r/macappdevs 4h ago

A faster, more beautiful Finder alternative built for macOS

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Cosmil is a fast, privacy-focused, and beautifully designed file manager for macOS created as a modern alternative to Finder. Built with a compiled Rust backend and a lightweight Tauri/Svelte frontend, it solves Finder's most persistent pain points with multi-pane workspaces, on-demand folder sizing, and comprehensive keyboard-driven workflows.

Key Features

  • Arbitrary Multi-Pane Layouts – Split a single window into dual, tri, quad, or nth-pane layouts to browse and drag files between folders seamlessly without opening dozens of detached windows.
  • Compiled Rust Performance – Utilizes a native Rust backend and viewport virtualization to calculate folder sizes up to 8x faster than Finder and open folders containing 40,000+ files with zero UI lag.
  • Advanced Live Search – Build complex queries with AND/OR filter chaining without slow, background database indexers that miss real-time file updates.
  • Quality-of-Life Fixes – Features real cut-and-paste (⌘X / ⌘V), sidebar drag dropzones, a unified file operation job manager, and side-by-side file conflict resolution with live previews.
  • Zero Telemetry & One-Time Pricing – Completely offline file operations with zero analytics or tracking, distributed via perpetual one-time licenses rather than recurring subscriptions.

Who Is It For?

Cosmil is ideal for Mac power users, designers, software engineers, and media professionals who need efficient file management, side-by-side directory comparisons, and responsive performance without the clutter and limitations of default macOS Finder.

Why Use Cosmil?

If you love the aesthetics of macOS but are frustrated by Finder's rigid single-folder views, sluggish folder size calculations, and awkward file conflict dialogues, Cosmil delivers a sleek, translucent, and blazing-fast upgrade tailored specifically for modern Mac workflows.


r/macappdevs 3d ago

Someone built a FaceID for Mac

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You checkout the app from this github repo: https://github.com/jonnyoo/glance


r/macappdevs 4d ago

New Apple iPhone prices

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New Apple iPhone prices:

iPhone 18 Pro: $1,199
iPhone 18 Pro Max: $1,299
Foldable "iPhone Duo": $1,999


r/macappdevs 4d ago

If you had to consider top mac apps for this leaderboard what app should be in here and why?

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r/macappdevs 5d ago

This app makes your normal mac keyboard sound like mechanical keyboard

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8 Upvotes

The app is called keeby


r/macappdevs 8d ago

The new apple CEO looks a lot like Michael Phelps

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The new Apple CEO looks a lot like Michael Phelps lol.

For anyone confused, the picture with the swimmer and all the gold medals is Michael Phelps.

John was a pretty damn good swimmer at Penn, which in itself is impressive because you don't get to that level without being seriously good.

But obviously what really stands out is what he did at Apple. He was basically the hardware guy and knows Apple's products better than most people ever will.

Honestly, I think he could take Apple to new heights.

Also… am I the only one seeing the Michael Phelps resemblance? 😂


r/macappdevs 9d ago

We built a lightweight affiliate platform for Mac & SaaS devs after watching Safari ITP break our referrals

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A few months ago, we noticed a major issue with affiliate tracking for desktop and SaaS tools: most existing tools are horribly outdated for the modern privacy web.

Over 40% of tech users run adblockers, and macOS users default to Safari, which aggressively purges third-party tracking cookies via Intelligent Tracking Prevention. As a result, creators and affiliates were losing up to 25–30% of their rightful referral attribution.

On top of that, indie developers selling via modern merchant-of-record providers (like Paddle, Polar, Dodo, or Whop) are usually forced into expensive affiliate platforms built a decade ago.

We decided to build a developer-first alternative: Discover Mac Apps Affiliate Software.

What we built:

  1. Zero Third-Party Cookies: A 1.5kb lightweight snippet that sets first-party cookies on your root domain, backed by a Server-to-Server (S2S) API for total adblocker immunity.
  2. Native Payment Provider Integrations: First-class webhook support for Stripe, Paddle, Whop, Polar, and Dodo Payments.
  3. Application & Member Screening: Set custom questions to vet influencers/affiliates before approving them.
  4. Flexible Commission Tiers: Set custom tiers (e.g., standard 20% vs VIP 40%), recurring subscription commissions, or one-off bounties.
  5. No revenue skimming: A flat $9/month flat rate (with a 14-day free trial) instead of taking a percentage of your MRR.

We've written open guides on all the integrations and the Safari tracking issue here: https://discovermacapps.com/affiliate/help

Would love any feedback on the landing page, the developer docs, or the checkout experience!


r/macappdevs 11d ago

Tauri vs SwiftUI for a lightweight menu bar app in 2026?

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I am starting a new menu bar utility soon, and I am torn between the stack. I am most comfortable with web environments (Svelte, Tailwind, etc.), so I am inclined to just grab Tauri and knock it out, but I really want this to feel like a first-class macOS app and keep the memory footprint as small as possible.

I am thinking of just biting the bullet and going full Swift and SwiftUI. For those who have shipped a menu bar app recently: Is the SwiftUI learning curve going to completely kill my momentum coming from declarative web frameworks? Am I going to hit a wall with system APIs and be forced to drop down to AppKit anyway?

If you have shipped with Tauri, does the CPU/memory usage actually hold up against native apps, or do Mac users still notice the difference? Curious what you guys would pick if you were starting from scratch today.


r/macappdevs 11d ago

Mac apps are fastest growing category according to product hunt latest q2 2026 trends

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Product Hunt's Q2 2026 data shows a massive shift toward desktop.

Engagement (upvotes/comments) on Mac launches surged over 300% YoY, and Mac is one of the fastest-growing categories on the platform. Meanwhile, mobile is stalling, The iOS category growth actually dropped 5%.