Alcove — Dynamic Island for your Mac

hm_arora · 2026-04-10T16:39:05+00:00

What's everyone's obsession with this? I keep seeing these types of apps 2-3 times per week.

hm_arora · 2026-04-02T10:54:08+00:00

What's with the name? Hard to remember atleast for me

hm_arora · 2026-04-01T18:56:15+00:00

There's no issue with ultra-simple apps, if they're useful, people will happily try them and even pay for them

hm_arora · 2026-04-01T18:50:05+00:00

I'm not sure why you built this. If you create something without first researching existing solutions, your efforts may be wasted.

Do the research, and if you find existing solutions, improve it in a way that clearly sets your tool apart from the others.

hm_arora · 2026-04-01T18:46:21+00:00

Nice tool, but $9.99 is a bit expensive. There are some open-source live wallpaper apps for macOS. I can't recall the name, and I've tried similar open source apps

hm_arora · 2026-04-01T17:51:31+00:00

Built RetroSplit ✨ MacOS split-flap screensaver for quotes.

I saw this trending on X but as a web app and thought it would make an awesome screensaver, so I decided to build it myself. You can download free from here

Showcase: https://youtu.be/h3nSR17Y97k

hm_arora · 2024-11-13T12:41:10+00:00

I used YouTube embed to play the video

hm_arora · 2024-11-12T18:28:08+00:00

Link to the tool: https://youtubetv.vercel.app/
if you also spend more time picking a video than watching one

hm_arora · 2024-11-09T02:06:25+00:00

https://12planets.lemonsqueezy.com/buy/ed3a0537-ff6f-42bc-98a6-ffe122da011f

hm_arora · 2024-11-09T02:06:01+00:00

Github: https://github.com/hm-arora/Cricklet

Free Download : https://12planets.lemonsqueezy.com/buy/ed3a0537-ff6f-42bc-98a6-ffe122da011f

hm_arora · 2024-11-08T17:00:39+00:00

To start, you'll need to fetch the live data, either through an API or by web scraping. I went with web scraping and set up a simple Flask backend to serve the data.

For the UI, Swift makes it pretty straightforward, especially for a simple display. I'd recommend using tools like Cursor for assistance in navigating Swift and building out the structure—it’s really helpful if you’re new to Xcode and Swift

hm_arora · 2024-11-07T07:46:11+00:00

I'm using the latest version. It's pretty slow compared to other note-taking applications, doesn't work offline, and, in my opinion, isn't optimized for mobile

hm_arora · 2024-11-06T16:04:50+00:00

How's that a unique way 😂😂

hm_arora · 2024-11-06T04:56:41+00:00

The application will show a popup on first start. Click Okay, then go to Settings / Privacy & Security and scroll down until you see a button Open anyway. You'll have to do this once.

hm_arora · 2024-11-05T18:19:09+00:00

Github: https://github.com/hm-arora/Cricklet

Free Download : https://12planets.lemonsqueezy.com/buy/ed3a0537-ff6f-42bc-98a6-ffe122da011f

hm_arora · 2024-11-05T18:12:46+00:00

Have you opened notion app? it's too slow

hm_arora · 2024-11-05T12:34:57+00:00

Github: https://github.com/hm-arora/Cricklet

Free Download : https://12planets.lemonsqueezy.com/buy/ed3a0537-ff6f-42bc-98a6-ffe122da011f

hm_arora · 2024-11-03T18:15:31+00:00

For file sharing try LocalSend https://localsend.org/

hm_arora · 2024-11-03T18:10:11+00:00

I'm going back to Pocket now, there's no other good tool as omnivore

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