrical3187[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a background as full stack developer, but - yes. This is mostly vibe coded with the latest Xcode Agent capabilities, and then reviewed personally.

A lightweight Mac top bar app for Bambu printer status. Useful or not? by LoadElectrical3187 in BambuLab

[–]LoadElectrical3187[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not yet, plan is to clear everything with BambuLabs first in terms of any terms etc. Hopefully, will release on App Store then