I've been thinking about how many great Mac apps start from incredibly small frustrations.
Not "I need a new productivity system" problems, but things like:
Why does macOS forget this setting?
Why is there no native way to do this?
Why…
From the discussion
“Home and End keys don’t work. 20 years after leaving Windows still annoying AF. Karabiner, macOS settings etc still leave edge cases in certain applications.”
I think a lot of you know Mowglii and the app Itsycal, it's been mentioned here multiple times, and it's just a little, perfect menu bar calendar.
I recently visited his website and discovered MDV, a free Markdown viewer for Mac.
From…
What problem it solves and a comparison:
macOS finally has desktop widgets like Color Widgets, but let’s be honest they still have the same old and easy designs, bad Liquid Glas and features.
I wanted my desktop to look nicer, so I…
I’ve been testing NanoClip recently, and it’s one of the few utilities that actively respects macOS system resources while rejecting the subscription model.
Most of us already use a clipboard manager (like Maccy or Paste), but NanoClip…
Hey r/macapps**. A month ago I posted DockGroups here. Here's what a month actually looked like.**
dockgroups.com | Demo
Last month the problem was Dock clutter. This month the problem was mine: I told this sub feedback shapes releases,…
From the discussion
“It looks pretty good. I'm currently testing out DockPops and 2 visual aspects that yours don't seem to have (that I could find) that I think are make a real difference.
Allow dictating the size of the popup (by column/row)... I don't want a massive popup if I've only got 3 apps in it.
Option to centre the popup above the icon being clicked (rather than just middle of the dock)
Option to turn off titles - I really don't need the word Steam or Cyberpunk 2077 below the very recognisable icons”
Here are two Mac friction points:
It's been 16 years since Mission Control was released, and "Desktop 3" is still "Desktop 3." Apple's API doesn't expose Space naming to any third-party app — there's no system-level hook to hang a label…
From the discussion
“CurrentKey — by DiMare Dailey Studio LLC
Ratings: 0 (no ratings yet) · 23 reviews
Average: n/a ★
Age: released ~7.2 years ago · rated 4+
Overall score: 0 / 100”
So I’ve noticed a bunch of older threads asking about iFlicks, but none of them seem current and none have solid answers.
I’ve used iFlicks forever, but it really feels like the dev has disappeared. No replies to emails, website looks…
From the discussion
“i would not chase random old iFlicks download mirrors. for a replacement, the safest path is usually Subler for the MP4/M4V tagging/remuxing part, then Hazel or a simple folder action to watch an inbox folder and run the repeatable steps. FileBot is still good if the pain is naming/series matching, but i would keep it separate from the final TV app import. test on copied files first too - Apple TV library imports can get messy if metadata or artwork is wrong.”
3 months ago, I posted Sentient OS here, and 2,500 of you joined the waitlist. So many of you wrote to me over these months; I read every single one. It's out right now at https://sentient-os.ai, and it grew into something much bigger than…
From the discussion
“Excited to try this out! The email just came in as well - I’m downloading as we speak and will leave a comment after I’ve tried it out. Thanks for your hard work!”
I started with ChatGPT, then moved to Claude. Though I like Claude, I always hit the basic tier limit despite using it only for less than an hour. Their usage/length limits don't make sense to me at all!
I just downloaded Osaurus to give…
From the discussion
“Osaurus is awesome!”
Su/Sri_Krishr/macapps
EVERY POST CLASSIFIED
Explore by signal
Different conversations reveal different kinds of opportunity. Start with the signal that fits how you build.
Verba keeps the problem and its conversation together. You can judge the signal before deciding what, if anything, should be built.
01
Notice the signal
Search direct requests, recurring friction, and questions from real conversations.
Browse needs
02
Read the context
Open a demand brief and read the original post alongside every collected comment.
Keep the nuance
03
Choose what matters
Compare discussion depth and source evidence before committing your time to a solution.
Build with evidence
6 QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
What this first Verba ledger contains, how it was cleaned, and what the numbers mean.
01Where do these needs come from?
This first dataset is a snapshot of public posts and comments from r/MacApps. Every brief links back to its original Reddit source.
02Are posts translated?
No. Interface text is fully available in English and Simplified Chinese, while community content stays in its original language to preserve meaning.
03How are comments attached to a post?
The cleaner uses Reddit post IDs to group every collected comment under its post. Known reply relationships are preserved; missing thread metadata remains marked unknown.
04Why do some metrics say “not provided”?
The scraper exported richer metrics for only part of the dataset. Verba keeps absent values as unknown instead of presenting them as zero.
05Does the comment count equal Reddit’s total?
Not always. The dataset often contains only a sample of a larger thread. Detail pages show collected and reported counts separately whenever both exist.
06Can I use the data through an API?
Yes. The mock endpoints expose searchable, paginated posts and individual post records in the normalized post-to-comments shape.