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Show HN: Snippety.app – macOS snippet manager I've been building for 6 years

Posted by wojciech-kulik on Thursday August 13, 2026 @04:12PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://snippety.app

Snippety is my most important project - an advanced, 100% native text expander for Mac and iPhone.I originally started building it for myself, but over time I decided to make it useful for others too. I've really enjoyed working on this app, and in March I quit my job to take some time to rest and focus more on Snippety.Since then, I've added a lot of features, including a compact interface,...

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Re:Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @12:59PM (#43015917)
I've just added a grid view of the workspaces :)
Re:Show HN: Neovim Plugin for iOS and macOS Development on Monday February 10, 2025 @01:14PM (#43003313)
Thank you :)!

Show HN: Neovim Plugin for iOS and macOS Development

Posted by wojciech-kulik on Sunday February 09, 2025 @07:46AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://github.com/wojciech-kulik/xcodebuild.nvim

Over two years ago, I began exploring whether it was possible to shift my iOS development to Neovim. It took me over six months to resolve all issues and figure out how to connect everything, creating an environment with all the features required for development.After that, I decided to develop my own plugin to enable others to do the same. Since then, I have been developing apps for iOS and...

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Re:Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement on Saturday February 08, 2025 @05:31PM (#42986752)
Probably not, because as far as I can see, it relies on macOS spaces. FlashSpace doesn't use native spaces.
Re:Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement on Saturday February 08, 2025 @05:29PM (#42986737)
In the video, I think they were manually dragged. But I also use Rectangle Pro for moving windows around with simple shortcuts (many apps have this feature, another one is Raycast). I don't use tiling managers though. Most of the time they cause too many problems and glitches.
Re:Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement on Saturday February 08, 2025 @04:36PM (#42986409)
Thank you for the feedback!
Re:Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement on Saturday February 08, 2025 @03:57PM (#42986140)
Just try it out :D. There is almost no setup required. Basically, the app only shows and hides apps, so it depends on how well Amethyst handles it.

FlashSpace is not interruptive - it doesn't actively try restoring your workspace, so there shouldn't be any "fight" between a tiling manager and FlashSpace.

Re:Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement on Saturday February 08, 2025 @03:51PM (#42986085)
Totally agree. I even created a feature request to allow disabling animation when switching between spaces. But I don't have any faith in them. I enabled auto-hiding of the Dock. When I use FlashSpace I don't need to see the dock anymore because I know what is where. I also integrated the number of messages on my Sketchybar, so that I know if there is a new SMS or Slack message without Dock.
Re:Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement on Saturday February 08, 2025 @03:47PM (#42986063)
Could you explain what you mean? The app only allows assigning the whole app to a specific workspace. So you can't have one window of the same app in workspace A and another in workspace B. It's done this way because it's the most efficient way so far, but of course I understand that sometimes people may want to have multiple windows in different workspaces. I'm going to investigate a possibility to manage apps on a window-level basis. But macOS is the limitation here, if it's slow then my hands are tied.
Re:Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement on Saturday February 08, 2025 @03:05PM (#42985764)
1. No

2. Aerospace has significant performance issues with workspaces. The problem has persisted for over a year, and there are no plans to fix it. That's why I started building FlashSpace - to make it blazingly fast. Which limitation is especially interesting to you? FlashSpace addresses the animation lag, the number of workspaces is unlimited, and you can move apps between workspaces with hot keys.

3. FlashSpace already supports JSON config files which are stored by default in ~/.config/flashspace, so you can easily sync them.

Re:Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement on Saturday February 08, 2025 @01:08PM (#42984817)
And the terminal flag is not going to happen. Apple doesn't care ;).
Re:Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement on Saturday February 08, 2025 @01:07PM (#42984801)
Yep, tiling window managers usually cause a lot of glitches and you spend more time on fighting with glitches than gaining time using the app. That's why I built FlashSpace with no tiling and annoying taking control over your computer :).
Re:Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement on Saturday February 08, 2025 @12:53PM (#42984686)
Yes, it's a perfect thing to include in the title because using just 2 words I can say:

- It's free to use

- You can request new features, and there is a good chance that they'll be implemented

- There is no tracking = full privacy

- You can add features on your own if you know the platform

- If you learn Swift programming, you can check out the project and learn something from it

- If you are willing to become a contributor, you can join

Show HN: FlashSpace – fast, open-source, macOS Spaces replacement

Posted by wojciech-kulik on Saturday February 08, 2025 @12:19PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://github.com/wojciech-kulik/FlashSpace

I've recently launched a new open-source project aimed at enhancing the experience of switching between Spaces/workspaces on macOS. The built-in Spaces feature is often slow and unfriendly. This project is designed to boost your productivity :). Enjoy!

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