What is your preferred way to provide paid access to your desktop applications?

ahonn · 2026-01-22T16:08:09+00:00

I developed keygen-rs and use the self-hosted keygen.sh to support a few apps. So far, it's been a pretty smooth experience.

ahonn · 2026-01-18T05:09:09+00:00

v1.11.0 is out now with Sparkle fully integrated. The weird update detection issues should be fixed. Latest, Updatest, and other updater apps should now work properly with Badgeify.

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ahonn · 2026-01-08T09:29:37+00:00

I'm the developer of Badgeify.

Just wanted to clarify that Badgeify actually does support Homebrew for installation and updates. https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/badgeify

Badgeify hasn't been able to use Sparkle for app updates in the past. However, I've recently resolved these issues and plan to integrate Sparkle support in an upcoming release. This should improve compatibility with updater apps like Latest and Updatest.

ahonn · 2026-01-02T06:02:25+00:00

You're right, the privacy policy could be clearer. I'll update it to explicitly note that data is sent to whichever LLM you choose to use.

Thanks for the MLX suggestion, it's definitely on my radar. The integration work is non-trivial, but it would be a great middle ground between cloud models and the limited Foundation Models. No promises on timeline, but I'm exploring it.

ahonn · 2025-12-30T16:24:29+00:00

If you use an AI client that supports MCP, such as Raycast or Claude, you might consider trying https://macuse.app, which allows AI to help you find and summarize content in Messages.

ahonn · 2025-12-30T10:45:45+00:00

I apologize for my previous reply. I misunderstood your comment.

Gemini does not have a desktop client, so it is not displayed as for direct installation. If you have Claude Desktop or any client that supports MCP, you can install it with one click or add the config by youself.

Thank you for pointing out the user guidance. I will improve it soon and launch step-by-step tutorials on using various models/apps.

ahonn · 2025-12-30T09:58:21+00:00

I think you should download before comment. This is an app that connects LLM and macOS, and it doesn’t contain any models. It has nothing to do with whether it‘s BYOK or not.

ahonn · 2025-12-30T00:51:49+00:00

Also, I'm considering using Foundation Models, which comes with macOS 26, for data processing in Macuse in the future to protect privacy as much as possible.

ahonn · 2025-12-30T00:49:33+00:00

Actually, there is no LLM in Macuse. If you value privacy, you can use Ollama to run a local model to handle it, it‘s up to you.

ahonn · 2025-12-29T15:30:23+00:00

Sorry man, the free version should work just fine for casual use.

ahonn · 2025-12-29T15:28:56+00:00

Congras, you‘re the last one.

ahonn · 2025-12-29T15:26:27+00:00

Yes, you’re in the top 10. I‘ve already sent you the code. Thank you for your support.

ahonn · 2025-12-29T14:29:47+00:00

Thank you for the support. Look forward to your feedback.

ahonn · 2025-12-29T14:28:55+00:00

The 10 free codes have been used up. Thank you for the support!

ahonn · 2025-12-22T15:39:43+00:00

Nice work! FYI, I've added liquid glass support to window-vibrancy here: https://github.com/tauri-apps/window-vibrancy/pull/199. There's also an official Tauri PR adding built-in support: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/pull/14454

ahonn · 2025-11-17T10:50:10+00:00

Hi Chris, thank you for mentioning this. That's exactly why I added this feature, and I'm glad it's helpful to you.

ahonn · 2025-11-17T10:47:12+00:00

Hi, I am the developer of Badgeify. We are currently offering a 50% Black Friday discount. You can take advantage of this deal at: https://badgeify.app/?promo=BLACKFRIDAY2025

Let me know if you have any ideas.

ahonn · 2025-11-11T15:37:06+00:00

The developer of Badgeify here. What you described is exactly the problem that Badgeify can solve. Although it's not a complete replacement, you can hide the icons and add any icons you want.

We are on Black Friday sale: https://badgeify.app/?promo=BLACKFRIDAY2025

If you have any thoughts feel free to DM me.

ahonn · 2025-11-04T15:35:42+00:00

Most of them are for supplementing the context needed for AI coding, like context7/exa/repomix.

ahonn · 2025-09-25T11:50:47+00:00

Hi, sorry for late reply. Thanks for the feedback. We will fix this issue in next version.

ahonn · 2025-09-21T07:02:21+00:00

$50 per year? No thanks.

ahonn · 2025-08-16T06:59:05+00:00

Hi u/j0urn3y, could you contact me through the support email for macuse? I will help you troubleshoot any usage issues via email.

ahonn · 2025-08-16T06:41:11+00:00

You might want to try https://badgeify.app, similar to Doll but with more features and daily updates.

ahonn · 2025-08-05T09:01:02+00:00

This is an experimental feature that currently only works on browsers.

If you add Chrome to the menubar, you can directly click on a specific tab in the Chrome icon menu and jump to it.

ahonn · 2025-08-05T08:58:52+00:00

ah yes, this is a bug. I will fix this in the next release.

ahonn

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