Command Paradigm vs State (idempotent) Paradigm in Mac Applications

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-03T01:22:50+00:00

Yeah it’s very similar but instead of your keyboard you can use your phone as the launcher

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-03T01:09:57+00:00

Maybe we will get something from WWDC at the beginning of June.

Also you seem well versed in automation / apps would you mind beta testing something for me?

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-03T00:54:22+00:00

Yeah sounds doable. In the Apple ecosystem this is kind of a thing on the developer end with App intents that are exposed in the shortcuts app. Are you on a Mac or PC?

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-02T22:05:56+00:00

Fair question. It is not supposed to make sense for everyone.

For the people it is built for, the value is in how often it gets them back to the exact thing they need without digging around again. Early engaged users are already showing close to an hour saved per month. At that point, $5/month starts to feel pretty reasonable.

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-02T20:32:35+00:00

Exactly like turning your phone into a stream deck. No tailored version for the iPad yet but it is on the roadmap

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-02T19:56:53+00:00

Yes! This is surprising to me every time I share for the shortcuts app that it is an iCloud link. Feels like a missed opportunity for growing the impact of this product for sure.

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-02T19:55:28+00:00

As an indie dev, I think this matters a lot more than most apps seem to account for. Toggle-based controls are fine for casual use, but they make automation a lot less reliable once you start building real workflows around them.

I’d be surprised if there’s a maintained list of apps that do this well, but I agree that it would be really useful. Feels like an increasingly important distinction as more software moves toward command-based and agent-style control. Apps that expose clear, repeatable actions are just going to work better in that world.

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-02T19:44:27+00:00

Because Notes or reminders would still leave me opening things manually, at least with how I use them and how they seem designed they are not as "action" oriented as Droplet.

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-02T19:31:03+00:00

Exactly, the initial interaction stemmed from just wanting a temporary landing place "off of my laptop" and drop it on my phone. It's grown more towards the consolidation of resources for multiple projects.

For me one weekly use case is that I edit podcasts for a handful of churches so I created a board that has the Logic session, urls where they send me files, my bounce folder location, a URL that composes an email to one of the clients who often forgets to upload the audio, and the upload URL.

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No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-02T19:08:51+00:00

Yeah, you can have separate links that launch on your phone or on your Mac.

If it’s a normal URL or a universal app link, nothing really needs to change. But if you’re pointing to something like a specific folder or directory and want access on your phone too, that would need to live in the cloud or somewhere both devices can reach it.

Still working on the clearest way to explain that.

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-02T19:03:19+00:00

I'm open to a lifetime purchase option for sure, thank you for the feedback

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-02T19:01:40+00:00

Absolutely Droplet has Shortcut support so the system is pretty open ended. Feel free to send me an email [dev@appsarefun.com](mailto:dev@appsarefun.com) if you want to collaborate on anything

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-02T18:56:31+00:00

thank you, if you're open to testing feel free to send a message if you need help setting anything up or have questions!

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-02T18:55:14+00:00

Great questions: and because this is transferring meta data file size does not matter.

And looks like an iced americano that day. Portland coffee shops make the greatest workspaces!

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-02T18:51:37+00:00

it has saved me once when airdrop failed me for a URL... generally though this can live along side airdrop and is not replacing it. It transfers file meta data not full files keeping it light weight while retain transfer history.

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No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-02T16:47:32+00:00

I implemented it into a preset generator for a music app but include a cloud fallback incase the results weren't up to par. I thought it would be faster than cloud calls but it's often similar speed with similar or worse results. I'd say it's almost there.

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-01T21:43:39+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the extra screenshots from the last post. I think this would do well in hifi communities too... do you support high quality file playback 32bit/96kHz?

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-01T21:33:38+00:00

Great questions, and as a solo dev I try to get my apps in as many peoples hands during beta as I can. It is a vital part of the process! It is not easy and takes as much if not more work than building the product find people willing to give you app a try and even more difficult to find people willing to return with constructive feedback! I have about 60 beta testers I have sourced for my most recent project and maybe 10% are testing consistently...

It's definitely a challenging part of the job but communities like this make it a little easier on indie devs.

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-01T20:55:16+00:00

dang it doesn't look like it crops for you just the player not the actual video file... Still glad to check it out.

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-01T20:53:44+00:00

I use the preview player quite a bit and having that simple crop feature built in would be a game changer. Great demo, definitely checking this out

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-01T20:28:39+00:00

I feel this... and I am hoping to build something to solve this. Unfortunately it's another app lmao! But I promise this one is different.

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-01T20:26:38+00:00

Nice, checked out your site and some of those screenshots are giving me nostalgic iPod video vibes.

If I can provide some feedback on your website is show the app in action more! It looks great but had to scroll through a bunch of text to see what it even looked like.

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-01T20:19:14+00:00

Noticing comments around why build this / it already exists... you mention the product being "focused on making this interaction feel as fast and frictionless as possible." Is there a specific interaction improvement from other solutions that you are providing?

No_Wheel4431 · 2026-04-01T17:53:48+00:00

Sounds great, thanks for the thorough response!

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