Cork
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Cork
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Show HN: Brewer X, a native macOS client for Homebrew
Note: Cork is not open source. Cork is under the Commons Clause, which bans distribution. As of commit 404943c, the README.md of Cork mistakenly refers to Cork as "open-source" [1]:
> Cork is licensed under Commons Clause.
> This means that Cork open-source and you can do whatever you want with Cork's source, like modifying it, contributing to it etc., but you can't sell or distribute Cork or modified versions of it.
even though the very FAQ for the Commons Clause asserts otherwise [2]:
> Is this “Open Source”?
> “Open source”, has a specific definition that was written years ago and is stewarded by the Open Source Initiative, which approves Open Source licenses. Applying the Commons Clause to an open source project will mean the source code is available, and meets many of the elements of the Open Source Definition, such as free access to source code, freedom to modify, and freedom to re-distribute, but not all of them. So to avoid confusion, it is best not to call Commons Clause software “open source.”
[1] https://github.com/buresdv/Cork
[2] https://commonsclause.com/
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What are your favorite open source apps?
I use Cork every day. It’s an open source GUI for the Homebrew package manager. I like that it has some features that not even Homebrew itself has (like tagging packages and only showing those installed by you, filtering out the ones installed only as dependencies)
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Homebrew
There are some apps that let you use Homebrew without touching the terminal at all, Cork has been making rounds recently as a good app for it. Cakebrew is also an option, tho I don’t think it’s as good as Cork by far (the performance is pretty bad and the app isn’t as polished and nice to use as Cork), and Cakebrew is also abandoned.
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The best Mac Apps to unlock your max potential (recommended by users of r/MacOs )
Because you mentioned Homebrew, I’d recommend everyone who doesn’t want to use it through the terminal to look into Cork, which is a very nice GUI for it. It’s still pretty new, but I’m impressed with it. It also adds some pretty nifty features that Homebrew doesn’t have (like package tagging, or clearing Homebrew folders that don’t get cleared by it)
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Cork, a neat GUI for Homebrew
Outdated packages not disappearing is a bug I know about, you can follow the progress on it here: https://github.com/buresdv/Cork/issues/23
- Native Mac Application Development in 2023
- Cork: A fast GUI manager for Homebrew written in SwiftUI
hidden
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Native macOS fix for applications hiding under the MacBook Pro notch
> * I discovered a free, native macOS solution that doesn't require installing Bartender or any other additional apps.*
> You can adjust the values from 0 to 6 to accommodate even more icons. Personally, I found 6 to be a good fit.
It's ultimately a really petty point - but this is not a fix. This increases the number of apps on the top bar before the problem occurs. Bartender (and hidden[1] - which I discovered in this thread) fix the problem. Calling a technique that delays the problem "a solution" after sneering at a project that actually is a solution just rubs me the wrong way.
[1] https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
- Tell HN: macOS Bartender disables features, forcing users to buy license again
- Show HN: Menu Bar Calendar on macOS
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Windows like hide/unhide menu bar items in Mac?
There's Hidden Bar but I think it's a lot like Bartender. It has an arrow too if that's what you want.
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In your opinion, what is the best one-time (non-recurring) purchase Mac App?
Hidden is a great free and open-source alternative
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What are your favorite open source apps?
Hidden Bar - hides menu bar icons
- Got my first Mac.
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Request: menu bar manager? Ideally free
hidden bar is the best one from my experience and it’s open source!
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App LIST!!!
Dozer (free - open source), HiddenBar (free), free alternatives to bartender, however, only does 1 thing and that's hiding the icons, not adding an extra menu, nothing just icons here, icons gone.
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What happens when your menu bar has too many icons and it goes underneath the notch? Thoughts on notch and the need to use an app like Bartender for the new-gen MBPs?
For apps that you never interact with that way, and won't let you turn their icons off, get HiddenBar.
What are some alternatives?
Touch-Tab - Switch apps with trackpad on macOS.
Dozer - Hide menu bar icons on macOS
topgrade - Upgrade all the things
HoRNDIS - Android USB tethering driver for Mac OS X
alt-tab-macos - Windows alt-tab on macOS
Mos - 一个用于在 macOS 上平滑你的鼠标滚动效果或单独设置滚动方向的小工具, 让你的滚轮爽如触控板 | A lightweight tool used to smooth scrolling and set scroll direction independently for your mouse on macOS
mac-mouse-fix - Mac Mouse Fix - Make Your $10 Mouse Better Than an Apple Trackpad!
KeepingYouAwake - Prevents your Mac from going to sleep.
Calendr - Menu bar calendar for macOS
Rectangle - Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas
Quicksilver - Quicksilver Project Source
eul - 🖥️ macOS status monitoring app written in SwiftUI.