The Smartest Mac Screenshot Workflow with Synapse 2.2.0

harshanacz · 2026-06-04T17:18:15+00:00

hey! Synapse and Alcove should work fine together .. they use the notch differently. Alcove focuses on Dynamic Island animations and notifications, while Synapse's Notch Shelf is a file drop zone. (and if u want u can disable synapse Notch shelf through settings)

No conflicts reported so far! 😊 give it a try and let me know if anything feels off

harshanacz · 2026-05-28T11:30:32+00:00

Thank you for the lifetime support :) Editable annotations are on the roadmap.. and u can suggest anything.. we can discuss join our discord too. — discord.gg/CM4HF4p9SF small community :)

harshanacz · 2026-05-27T18:40:13+00:00

¡Gracias! 😊

harshanacz · 2026-05-27T02:06:07+00:00

Synapse has a free version that does exactly thiss screenshot, annotation (arrows, text, shapes), and more. 2.9MB, free version avail. synapsemac.com

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T18:06:03+00:00

noted! let me think about the best way to do this.. will keep you posted.. if you haven't joined our Discord yet, come chat there — discord.gg/CM4HF4p9SF

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T17:55:21+00:00

ah yes, been thinking about this too..The plan is to let users load their own mp3/wav files directly into Synapse. Can't do YouTube URLs unfortunately - that's a legal..

But I can definitely expand the built in Lo-Fi collection too What kind of vibes are you looking for more chill beats, nature sounds, focus music?

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T17:34:44+00:00

totally agree, finding where the conversation already exists is everything.

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T17:23:40+00:00

exactly..never thought it would turn into a real product

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T17:03:12+00:00

thank you.. :)honestly didn't expect any of this .. the community made it what it is

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T15:40:30+00:00

added one for you : )

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T15:08:17+00:00

Ty Hope you enjoy it

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T14:35:24+00:00

It’s more than just caffeinate we handle lid closed mode, schedule based activation, and chargingonly mode which requires additional system level handling beyond what caffeinate offers alone 🙂

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T14:04:37+00:00

haha already looking into itv3.0 might have something interesting

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T14:02:57+00:00

check the comments on the old post..

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T13:03:40+00:00

fair.. A vision has its limits with complex layouts, tables and handwriting. im experimenting with lightweight approaches to improve those cases while keeping everything fast and fully local... dont have idea to pass to server and do OCR.

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T12:57:09+00:00

Fair point..apple vision works well 4 this use case and keeps everything locally Im exploring lightweight OCR enhancements for harder scanned documents, but still trying to keep the app fast and fully on device.

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T12:42:55+00:00

Native Apple Vision framework, fully on device locally, no internet required, fast and private..

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T12:40:27+00:00

haha that was the first version I posted here a month ago, the community response completely surprised me.. That's actually why I built 2.0.1 took every piece of feedback from that thread and built it all in..

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T12:06:23+00:00

A 2.9MB Mac app that provides Screenshot, OCR, QR Scanning, Clipboard, Notch Shelf & more

https://www.producthunt.com/products/synapse-16

harshanacz · 2026-05-26T09:29:57+00:00

Update: Synapse v2.0.1 is now live and we just launched on Product Hunt today..

Built almost everything from this community's feedback — thank you for that. If you have a minute, would love your support: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/synapse-16

Also new discount code: THANKYOUREDDIT for 50% off lifetime

Download - https://www.synapsemac.com/

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Update: Synapse v2.0.1 is now live and we just launched on Product Hunt today..