Mac-native expansion is heating up as indie iOS tools hop onto macOS and stay in sync across devices. Meal37, born as an iOS meal-planner in 2020, has moved to Mac, delivering weekly meal plans with a grocery list and cross-device syncing. It’s a one-time $5, and it’s 50% off for a week. [1]
InfiniDesk 2.0 brings true Mac desktop flexibility.
- Classic Mode — Choose a Desktop View from the menu bar; the layout appears across all Spaces.
- Follow Spaces Mode — Each Space can have a unique Desktop View; switching Spaces updates the displayed files.
There’s a free trial of 100 desktop switches, and InfiniDesk remains a $12.99 one-time purchase. It’s compatible with macOS 11 Big Sur onward (Follow Spaces Mode requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later). [2]
Standalone Mac HTML editors and no-code tooling are on the radar for many indie developers and power users. Options discussed include RapidWeaver (no-code HTML editor), RapidWeaver Elements, RocketCake, BBEdit, Bear, and Craft. These echo interest in accessible, Mac-native web-creation workflows. [3]
Notes-and-short-text flow on macOS also comes up in these threads. Apps highlighted include WakeMinder, Quick Draft, Tot, Drafts, Strike Writer, Craft (and others like Notability, Bear, Enote) — with several noting a Launch at login option to streamline work. [4]
Bottom line: indie Mac tooling is expanding beyond porting iOS apps, pushing toward cross-device continuity, multiple-desktop organization, and note-driven at-login prompts that keep the Mac ecosystem lively.
References referenced: POST IDs [1], [2], [3], [4]
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I built a meal planning app for a weird niche
Meal37 expands to Mac, drops subscription, keeps weekly meal plan, auto grocery, cross-device sync, mentions AnyList as alternative.
View sourceInfiniDesk 2.0 - Multiple desktops on Mac with Mission Control integration
InfiniDesk 2.0 release; two modes; macOS desktops with Mission Control; pricing $12.99; questions about widgets and per-desktop environments; limited features.
View sourceLooking for a Mac equivalent to Microsoft's Expression Web wysiwyg html editor where you can edit and format directly, like you would in Word.
Seeking Mac HTML editor like Expression Web; discusses RapidWeaver, RocketCake; suggests visual editing without coding; mentions Bear, BBEdit as options.
View sourceLooking for app like Hyperduck but for notes/short text
The post discusses apps to launch on Mac at login for notes; WakeMinder suggested; many options incl. Drafts, Bear, Tot.
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