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Mac menu bar utility adding power-user features like cut and unminimizeAI

sindresorhus.com

#macos#menu bar app#keyboard shortcuts#window management

27points
20comments
#1,675of 3,515 in 2024
Top 48%of 2024 by points

How HN took it

LovedMost comments that take a side are positive

5 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score +0.42.

Idea: 3 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful features that commenters wish existed on macOS

    From 2 comments
    • Just the Command+X feature for cutting files is worth its weight in gold. Or Bitcoin.
      ericol on HN
    • Wow, this guy has a ton of other menu bar apps. So many features I have thought about but never bothered to build/find. Awesome!
      derekjobst on HN
  • Respect for the maker's open source work

    From 1 comment
    • Sindre is also the author of Actions, which is basically this but fo iOS Shortcuts. Dude lives entirely off of open source, afaik. Massive respect.
      nunez on HN

Objections

  • macOS keyboard shortcuts are inconsistent

    From 1 comment
    • Macos shortcuts are ... more than weird. It's like someone said: we need shortcuts, and then took a random shortcut generator. Control + Command + Shift + 3/4 to do a…
      OptionOfT on HN

Questions

  • Whether it can bring back minimized apps like 1Password with one click

    From 2 comments
    • > Unminimizes an app’s windows when activated Does it mean I can bring back 1password with 1 click instead of 3? (If I forget MacOS is stupid and minimise it) That would be…
      viraptor on HN
    • Why do you need 3 clicks to bring back 1Password after minimising it? On my mac, it behaves like any other minimised window. A single click on its Dock icon does the trick.…
      cassianoleal on HN

Alternatives named

  • PowerToys

    From 2 comments
    • Anyone remember PowerToys for Windows 95? This remind me of that. Advanced features that were there that just needed to be exposed. Of course in this case it's not from Apple…
      jedberg on HN
    • It's active again, they've open sourced and reinvested in it with new utilities. https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys
      add-sub-mul-div on HN
  • Hammerspoon

    From 1 comment
    • If you're comfy with a bit of code and there's a nagging thing you wish you could change on your Mac, Hammerspoon (https://www.hammerspoon.org/) is a great tool. For example, I…
      juancn on HN

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