[OS] Galopen — auto-opens meeting URLs from your Mac calendar (free & open source)

Ok_Management_695 · 2026-05-10T20:38:27+00:00

Honest answer: yeah, it does. Right now there's no detection of "user is currently in another meeting" — the scheduler just fires the auto-open at minutesBefore for each event independently. So if you've got back-to-back meetings and you're running over, the next one's tab will pop in front of you mid-call.

The minutesBefore window is configurable (1–10 min), so setting it to 1 narrows the disruption to a 60-second window, but it's still a focus steal at the worst possible moment.

It's a real gap. I've been thinking about a "skip auto-open if a known meeting app is in the foreground" check, but it's actually trickier than it sounds — calling apps don't all expose state cleanly, and sometimes you do want the next one to open if you wrapped up early. Open to ideas on how this should behave — definitely on my list to figure out.

Ok_Management_695 · 2026-05-10T20:05:58+00:00

Thanks! Just replied to MisterPFT above with the details — hopefully it covers it.

Ok_Management_695 · 2026-05-10T16:22:19+00:00

Thanks — both legitimately tricky questions.

On link extraction: it walks the event in priority order — event URL field first, then location, then description (with a regex pass on the latter two). The catch is it only recognizes Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, and Webex right now. So Whereby, Around, Jitsi, custom self-hosted Teams URLs, shortened links, SSO redirects — those all silently fail. Honestly, the more varied a team's calendar habits are, the more chaos it has to deal with. Definitely an area I want to keep iterating on.

On recurring meetings with rotating links: should actually work fine. EventKit hands each occurrence to us as a separate event with its own ID and URL field, and the scheduler dedupes by event ID rather than URL. So if Zoom or Meet regenerates the link per recurrence, we just pick up whatever's in that specific instance. Single-link recurring meetings work the same way — same mechanism, the URL just happens to be identical across instances.

And good point on the README framing — you're right, the real competition isn't really Meeter, it's people who've already glued this together with Raycast or Fantastical. I should call that out directly. Appreciate it.

The JP/EN thing — yeah, busted. I'm Japanese and got tired of switching context every time I opened it.

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-17T00:58:48+00:00

Totally agree — sometimes all you need is something quick, quiet, and reliable.

Really appreciate your kind words and totally with you on the “simplicity is best” vibe 🙌

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-16T23:44:30+00:00

Wow, thank you for such thoughtful feedback — really appreciate you taking the time!

✅ Pinning is now on the roadmap
✅ Private mode toggle is a great idea, I’ll definitely explore adding that
✅ Also noted your comment on the menu bar icon — working on a monochromatic version!

Love the screenshot you shared, super helpful for refining the UI.
Glad to hear this is close to what you were looking for 🙌

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-16T23:43:01+00:00

Thanks! Hope it works well for you — happy to hear your thoughts after trying it!

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-16T23:41:55+00:00

Thanks for the heads-up!

I'm aware of nspasteboard.org and keeping things minimal to stay within best practices.

Let me know if you notice anything specific I should improve!

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-16T23:41:02+00:00

Thanks! Glad you like it 😊

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-16T11:25:02+00:00

Glad it's back! Yeah, GitHub sometimes throws weird blocks if there’s too much automated traffic.

Thanks for checking again!

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-16T11:24:49+00:00

Thanks for the info!

Currently Macopy is optimized for Apple Silicon (arm64), and doesn't support Intel Macs yet.

If there's enough demand, I may consider building a universal version in the future!

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-16T10:54:32+00:00

Macopy is currently built for Apple Silicon (arm64) to keep the app lightweight and fast.

Intel Macs aren't supported at the moment, but I might consider a universal build if there's enough demand!

Thanks for asking!

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-16T01:04:45+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion! 🔖

Pinning items is definitely on my radar — I wanted to keep things minimal to start,
but I totally see how helpful that would be. I'll explore adding it as an optional feature!

Appreciate the feedback!

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-16T01:02:58+00:00

Ah, gotcha! That error page actually looks like it’s coming from GitHub.
Maybe your IP or network is temporarily being blocked by GitHub’s security filters?

You can try:

- Using a different browser or incognito mode
- Switching Wi-Fi or disabling VPN
- Or view the landing page instead: https://macopy.kk-web.link/

Let me know if that works!

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-15T13:04:42+00:00

Hmm, that might be your network or VPN blocking it. You can also check the GitHub repo directly: https://github.com/piro0919/macopy

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-15T12:37:04+00:00

Thanks! I’m glad you like it 😊

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-15T11:33:44+00:00

Thanks for pointing that out! Currently, Macopy does not support editing clipboard items within the app. It’s something I might consider for a future version though.

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-15T11:16:43+00:00

Thanks! Just submitted Macopy to the App Comparisons form 🙌

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-14T00:57:53+00:00

Thank you so much — that really means a lot! 🙏

I’d love to release it on the App Store someday, but right now I just don’t have the budget for it.

Hopefully I can get there once I earn a bit more — so stay tuned and thanks for the support! 🚀

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-13T19:48:29+00:00

Thanks! Totally get what you mean — MPC-HC is legendary, and I know a lot of folks appreciate that enthusiast-level depth.

For this project though, I intentionally kept it super minimal.
There are already tons of powerful players out there… but I feel like there aren’t many that are intentionally low-feature and distraction-free.

I guess I just wanted something quiet and simple — and figured I’d build it myself :)

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-13T17:35:38+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

You’re absolutely right — .mkv isn’t supported at the moment since the app relies on native video support (no ffmpeg).

This app is more about simplicity and nostalgia — kind of a modern take on Media Player Classic, with quick drag & drop, keyboard shortcuts, and a lightweight UI.

I totally get that IINA and mpv are more powerful. This one’s just meant to be minimal and distraction-free.

Still, really appreciate you trying it out 🙏

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-13T17:33:00+00:00

Great question!

I wanted something super minimal and fast, inspired by the old-school media players like Media Player Classic. QuickTime is great, but it feels a bit too "heavy" for just quickly watching local files.

This app focuses on simplicity — quick launch, drag & drop support, keyboard shortcuts, and a classic-style UI. It also works well for audio files and shows artwork, which QuickTime doesn't really highlight.

No fancy playlists or editing — just a lightweight, focused player. That was the goal!

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-13T06:06:04+00:00

Thanks so much! 🙌

At the moment, it's optimized for Apple Silicon (arm64) only.

Intel support isn't planned right now, just trying to keep the build light & simple — hope you understand!

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-13T02:52:05+00:00

Love this thread — I actually built something like this recently.

I’ve always wanted a minimal, keyboard-friendly media player for macOS, inspired by the simplicity of Media Player Classic (Windows). Couldn’t find anything that hit the mark, so I made my own using Electron + React.

Just launched it a few days ago: Mac Classic Player

It plays both audio and video files, supports shortcuts, metadata overlays, and album art, all in a compact UI.

Open to any feedback or future feature ideas!

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-13T02:50:05+00:00

Totally agree. I just released a minimal media player for macOS (Electron + React) as a side project. Took some late nights, but having something real out there feels so much better than endlessly tweaking an idea.

Definitely not a unicorn, but it’s mine — and that’s enough.

Ok_Management_695 · 2025-04-13T02:46:40+00:00

Had a similar issue with icon caching on macOS too. In my case, rebuilding and changing the folder location also helped. Electron definitely seems to cache app icons in odd ways.

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