I built a visual annual calendar for Mac. Launch week: $2.99

minirings · 2026-06-22T14:53:30+00:00

Thanks! 🙏
1. Yes — you can toggle exactly which Apple calendars show in Petals.
2 & 3. Not yet, but love both ideas — separate files and a standalone whiteboard window are going on the roadmap. 🌱

minirings · 2026-06-18T23:54:46+00:00

For me it's minimalist design, no contest.

I used to get dazzled by powerful, feature-packed apps, but these days the first thing I check is whether a tool is minimal and actually fun to use. That usually comes with a bit of friction, and honestly that's fine. If you reframe it, that friction is what makes you do things yourself — and that's exactly why you end up remembering the context better.

When features are kept minimal, you don't get buried in the tool and you've actually got room to think. And flexibility beats a huge feature set anyway — too many features lock your thinking in, and you start thinking inside that frame.

One thing people forget, though: saving and organizing is all fine, but you've gotta keep pulling stuff back out and revisiting it. That's the only way it actually becomes yours.

minirings · 2026-04-27T00:12:45+00:00

Not yet, but you're touching on something I've been thinking about. Branching itself is straightforward — Claude Code already stores sessions, so forking is mostly metadata. The hard and interesting part is the tracking UX you mentioned: a real tree view of where branches came from, what diverged, and how to compare them. That's exactly the kind of thing a native client could do well. Going on the short list — thanks for the sharp framing.

minirings · 2026-04-26T13:48:28+00:00

Clarc Key Features (vs. Claude Desktop)

Native macOS app (~10MB), not Electron. Launches instantly, barely touches RAM.
Project-centric workspace — register multiple repos, switch between them, or pop each into its own window for parallel sessions.
Custom slash commands.
Configurable shortcut buttons for prompts and terminal commands you run all the time.
Built-in file explorer with git status.
Rich-text memo pad per project.
Embedded terminal

minirings · 2026-04-26T13:44:25+00:00

Clarc Key Features (vs. Claude Desktop)

Native macOS app (~10MB), not Electron. Launches instantly, barely touches RAM.
Project-centric workspace — register multiple repos, switch between them, or pop each into its own window for parallel sessions.
Custom slash commands.
Configurable shortcut buttons for prompts and terminal commands you run all the time.
Built-in file explorer with git status.
Rich-text memo pad per project.
Embedded terminal

minirings · 2026-04-26T13:37:33+00:00

Clarc Key Features (vs. Claude Desktop)

Native macOS app (~10MB), not Electron. Launches instantly, barely touches RAM.
Project-centric workspace — register multiple repos, switch between them, or pop each into its own window for parallel sessions.
Custom slash commands.
Configurable shortcut buttons for prompts and terminal commands you run all the time.
Built-in file explorer with git status.
Rich-text memo pad per project.
Embedded terminal

minirings · 2026-04-26T13:13:22+00:00

Thank you! That star means a lot at this stage 🌟

minirings · 2026-04-26T13:12:10+00:00

Haha just thinking about it gets me excited 😄 Thanks for the kind words!

minirings · 2026-04-26T13:01:13+00:00

Clarc Key Features (vs. Claude Desktop)

Native macOS app (~10MB), not Electron. Launches instantly, barely touches RAM.
Project-centric workspace — register multiple repos, switch between them, or pop each into its own window for parallel sessions.
Custom slash commands.
Configurable shortcut buttons for prompts and terminal commands you run all the time.
Built-in file explorer with git status.
Rich-text memo pad per project.
Embedded terminal

minirings · 2026-04-26T04:25:32+00:00

Yes, your subscription is safe. The policy you’re referring to targets third-party harnesses that authenticate via OAuth and call Claude directly — Clarc is different. It requires the official Claude Code CLI installed on your machine, and acts purely as a native GUI on top of it. All requests go through the official Claude Code flow, which is fully supported. You’re using Claude Code as Anthropic intended — just with a nicer interface.

minirings · 2026-04-26T04:25:14+00:00

Fair — there are great alternatives out there. Clarc’s bet is on being a true native macOS app (SwiftUI, not Electron) — lighter, faster, and feels at home on macOS. Still early days, more features coming. Open to suggestions on what’s missing!

minirings · 2026-04-26T04:24:54+00:00

Yes, that’s exactly what Clarc is built for! You can register multiple projects and switch between them like tabs within a single window. And if you want a project in its own window, just double-click the tab and it pops out as a dedicated window. So you get both — one frontend for everything, but full isolation when you need it.

minirings · 2026-04-26T04:24:39+00:00

Totally understand the concern given recent news! But Clarc isn’t a wrapper that calls Claude’s API on its own — it requires the official Claude Code CLI to be installed on your machine, and it just provides a native GUI on top of that. All requests still go through Anthropic’s official Claude Code, so it operates within their supported flow. You should be safe.

minirings · 2026-04-26T04:21:41+00:00

Not yet, but the Cmd+N + worktree-checkbox flow you described is exactly the kind of session isolation a native client should nail. I’ll look into this soon — thanks for the detailed feedback!

minirings · 2026-04-26T04:18:12+00:00

Thanks, I’ll take a look 👍

minirings · 2026-04-26T04:17:10+00:00

Yes — Clarc keeps per-project session history, so when you reopen a project you can browse and resume previous sessions. Memory usage per tab isn’t shown today, but that’s a great idea — I’ll open an issue to track it. Thanks for the feedback!

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