▲ 10 r/MacOSApps+1 crossposts

I built a cross-platform video player for macOS (PiP, Dolby Vision, Dual Subtitles)

Hi everyone,

I’ve been working on a cross-platform video player called Soia, built with mpv and Tauri 2.0.

I started this project because macOS is my main machine, so I wanted a video player that supports Dolby Vision and has really strong history and playlist features.

Soia currently supports macOS, Windows, and Linux (Wayland), and has been tested on macOS 15, Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.04.

Online playback is also supported — just configure the yt-dlp path in the Settings panel to get started.

Features

The full installer is only 38MB(arm64)
HDR & Dolby Vision playback (supported hardware required, not available on Linux)
Picture-in-Picture (PiP) on macOS and Windows
Borderless window mode (macOS / Windows / Linux Wayland)
macOS integrations (media keys, Now Playing, artwork capture)
Dual subtitles support
Multiple playlists with sorting / loop / shuffle
WebDAV browsing and streaming
Custom shader support
Playback history with resume + pin-to-top
Image playback support — browse images like a playlist
Buffering progress bar for network playback
Download speed display when buffering is paused
Playback preferences (seek step, speed, auto-play, skip intro, etc.)
Experimental wallpaper mode (Windows only), including support for playlists and images

GitHub release:

https://github.com/FengZeng/soia/releases

Would love to hear any feedback, especially from macOS users.

u/JeromeZeng — 6 hours ago

▲ 3 r/MacOSApps

I launched my app yesterday and woke up to 10 paying subscribers. Genuinely didn't expect that.

Yesterday I shipped Focus Time, a desktop productivity app I've been building for the past few months.

I'm sharing what the app does in case it's useful to anyone here.

The problem I was solving for myself:
I kept buying productivity apps that helped me organize my work but not actually do it. I'd get distracted, open Reddit (ironic), lose hours, and close my laptop feeling like I'd failed the day. I wanted one app that handled the full loop — planning, executing, and blocking escape hatches — without switching between five different tools.

What Focus Time does:

Focus Timer — Customizable work and break intervals with timer profiles so you can save different configurations (deep work, meetings, quick sessions, etc.)
AI Daily Plan — Every morning it looks at your tasks and tells you the 5-7 most important things to focus on today. Factors in due dates, priorities, and pomodoro estimates. Generated once per day, cached so it's instant on reopen.
AI Task Breakdown — Give it a big scary task and it breaks it down into subtasks with pomodoro estimates so you always know where to start.
AI Writing Assistant — Built into the notes editor. Highlights grammar issues, awkward phrasing, and clarity problems inline as you write — like Grammarly but inside the app.
Site & App Blocker — Blocks distracting websites and desktop apps during focus sessions at the system level. Not a browser extension you can just disable.
Task Manager — Full task list with projects, priorities, due dates, subtasks, recurring tasks, and a calendar view.
Notes — Linked notes with a tree structure, revision history, and attachments. Tasks and notes can reference each other.
Built-in Screenshot & Annotator — Capture and annotate your screen without leaving the app. Attach screenshots directly to tasks or notes.
Quick Note — Global hotkey to instantly jot something down mid-meeting or mid-session without breaking your flow.
Dashboard — Focus session stats, weekly activity skyline, consistency streaks, and your AI daily plan front and center.
Stream Sounds — Ambient sounds (rain, cafe, lo-fi, etc.) to help get into flow state.
Favorites — Pin your most-used tasks and notes for quick access.
File Manager - Manage your uploaded files so you can access them quickly.

and many more.

Download now on FocusTime

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u/deathpsycho98 — 7 hours ago

▲ 1 r/MacOSApps

FunKey is a Mac app that adds mechanical keyboard sounds to your MacBook

Transform your Mac typing experience with FunKey, the ultimate mechanical keyboard sound simulator! Whether you’re coding, designing, or typing emails, FunKey brings satisfying sound effects to every keystroke, making your tasks more enjoyable and productive.

u/Dismal-Perception-29 — 3 hours ago

▲ 10 r/SideProject+3 crossposts

Devly v2.0.0 - CLI for 50+ dev tools on macOS (Base64, JSON, hashing, UUID, etc.)

Just added CLI support to Devly.

brew install aarush67/tap/devlycli

devly base64 "Hello World"
cat data.json | devly jsonformat &gt; pretty.json
echo "password" | devly hash
devly cron "0 9 * * 1-5"
echo "test" | devly base64 | devly hash

Full tool list: https://devly.techfixpro.net/docs/tools/

CLI docs: https://devly.techfixpro.net/docs/cli-usage/

Requires the Devly Mac App Store app, the CLI delegates all processing to it and runs it headless.

u/Economy-Department47 — 18 hours ago

Image 1 — Sideshelf – a floating shelf for your Mac that lives on the right edge of your screen [TestFlight]

Image 2 — Sideshelf – a floating shelf for your Mac that lives on the right edge of your screen [TestFlight]

Image 3 — Sideshelf – a floating shelf for your Mac that lives on the right edge of your screen [TestFlight]

▲ 6 r/MacOSApps

Sideshelf – a floating shelf for your Mac that lives on the right edge of your screen [TestFlight]

I’ve been building a small MacOS utility called Sideshelf and I’m looking for a few more testers before I launch on the App Store. Price will be $4.99 for the first 2 weeks then $9.99 after that, one time payment no Subscription (using the free flair since the TestFlight is free to join)

It’s a floating panel that slides in from the right edge of your screen. Drop files, folders, images, links, and text onto it from any app and organize them into projects. Everything persists — it’s designed to be a home for your daily workflows, not just a clipboard. Keep your marketing materials, reference docs, code snippets, and your daily apps all one hover away, separated into their own tabs.

Only 10 TestFlight spots left. Would love feedback from people who juggle a lot of files and apps throughout the day.

https://testflight.apple.com/join/TBnjDKJy

u/Cosmagroth — 16 hours ago