Reading up on macos

installed omarchy today! first (raw!) impressions: - installation process itself was easy, but getting my PC to read the .ISO on my external SSD required some research. a USB thumbdrive might have been simpler - the OS is really fast. even on cheap mini PC - love the automatic window tiling - keyboard-first navigation is great (something I already did on macOS, but on Omarchy it's even faster) - years of macOS keyboard shortcut muscle memory no longer working is VERY frustrating (and ironic, considering Omarchy is all about the shortcuts) - mouse movement feels a bit off even after trying to tweak the settings (macOS' is just REALLY good I think) - UI is pragmatic and gets out of the way. but still think macOS is nicer looking (sorry!) especially with the Liquid Glass fixes coming in the next release - installing my most used apps and logging into everything is a lot easier than I expected! - got a few weird errors and app crashes already, but I'm on the cutting edge release. I like that I can 1-click (or probably using some keyboard shortcut) debug the error in claude - all settings being config files is great, because easy to backup and claude can update it easily overall it's both fun, frustrating, and a great neuroflex. it reminds me of when I first started using vim after decades of textmate/sublime looking forward to see where @dhh and community will take this!

@marckohlbrugge

This is crazy! Still needs a bit of polish to get to full Omarchy Quattro parity, but what an incredible option to get a taste of Omarchy on the Mac without actually running the real thing.

@dhh

On macOS I used the screenshot tool all the time to measure things. It was the one thing I missed in omasnap (great CleanShot X replacement by @tobi), so I made a PR that adds it.

@jankeesvw

Setup a new Mac. Gone full Apple Container instead of Docker. This app makes it so much nicer https://orchard.andon.dev 🍏

@notrab

I have never tried Omarchy so far but there are a few reasons why I think what DHH is trying to do with Linux on the Desktop could be significant. There is the right mix of AI help with many boring and costly tasks (drivers for instance), MacOS dropping in quality, and the fact the only reason why Linux never succeeded in the Desktop is that UX requires an opinionated development path from some entity able to also fuel it, not the distributions setup Linux historically had. For all this reasons, a few starts aligned, so this could be the right time. Also ROCm / Vulkan / CUDA GPU hardware options are evolving, and could end creating a compelling alternative to Apple hardware for local inference: but this is also the major risk, if Apple wins the local inference hardware battle, MacOS could become a forced choice for many.

@antirez

Something I routinely am in awe about is the compute amplification every commit has today vs. 20 years ago, at least personally. Back then, my personal computer was only non-idle when I was working locally. I ran tests locally. When I pushed, there was no CI. The tests themselves were minimal maturity (simple unit tests, some e2e). Today when I push, CI exists. It fans out to 200+ jobs across macOS, Linux, and Windows that take ~20 minutes to complete in totality. A successful CI triggers ~8 beefy machines for tip releases. Tip releases trigger Apple notarization machines. Simultaneously, I have dedicated machines running 24/7 doing fuzz testing at basically 100% CPU constantly. Locally, my computer is using CPU much more of the day due to background agents. My average CPU utilization on my M4 Max overnight the last 7 days was over 20%. "Low" but before my average would've been 0% (deep sleep)! Plus, those agents are commanding a ton of GPU utilization elsewhere. I'm not making any judgement here of whether this is good or bad, because I think there are both good elements and bad elements. Simply that its quite astonishing how much compute my daily work amplifies in 2026 vs. 2006.

@mitchellh

Omarchy on Mac! Omarchy Quattro, running inside a native macOS app. Powered by Apple Container + Rosetta, with the real Quickshell UI streamed directly into Capsule.

@athasdev

I added a light mode version called Monterey Daylight and also created an auto light/dark mode HEIC version using the excellent Equinox app for the Mac. https://github.com/codejake/Jake-Wallpapers

@codejake

I love open source. I was mid Zoom customer pitch when my agent took over my entire Mac to run UI tests on a Mac app I'm building. Told it: never again. Find an open source project or build something. It found a 3-day-old zero-star repo by @clairernovotny. I recognized her from her contributions to @slashlast30days. I became star #1. It clones a Tart VM, runs the suite headless, drops the xcresult, deletes the VM. Desktop free. Mac not hijacked since. I've been using it every day. Now 13 stars. Please go star it:

@mvanhorn

I'm using macOS for more than 14 years now, in a single laptop screen setup with lots of windows open, and I'm using macOS spaces everyday to organize my windows. Switching between spaces is easy: I hit CTRL+arrow left/right, it takes no time. What takes time however, is this macOS-native transition animation that takes a bit less than 1 second, for every single space switch. I've checked everywhere in macOS settings, asked friends with the same problem, and there's just no setting to disable this effect (even with Reduced Motion ON in Accessibility settings). This UX choice from Apple alone costs me days of my time every year, as I'm working non-stop on my SaaS business for 10h a day 5-6 days a week (Crisp for those who know about it!). I calculated that with my daily use of macOS spaces, in 6 months I'd perform 100,000 switches, which costs me the same in seconds waiting for the transition to complete. This represents almost 28 hours waiting. In 1 year, I'd have lost 2.4 days just... waiting! The Hack Fortunately, some other open-source projects discovered a hack not so long ago, which allows disabling the transition when switching spaces: it involves sending to the system a "fake" trackpad left/right swipe gesture that's faster than what's expected (faster than what a human can input via the Macbook's trackpad). Above some threshold, macOS just perform the space switch with absolutely no transition. A friend of mine, @yaeeelglx, made a quick prototype in Objective-C, and it magically worked! The Solution So, I asked my friend if we could make it a proper macOS app together, in a beautiful minimalist package, and he said yes! So, we launched Space Rabbit, a tiny 2MB fully native macOS app, that allows you to optimize macOS spaces for productivity! Space Rabbit is a full rewrite of the initial prototype in modern Swift, with a tray menu bar to configure the app, and a settings window, in a macOS app packaging. Space Rabbit can be downloaded right here:

@valeriansaliou

shipped some updates to Reading List macOS app if you use "Add to Reading List" in Safari but never check on those bookmarks, this app is for you https://marc.io/readinglist

@marckohlbrugge

Headroom -- a lightweight native Mac OS menu bar app for tracking your usage. Shipping tonight/tomorrow so that you can keep eyes on your Fable-filled week ahead. Works for both your subscriptions and API spends. Codex and Claude for now. Free dollars. Fully signed install package will be downloadable from my website. Stay tuned

@kylezantos

Show Codex a workflow once. Reuse it as a skill. Record & Replay lets you show Codex a recurring task, like filing an expense report or submitting a time-off request. Codex turns that demo into an inspectable, editable skill. You control when recording starts and stops.

@OpenAIDevs

🎉 Mole for Mac 1.7 is live. Apple Silicon fan control, camera/mic privacy alerts, stay awake for AI coding, lock input to wipe your screen, VoiceOver, built-in app updates, Blue Marble earth, fast treemap. Ready for macOS 27. Early bird $9 till Jun 15. http://mole.fit

@HiTw93

Today, I’m proud to announce Homebrew 6.0.0. Since 5.1.0: secure tap trusting, faster JSON API, Linux sandboxing, better defaults, brew bundle improvements, improved performance, initial macOS Golden Gate support. https://brew.sh/2026/06/11/homebrew-6.0.0/

@MikeMcQuaid

Get tailored help for what's on your screen using the Gemini app for macOS. 💻 Simply press both Command ⌘ keys at the same time to seamlessly attach your active window to the chat, without needing to take manual screenshots or switch tabs.

@GeminiApp

Apple has sherlocked bartender macOS 27 allows you to see more menu bar icons on the left side of the notch by pressing the see more button

@aaronp613

One of my personal favorite features announced at WWDC will I suspect be a sleeper hit: container machines, allowing your Mac to run a lightweight, persistent Linux environment with your home directory and repos automatically mounted: https://github.com/apple/container/blob/main/docs/container-machine.md

@timsneath

New Mac, what indie apps should I install? 👀

@nicol3a

it's wild -- i spent the last 2 decades of my career putting everything in the cloud and now i'm figuring out how to give colleagues remote access to a mac mini sitting in my downstairs home office

@clairevo

My new macOS app just launched 🎉🥳 Here’s your new favorite macOS app: http://Supaste.com Clipboard history + manager app 👇 For sure: local, private, offline, no subscription.

@soltwagner

The worst part of doing dev work on a Mac: .DS_STORE

@theo

You should build your dream macOS app right now! The "Build macOS App" plugin in Codex is wild. Used voice dictation to build an app I wanted for a while in <7 min (+6 min of tweaking). Couldn't believe how quickly it was done. Prompt is in the video and in the tweet below.

@dkundel

This week’s Useful Thing: customize your iPhone’s charging sound. I went with the Mac startup chime. What you going with?

@JoannaStern

i use handy on linux and this on mac https://hex.kitlangton.com/

@thdxr

this is fff searches every single file on my computer (in home dir) macos M4 max, 993GB home directory, 2M files

@neogoose_btw

I was paying $229 for Screen Studio. Then I found this repo and uninstalled it the same night. Recordly is a free, MIT licensed screen recorder and editor that ships every feature I was paying for auto-zoom animations, cursor smoothing, motion blur, native macOS capture, and a full timeline editor. → Apple-style zoom animations with automatic suggestions from cursor activity → Native ScreenCaptureKit recording on macOS 12.3+ → Cursor smoothing, motion blur, click bounce, macOS-style cursor assets → Smooth pan transitions between zoom regions → Timeline trim, speed ramps, annotations, manual zoom spans → Wallpapers, gradients, padding, rounded corners, blur, drop shadows → MP4 and GIF export at any aspect ratio → .recordly project files so you can reopen edits later macOS, Windows, Linux. Scene composition runs on PixiJS. Native Swift helpers handle macOS cursor telemetry. 8.3k stars. MIT License. 100% Opensource

@ihtesham2005

if you're on mac use this to get going https://hex.kitlangton.com/

@thdxr

Today we're releasing Personal Computer. Personal Computer integrates with the Perplexity Mac App for secure orchestration across your local files, native apps, and browser. We’re rolling this out to all Perplexity Max subscribers and everyone on the waitlist starting today.

@perplexity_ai

INTRODUCING: Sparkle v4 from @every Is your desktop a disaster? We built an agent for that. → sparkle’s agent examines your filesystem and helps you create an organization structure that’s right for how YOU work → it starts with a deep clean. old installers, duplicates, forgotten screenshots, system junk—gone, with your permission. → it runs quietly in the background, keeping everything in order. set a schedule, and your mac stays organized over time instead of drifting back into chaos Declutter your Mac with 0 effort:

@danshipper

@jorgemanru @OmarchyLinux Same journey I had. https://www.ssp.sh/blog/macbook-to-arch-linux-omarchy/

@sspaeti

You can now enable Claude to use your computer to complete tasks. It opens your apps, navigates your browser, fills in spreadsheets—anything you'd do sitting at your desk. Research preview in Claude Cowork and Claude Code, macOS only.

@claudeai

It supports every token dealer under the sun now... *insert name joke here* https://codexbar.app

@steipete

Readout is a fully native macOS app I’ve been building for myself. It provides a real-time overview of your dev environment and Claude Code config. All local, no account required. It's still very much a beta, but now available to try: https://t.co/gpKj1KCpcM pic.twitter.com/R14grcG8NE

@benjitaylor

Another day another libghostty-based project, this time a macOS terminal with vertical tabs, better organization/notifications, embedded/scriptable browser specifically targeted towards people who use a ton of terminal-based agentic workflows. https://t.co/9SLNCxM21S

@mitchellh

CleanShot X is great.The subscription isn’t.So I built Better Shot an open-source, native macOS screenshot tool using Tauri + Rust.Fast. Local. Free forever.Try it → https://t.co/dVuzrOmFL7Source code included. No bullshit. pic.twitter.com/FcPZkCmuv6

@code_kartik

holy cowdo yourself a favor and run these commands:`brew install tw93/tap/mole``mo clean`https://t.co/VZUisjXWbq pic.twitter.com/FtV4dhJ5SZ

@ryanvogel