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206 titles from 191 authors in the last 30 days, with 196 distinct links and 91 Show HN.

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• Show HN: Reelbird, an open-source Loom and Screen Studio alternative for macOS · score 7.8

  Reelbird is a native macOS screen recorder that streams recordings to your own storage bucket, gives you a share link instantly, and allows post-editing (auto-zoom, cursor smoothing, captions) without changing the link. It stands out for its open-source, privacy-focused approach, rich feature set (MCP server, CLI, on-device AI), and seamless workflow compared to Loom or Screen Studio.

• Show HN: Virtual machines that live in your menu bar [macOS 27] · score 7.8

  SwiftVM is a native macOS application that lets you run macOS, Linux, and Windows 11 ARM virtual machines directly from the menu bar. It provides automated guest setup, snapshotting with APFS block deduplication, command-line tools, and automation APIs for scripting or AI agents, making VM management seamless on Apple silicon.

• Show HN: SimpleWM builds on top of macOS Spaces for a i3-like experience · score 7.5

  SimpleWM is a macOS menu-bar utility that provides i3-style keyboard shortcuts and tiling on top of native Spaces, using private SkyLight APIs to control Spaces directly without emulation. It fills a gap for users who want i3-like window management while preserving native macOS Spaces, with a JSON config, Sparkle updates, and graceful degradation of private API features.

• Show HN: eqMini – Open-source macOS equalizer with per-app controls · score 7.5

  eqMini is a lightweight macOS equalizer that applies a ten-band EQ, tone controls, and a bass enhancer to all system audio or to selected apps, without requiring a virtual audio driver. It leverages Core Audio taps for per-app capture, making it a technically interesting privacy-focused alternative to existing equalizer solutions.

Recent titles

1. Show HN: Resticker – A tiny macOS menu bar app for reliable restic backups
   2026-11-01 · github.com · HN discussion
2. Screen Capture for macOS – Open-source sticky-aware scrolling capture
   2026-11-01 · github.com · HN discussion
3. Show HN: LanesMac – A scrolling tiling window manager for macOS
   2026-11-01 · lanesmac.com · HN discussion
4. I replaced macOS say with local neural speech
   2026-11-01 · lukasrieder.com · HN discussion
5. Show HN: Hushkey – Silent dictation hotkey for macOS
   2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
6. Wrangler – Open-Source macOS Window Manager (Swift, Grid HUD, Auto-Tiling)
   2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
7. macOS 27 Golden Gate does not support CoreStorage or HFS+ volumes
   2026-10-31 · wadetregaskis.com · HN discussion
8. Show HN: Maclet – A native macOS container runtime written from scratch in Rust
   2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
9. Download macOS Tahoe 26.7.2 installer directly from Apple
   2026-10-31 · swcdn.apple.com · HN discussion
10. How to Get a Stable Public IP on macOS Using a VPS and Tailscale
    2026-10-31 · zyvop.com · HN discussion
11. Show HN: Blc – scheduled website blocker for macOS
    2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
12. Tecolot – A high-performance native terminal for macOS
    2026-10-30 · tecolot.com · HN discussion
13. Show HN: Rust based window switcher for macOS
    2026-10-30 · alt-tabr.com · HN discussion
14. Show HN: BeamDisk – High Performance iSCSI Initiator for macOS
    2026-10-30 · beamdisk.app · HN discussion
15. Show HN: Zwitch macOS Appswitcher
    2026-10-30 · zwitch.net · HN discussion
16. Show HN: Axoris – macOS App for Grok, Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini
    2026-10-29 · axoris.app · HN discussion
17. Amp macOS Satellites
    2026-10-29 · ampcode.com · HN discussion
18. Show HN: Howler, a macOS menu bar AI that burns the chat after reading
    2026-10-29 · github.com · HN discussion
19. Show HN: Levo – a macOS menu bar app for timed stretch breaks
    2026-10-29 · levo.zaploom.in · HN discussion
20. PullBull – GitHub PRs, issues and Projects boards in the macOS menu bar
    2026-10-28 · github.com · HN discussion
21. Afterlid, guarded lid closed work for macOS
    2026-10-28 · afterlid.com · HN discussion
22. Why macOS Git still trusts eMudhra's broken CAs, tested back end by back end
    2026-10-28 · theainewsreport.com · HN discussion
23. Show HN: Curier – A macOS Gmail client that turns your inbox into feeds
    2026-10-28 · iamflowz.github.io · HN discussion
24. Show HN: Rapto – the missing window manager for macOS
    2026-10-28 · rapto.app · HN discussion
25. Ten days later, Git on macOS still trusts the compromised eMudhra certificates
    2026-10-28 · emudhra.we-have-a-problem.com · HN discussion
26. Show HN: Ballast – macOS app to clear disk space
    2026-10-28 · github.com · HN discussion
27. A free, open-source uninstaller and cleaner for macOS
    2026-10-28 · peel.tuguidragos.com · HN discussion
28. Zen: System-wide open source ad-blocker for Windows, macOS, and Linux
    2026-10-27 · irbis.sh · HN discussion
29. Notational Velocity and nvALT, classic macOS note-taking apps, are back
    2026-10-27 · manualdousuario.net · HN discussion
30. Show HN: Peek and Pop for the macOS Dock
    2026-10-27 · threads.com · HN discussion

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