The complete field guide to ChatGPT Images 2.0 - every feature, every price, 100 prompts to try, all in one post
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Submitted April 21, 2026 at 10:27PM by Beginning-Willow-801 https://www.reddit.com/r/promptingmagic/comments/1ss8j4e/the_complete_field_guide_to_chatgpt_images_20/?utm_source=ifttt
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I built a FREE prompt library after losing one too many good ChatGPT prompts (1,000+ prompts, no paywall)
Quick heads-up: this is a post about a free tool I built. I'm leading with that because I'd rather you know upfront than feel tricked halfway through.Like a lot of you, I was losing good ChatGPT prompts to old chats, random Google Docs, tweets that got deleted. And every time I went hunting for a new prompt for something specific, I'd either hit recycled Medium listicles or tools charging $20/mo for what should obviously be free.So I built PromptCreek a free prompt library. Here's what's in it:1,000+ prompts across ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, Gemini, DeepSeek, GrokFilter by model and category so you actually find what you needSave your own private prompts, stop losing them to old chatsEvery prompt uses {{variables}} for infinite reusability, swap values and reuse (especially clutch for image prompts)1,200+ agent skills — packaged AI workflows you can install into Claude Code or Cursor with one command (npx add promptcreek skill-name) if you're into thatIt's 100% free. No paywall, no "premium tier coming soon", no credit card, no login needed to browse. Rather than tell you it's good, here are 2 of the prompts I use on a weekly basis in my work. Both are more structured than the typical "act as an expert" stuff, they're built like briefs.#1 SEO Content Calendar Generator (turns a keyword list into a 90-day publishing plan)# Role & ObjectiveYou are an SEO Content Strategist with 10+ years of experience in keyword research, content planning, and organic traffic growth. Your role is to transform raw keyword lists into actionable content calendars that drive search visibility and user engagement.# ContextThe user has a list of keywords (from tools like SEMrush, Ahrefs, or Google Keyword Planner) and needs to convert this data into a strategic content calendar. They want to understand which keywords to target, how to group them into content themes, and when to publish for maximum SEO impact.# Inputs- Industry/niche: {{industry-focus}}- Content publishing frequency: {{publishing-frequency}}- Primary content goal: {{content-goal}}- Keyword list: (User will paste their keyword data below this prompt)# Requirements & Constraints- Tone: Strategic, data-driven, and actionable- Depth: Provide keyword clustering, content themes, and specific blog post ideas- Format: Structured calendar with publishing dates, topics, and SEO rationale- Focus: Balance high-volume keywords with long-tail opportunities- Assumption: User has basic SEO knowledge but needs strategic guidance# Output Format## Keyword Analysis Summary- Total keywords analyzed- Search volume distribution (high/medium/low)- Primary content themes identified- Competitive difficulty assessment## Content Theme Clusters### Theme 1: [Name]- Primary keywords: [list]- Supporting long-tail keywords: [list]- Content angle: [approach]- Estimated traffic potential: [range]## 90-Day Content Calendar### Month 1Week 1- Blog Post: [Title]- Target Keywords: [primary + 2-3 supporting]- Search Intent: [informational/commercial/navigational]- Publish Date: [specific date]- Content Brief: [2-3 sentence outline]## Quick Wins (Immediate Opportunities)1. [Low-competition, high-impact keyword opportunity]2. [Content gap in competitor landscape]3. [Trending topic alignment]# ExamplesExample Input:- Industry: Fitness coaching- Frequency: 2 posts per week- Goal: Lead generation- Keywords: "home workout routines, beginner fitness plan, weight loss tips" (50+ keywords)Example Output Would Include:- Theme clusters: Beginner Fitness, Home Workouts, Weight Loss- Calendar with specific post titles like "7-Day Beginner Fitness Plan for Busy Professionals"- Keyword targeting strategy for each post- Publishing schedule aligned with search trends# Self-CheckBefore finalizing your content calendar:- Have you grouped keywords by search intent and user journey stage?- Are publishing dates strategic (considering seasonality and competition)?- Does each blog post target a primary keyword plus 2-3 supporting terms?- Have you identified both quick wins and long-term authority-building content?- Is the calendar realistic for the specified publishing frequency?#2 PAS (Problem-Agitate-Solve) Copywriter (for social media and short-form content)You are a conversion copywriter specializing in psychological persuasion and social media content optimization.Your task is to create compelling {{content-format}} content about {{topic}} using the Problem-Agitate-Solve (PAS) framework.PAS FRAMEWORK:1. PROBLEM (First 20%) - Identify specific, relatable pain point - Make it concrete and visceral, not abstract - Use language your audience actually uses - Establish immediate relevance2. AGITATE (Middle 40%) - Amplify the problem's real consequences - Use {{agitation-style}} to deepen emotional connection - Paint picture of life with ongoing problem - Stack multiple dimensions of the pain - Create urgency around addressing it3. SOLVE (Final 40%) - Present clear, accessible solution - Show why this solution works when others fail - Provide proof, results, or social validation - Make next step obvious and easy - Address common objections preemptivelyAGITATION TECHNIQUES: - Cost amplification: "Every day this continues..." - Contrast: "While others are succeeding..." - Future projection: "In 6 months, you'll either..." - Emotional consequence: "The stress, the frustration..." - Opportunity cost: "Think of what you're missing..."GUIDELINES: - Balance agitation—motivate, don't manipulate - Make solution proportional to problem - Use specific examples over generalizations - Include proof points or testimonials - End with clear, low-friction CTAOUTPUT FORMAT:Provide complete script with clear section breaks, timing notes, visual suggestions, and caption/hashtag recommendations.Always ask questions if you don't have the full picture. NEVER make assumptions about the product, service, or specific audience pain points without clarifying first.On the roadmap (open to feedback on what to prioritize):Prompt forking: fork any prompt, modify it, share your version backChrome extension: waiting on DUNS paperworkPublic creator profiles: sort of a social layer for prompts, with badges etc.What would actually make you use something like this weekly? What categories or models are you wishing had better prompt coverage? Genuinely want to know, building this for people who'll actually use it.
Submitted April 22, 2026 at 09:45AM by Big-Initiative-4256 https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPTPromptGenius/comments/1sslz63/i_built_a_free_prompt_library_after_losing_one/?utm_source=ifttt
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My 87 use cases for OpenClaw (They became more complex over time)
I've been using OpenClaw since Jan 22nd. I wanted to share my 87 use cases for it. They start very simply as I was tiptoeing with it. It really blew my mind when it connected to my computer, so you'll see very simple things like seeing the total disk space! But hey! That's how you start!Hope you find some inspiration in this list!📒Get what I have for tomorrow in Google Calendar.Check the total disk space on my computer.Tell it to open Hacker News in Firefox.Open my .zshrc file and list the aliases I have.Tell it to remember where my programming folder lies.Tell it to create a programming folder called automation -> initialized with a simple readme, and then create it as a private repo in my GitHub (Did this under 1 minute).Tell it to use Claude Code to execute code.Tell it to create a new alias using my programming folder.Tell it to deploy to staging/production using a deploy. A bash script that I have on my computer.Tell it to open RustDesk so I can remotely connect to my machine.Check if the daemon is working.Check folders for current permissions.Ask it for suggestions for installing a Terminal User Interface on mobile - TUI.Go to a project in my programming folder and find me those that are related to a Chat UI that we've been working on.Check in my Desktop if there's a folder whose name contains "azul" and print me the full pwd.Send a file via Telegram and copy it to my computer's desktop.Generate me a graph that shows me the trendline of my current weight (It generated an HTML with some graphs on it).Asked it to research what the highest configuration I was able to get for a Mac Mini M4 RAM.Ask it to search on Twitter/X why people were buying Mac Minis.Asked it to return the links to these tweets.Asked it to mute my computer.Asked it to configure my computer to wake up at 6:05 AM using pmset schedule.Asked it to scan my .zshrc file for an alias that connected via SSH, and told it to use it to connect to a remote Hetzner server, install Docker, and configure it to run n8n in that instance.Asked it to inspect a Docker Compose file on my computer's desktop, check it for any improvements, cross-check it with what he did on #23, and then, upload the file to the server and update the Docker container to run this. (He enabled backups).I bought a domain site for #23 and #24, and asked it to update the Docker Compose with nginx. It created a config, updated the file, and implemented automatic TLS generation with Cloudflare (I had to help configure Cloudflare directly and change the DNS on my Namecheap account). In this process, it stopped the old containers, pulled the new images, and restarted them.In Step #25, I had to configure Cloudflare flexible TLS. I gave my bot a personal folder within my Dropbox and uploaded the files there. It accessed it and uploaded the certificates to the remote server. Reloaded the containers.I connected a special Bitwarden account with credentials only to the places I give him access to. Told him to install Tmux so he could connect to it. He has an environment variable that lets him lock/unlock the Bitwarden vault.Told it to configure an n8n instance in the remote Hetzner server.Configured it to access Moneylover (financial track) via web, and asked it to extract the JWT from my signed-in account. It inspected the network requests and got the endpoint that extracted the transactions.With that knowledge, he generated n8n nodes that were able to read from my email (I get bank transactions via email) and use the JWT to push it to the web. I did have to intervene manually, but at least the overall architecture and nodes were there!Moneylover has a JWT expiration mechanism. Within the automation repository, I told it to generate local scraping code to circumvent Moneylover's JWT expiration mechanism. Yes, I had to manually intervene in the code as well. This created a new webhook n8n node.Hosted some of n8n's node logic locally. Asked my bot to upload it every time we updated it to the correct node.Extended n8n so it also supported receiving custom statements from other banks.Hooked MacOS's Notes app. Asked to create a logbook based on all of the changes he performed. This worked for the current day. It never worked again.My ISP (Vodafone Spain) began blocking MoneyLover's Web app due to a LaLiga ban, so I asked my bot to go back to the Hetzner server and configure a Sock5 connection. It also updated the code.I gave it my Ship30for30 Circle (Online Digital Writing Course) access. It went to the Circle site, studied the first module, and came up with a brainstorm for us to kick off Social media posts.I use Postman on my machine, and it suggested that I install Newman CLI to interact with it. It was able to read all of my collections. But I stopped using it because I had to configure environment variables and felt I was sharing too much sensitive information. I will probably look into this in the future.Asked it to connect to Datadog logging via MCP. It was able to read some logs, but I wasn't able to look into how to pull more complex log logic. I have debugging logic in Alfred. I asked OpenClaw to access my computer and look for a specific configuration so it could create a skill around the Datadog MCP for the debugging patterns I use. This failed because the context was exhausted, and it hit GPT/Anthropic limits. I was able to then try it again and pick it up.Asked it to delete unused models.I told it to look into my Apple Notes for some userIds, map it to the workflow I had in Alfred, and with that logic, create a connection with the Datadog MCP server for the right filters. It said it had invalid Datadog API keys, so I decided to tackle this later.I asked it to send a screenshot to my desktop from my mobile phone.Asked it to add .cargo bin to PATH so I can run Rust-based binaries.I wanted to parse some emails' content for financial extraction. I had 200 PDFs exported to my desktop. asked it to read them all and extract all of the transactions with a category. It did extract the 119 transactions, but categorized the best labeled (tbh, it's impossible for a model with such vague names). I then threw 2,386 eml files and was able to parse them with a Python script that it created on the fly! It placed all the results in an Excel file. Used Sonnet 4.5.With 43, I designed the compare engine for my n8n node: I told it to extract the Excel file it generated and create a TypeScript code for fuzzy matching the merchant names to correctly classify the transactions. It then transpiled, bundled, and uploaded the code to n8n. It did have some issues locating the repository file, as it was in Dropbox. Once I made it available locally, it worked again (My Mac was out of free storage. Just a few GBs left).I asked it to set up ClickUp as its task brain via ClickUp's MCP. The API key was stored in its Bitwarden account.With 45, I asked it to store in "My Content" a swipe file that I would use to scrape 7 posts from a random creator in LinkedIn and X that we would use to analyze the structure/cadence/rhythm and hooks so we could templetize it for future usage. This was converted into a daily cron job that runs at 6:30 AM.Asked it to research offerings from the Nvidia Nim platform.I began having slow performance with.zsh (It took around 6 seconds to boot). I asked it to debug and diagnose it. It looked at the code, profiled it, and found that nvm (the Node.js version manager) accounted for 61% of the startup time. It wrapped the code so it would lazy load, and boom! Went from 5.3 seconds to 0.78 seconds! This was driving me crazy!.We debated what the best way to back up his information was. He suggested (and I agreed) to create a private repo that would sync the changes once a day (at 6:00 PM) to a private GitHub repository.Asked it to prevent anyone from messaging him on Telegram.Asked it to become my coach and had a daily checkup with me (late at night before going to bed, so I could log what I did for the day, early in the morning, so I would write what the priorities were). This worked well in theory for a few days, but I was unable to stick with it. I would rather go with the chats directly (e.g, chatgpt(.)com, claude(.)ai, gemini(.)google(.)com, grok(.)com).I needed to register for a brunch on an online form. Ask it to go, visit the site, and fill it for me. It executed it beautifully, and it added the task to my calendar. (Note: this site didn't have bot protection on.Vercel created an agent browser for LLMs. I pointed my bot to Vercel's SKILL.md page, and I asked it to learn the skill. It did, and began using the browser. I've had mixed experiences as bot detection is strong on some sites.I asked it to upgrade itself. It did.I asked it to do some groceries for me via Mercadona (Spanish grocery chain). This became very, very tricky. Many anti-bot measures. I was finally able to do it via a managed Chrome using the OpenClaw extension. Vercel's agent browser was blocked due to a reCAPTCHA issue. I shot pictures of products in my drawer to see which I had added and which were missing from the cart. It was able to detect that I had added pasta when I didn't need it.I am living in Spain (Dominican here!), and I had to change the family doctor. I gave him a list of names so he could research online and give me the one with the best reviews. He spawned subagents and found them for me!Asked it to research a bracelet for my wife within a certain price range on a site. It did find it, but it was out of stock. Other searches on other sites weren't what I expected (either they matched the wrong description or I didn't like them). I ended up googling it myself.Asked it to become my debugger for a local site that I was developing. With relatively precise instructions, he was able to move a bit forward. The crazy thing was that a CORS bug that occurred in the process was resolved after I told him to add the IP to the allowedOrigins array in th
safari vs the rest: is it actually the best browser for mac? (honest pros & cons)
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Submitted April 12, 2026 at 10:28AM by TuNutri https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1sjg0iy/safari_vs_the_rest_is_it_actually_the_best/?utm_source=ifttt
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MacMobility – control your Mac from an iPhone/iPad-style dashboard
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Submitted April 6, 2026 at 05:57AM by PotentialLink4295 https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1sduhbx/macmobilitycontrolyourmacfroman/?utm_source=ifttt
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Kagi Assistant "budget" LLMs
I recently bought the Kagi paid plan and I’d like to use the Assistant as my primary AI tool for my private needs (mostly text-based tasks, research in the field of Humanities, some very light tech and code specific tasks) as well. For work I use a paid business plan for Co-Pilot (paid by my employer), so most of my daily professional needs are met and there is not much of a choice there.To get the most value out of my yearly Kagi Pro subscription, I’m wondering what the best “budget” model option is, as I am still not sure how good I will manage with the tokens that are available to me (time will tell ...). GPT Nano and OSS seem to fit the bill here. Am I overlooking something? What do you use?
Submitted April 6, 2026 at 06:55AM by derglockensaal https://www.reddit.com/r/SearchKagi/comments/1sdvjhy/kagiassistantbudgetllms/?utm_source=ifttt
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Backup & Restore apps Locally with no Migration Assistant needed
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Submitted April 4, 2026 at 02:45PM by DependentKey6405 https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1sch73h/backup_restore_apps_locally_with_no_migration/?utm_source=ifttt
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[OS] apfel - the free AI already on your Mac
https://github.com/Arthur-Ficial/apfel
Submitted April 3, 2026 at 12:31PM by ForensicHat https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1sbifhk/os_apfel_the_free_ai_already_on_your_mac/?utm_source=ifttt
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Sonarr auto-downloaded a fake unreleased episode of The Rookie (S08E14) — 1000+ seeders too
Woke up today and saw that Sonarr had automatically grabbed The Rookie S08E14, even though the episode hasn’t aired yet.What made it even weirder is that the torrent looked completely believable at first glance: it had 1000+ seeders and 1400+ peers.But when I checked the file, it turned out to be a 1.17 GB screensaver / fake video file.I didn’t open it, just deleted it, but I figured I should post this as both a warning and a discussion in case anyone else is running Sonarr with automatic grabs.Now I’m wondering:Is this just a common fake pre-air release trap?Do some indexers fail to filter this stuff properly?What’s the best way to harden Sonarr against this kind of release?Mostly posting so other people don’t blindly trust a torrent just because it has a lot of seeders/peers.EDIT: The indexer was LimeTorrents (Prowlarr)
Submitted April 2, 2026 at 03:28PM by Rachid90 https://www.reddit.com/r/sonarr/comments/1sar601/sonarr_autodownloaded_a_fake_unreleased_episode/?utm_source=ifttt
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I built MusicCovered 6.0, a macOS music app for local music libraries, album art, and CoverFlow browsing
https://preview.redd.it/40sxs0ew8nsg1.jpg?width=1928&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dbb2c5a758ce320dd506752b62c49b6f41137c5cI built MusicCovered 6.0, a macOS music app for local music libraries, album art, and CoverFlow browsingHi everyone, I’m the developer of MusicCovered.Problem: MusicCovered is a macOS music app for people who truly care about their local music library and want a more visual, album-focused way to browse and enjoy their collection.Comparison: Unlike playlist-first or streaming-style music apps, MusicCovered puts albums, cover art, tracklists, and visual browsing at the center of the experience. It is designed for collectors who want a richer and more immersive way to explore their music library.Version 6.0 is now available, with improvements to stability, interface polish, speed, and the overall browsing experience.Some highlights:• album-focused interface• beautiful cover-based browsing• Cover Flow-inspired navigation, reimagined for macOS• smart playlists• playlist creation, import, and export• track management• support for very large libraries with thousands of files• support for multiple library locations and folders• improved performance and overall refinement in version 6.0and many many more features!!!Pricing: €19.99 on the Mac App StoreI’d genuinely love to hear what Mac users and local-library collectors think. Feedback is very welcome.Thanks for taking a look. https://apps.apple.com/it/app/musiccovered/id6742907420?l=en-GB&mt=12MusicCovered Also available: a free companion app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, and very soon for Apple TV as well.I’d genuinely love to hear what Mac users and local music library collectors think. Any feedback is very welcome.Thanks for taking a look.https://preview.redd.it/65r858x49nsg1.png?width=2204&format=png&auto=webp&s=afc65868f58e7af2ee5fada0df466fa398dc7d58https://preview.redd.it/3f9iu6x49nsg1.png?width=2191&format=png&auto=webp&s=847015cf7b40a897dddfcc94bd3463452efc4507https://preview.redd.it/b7tzlhz49nsg1.jpg?width=1888&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9ce615f0fbbe46ba0198fd16ba1aef844a72449fhttps://preview.redd.it/xb2ji8x49nsg1.jpg?width=1763&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9704c259149cf97ea9e4636e1a490a02ac241a4https://preview.redd.it/q72g8ax49nsg1.jpg?width=1473&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6b41d83d35f065d1ead5ad1149cb8132932f25d7https://preview.redd.it/9l0vs5e69nsg1.jpg?width=1987&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1d757fc7662c29cc4685ad28c0d7ded9ef0fdca1
Submitted April 1, 2026 at 05:00PM by giorgiobrit https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1s9xalm/i_built_musiccovered_60_a_macos_music_app_for/?utm_source=ifttt
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Reddit client that uses own free Reddit credentials
RedSum is a free full-featured Reddit client with summarization built in. It is an universal binary for macOS and IOS.Get short summaries for quick insights or long summaries for comprehensive analysis Summarizes ALL comments on a post—up to 600 comments including nested replies Choose the summary length that works for you.Sentiment analysis classifies comments as positive, neutral, or negative Extract key topics and themes from discussions Track most active authors and surface highly-voted insight.Ask any question about the comments Essentially "talk" with your subreddit and get answers grounded in actual posts. Analyze an entire subreddit in one pass—up to 50+ posts at once. You get:Post-by-post micro summaries for rapid scanning Comprehensive narrative overview of the entire subreddit Topic-based breakdown grouped by subject Structured table with topics, sentiment, and key insights Infographic visualizations Whiteboard-style conceptual maps Interactive Q&A across all analyzed post.Transform text discussions into infographics, whiteboards with pain points and takeaways, or structured tables.Browse Hot, New, Rising, and Top posts Create new posts Comment, Upvote, and Downvote Uses your own Reddit credentials via OAuth (fully compliant with Reddit API policies)AI Options (Your Choice):Gemini 3 Flash (Cloud - Default) - Fast, large-context summarization with generous free limits using a free API key from AI Studio Apple On-Device Model - Completely private, runs locally Apple Private Cloud Compute - High-quality Apple model (accessed via Shortcuts) MLX Local Models - Use ANY MLX model from Hugging Face, downloaded and run locallyOS Built-In TTS / MLX local audio - Free, offline audio summariesOpenAI TTS - Optional premium voices (bring your own API key)True background processing using iOS 26's Background API—tasks run even when your device is locked Live Activities - Track progress from your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Widgets - Start, monitor, and resume tasks from your Home ScreeniPhone iPad (optimized layouts) Mac (Apple Silicon - native M-series support)Light & Dark Mode supportManual cache managementNative Mac in the works. https://web-showcase-theta.vercel.app/
Submitted March 27, 2026 at 02:03PM by Johnval https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1s5bqf5/redditclientthatusesownfreereddit/?utmsource=ifttt
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Peeping at the neighbors - To find the remaining treasures I missed there
Yesterday I did this post to show a way to easily find the apps that got the most attention in the past year. Apps that could easily be missed, while they could be useful to you.I decided to do the same at the neighbors, r/MacOSApps, and I found quite a few apps that I never saw coming along here. I did not all check them out myself yet, but they all look interesting at first sight. If you use or have tried one ore more apps, it would be great if you could share your comments here.BounceConnect - local “Android → Mac continuity” app - Reddit linkBye-Mac-App - visually quit apps (FOSS) - Reddit linkGlasscribe - real-time subtitles for anything on your Mac - Reddit linkHush - menu bar app that hides your desktop mess during screen sharing - Reddit linkLineár Calendar - year calendar (free) - Reddit linkMacExplore - lightweight file browser and cleanup utility (free) - Reddit linkMacParakeet - Parakeet on Apple’s Neural Engine (free) - Reddit linkMyPDF - completely offline, full PDF editor - Reddit linkOpenScreen - Screen recorder (FOSS) - Reddit linkQuickNetStats - utility that reacts immediately to network changes (free) - Reddit linkRadioform - system-wide equalizer (FOSS) - Reddit linkWindowShelf - Mac window manager (free) - Reddit linkXFolder - Multi-pane file manager (free) - Reddit link
Submitted March 26, 2026 at 04:49PM by MaxGaav https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1s4jghp/peeping_at_the_neighbors_to_find_the_remaining/?utm_source=ifttt
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I built ios app to quickly capture links, notes, and photos. also sync with your mac workflow.
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Submitted March 15, 2026 at 10:25AM by HungrySpite3574 https://www.reddit.com/r/iosapps/comments/1rufdm3/ibuiltiosapptoquicklycapturelinksnotes/?utmsource=ifttt
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You guys helped me build this app, Screensorts is finally live! and I have a huge thank you for this sub 🥹
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Submitted February 5, 2026 at 02:11PM by SignificantWalrus281 https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1qwuhg6/you_guys_helped_me_build_this_app_screensorts_is/?utm_source=ifttt
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Ottex: No-bullshit free macOS dictation app. Zero paywalls, local models, BYOK, and now you don't even need to manage API keys.
https://v.redd.it/7eg6baalbgpg1
Submitted March 16, 2026 at 03:41PM by ksanderer https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1rvjvzt/ottex_nobullshit_free_macos_dictation_app_zero/?utm_source=ifttt
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My 3-month assessment of Kagi
I just wanted to share my thoughts about Kagi's service as an active new user, and perhaps maybe others will find it insightful (and I seek to learn from others too.)ContextI demo'd Kagi last December, decided to subscribe to Ultimate and have effectively moved away from both Google to Perplexity to Kagi.My primary reasons for subbing is really a service that works reliably, both in search and assistant use. I favor good experiences on mobile and just a system that answers my questions fast and at depth when needed. I just want a GOOD knowledge-seeking system that works and when I don't have the time nor the effort to set things up myself.Here's my current usage:| Date (UTC) | Searches | AI Cost (USD) || ---------- | -------- | ------------- || Mar 2026 | 808 | 9.496 || Feb 2026 | 762 | 7.088 || Jan 2026 | 948 | 7.913 || Dec 2025 | 349 | 2.030 |I primarily use a Mac and Android, which also steers some of my expectations in product use.ReviewI'm sticking to Kagi and I love every use of it. It's really replaced Google Search for me and is my daily driver for any research and knowledge-seeking.My favoritesDistraction-free and reliable search, on my computers and on mobile.AI assistance that actually does perform better from where I'm coming from.Complementary services like Translate and News, which has been pleasant to use.I find it all worth it because:I ultimately save valuable time from distractions (which compounds a lot when you search thoroughly).Their take on AI has been tasteful so far. It shows up only when prompted (e.g., you click to see it, or search with a question mark), and when you do need it, it's actually quite powerful with the right prompts. Research (experimental) is a joy to use, and it's a killer feature imho if you know how to use it.While the mobile apps are basic web wrappers, they DO work very well and is sufficient for moderate-heavy infoseeking.When I share stuff from it, it doesn't annoy my friends and family with mandatory sign-up. There's still a reminder to do so, but they actually get answers I ask about, which I love a lot.Issues?Mobile experience is "okay but meh". It's basically the web page wrapped in mobile but it does have the additions I care about, like intents to Search, Translate, etc. Still could be better though because the UI generally needs a reload when you switch off of it while an active query is up in Assistant. Search works fine though, and that's great.There's some minor UX complaints I have, mostly on switching between Search -> Assistant and back and when I need Translate. Not a problem on Android since I can have shortcuts to each, but I've had to write my own customizations just to address this.Is it worth the moneyYep. Even if I can self-host my own stuff and rebuild my workflows elsewhere (which I can) or even if services elsewhere do improve, the gap is substantial enough that I don't see any reasons to leave anytime soon.The time-save alone to just open my phone, hit the Kagi button and ask random stuff and see what it's about is a godsend. I also tied it to shortcuts on my Mac, like on an Alfred prompt or my browser's default search, etc.SearchSearch in general is "good enough and has tasteful customizations that are nice to have".It's hard to say in an objective sense and especially in comparison to Google Search if Kagi is truly effective, but all I'll say is that they mostly meet the vibes that I was hoping for and if it ever fails it's usually on either extremely obscure topics or topics that are far too fresh to be indexed.But it makes up for it in minor customizations. I like being able to nuke results into orbit, and downrank ones that are okay-ish but not. I also like that they surface a lot of small details in the results page, like the dates (relatively new ones in a light tinge of blue), reddit threads and paywalled sites (a dollar sign). It's also handy to toggle between their Lens feature/s for a particular focus in results and regional search.I wish I can use more of the Lenses. I'm still getting there.Assistant and the Research PresetsI'll discuss about AI beyond this point. Skip this section if you're not a fan of it.This one is a big thing for me. In the age of services trying to sell Deep Research with AI or some other means to thoroughly dive deeper than a search, I like the way Kagi does it and others usually either just generate wordslop that's hard to verify.The research presets are basically "do an AI query but exert more effort and searches and actually follow instructions", and it turns out that's what I really wanted from a "Deep Research" feature. The others that do this always produces dense research reports that I don't care to read, but Kagi's Research modes aren't like that and I like it.And I can share the results with people, which is a killer feature for me.Sharing some of my favorite example results:2025 LLM and Generative AI Timeline - I wanted a "rewind-style" timeline of this topic, and I like it because it gets it mostly right and while there are misses, it gets sufficiently right.Sakura Season Timings in Tokyo 2026 - I like searches in depth that produces tables. Others can produce similar results too, but I like the chain of thought that Kagi gives me on theirs.What Happens in a Sleep Study - This was a query I pulled while on a phone and was moderately curious about a topic, and it happens often and sometimes I do want a deeper answer.Apple's Container Project vs. Docker and Others - Another casual query I pulled off that I do want substantial answers on and if it dives on links and a more technical angle. Suffice to say, I'm impressed.Water Filtration Options Comparison - I tried my own prompts on top of Research (Experimental) and basically wanted a quick but in-depth look whenever I wanted to shop for a product and its alternatives. I like this a lot because not only does it give me an in-between to deep research-style queries but also following my prompts to tabulate and assess.It works, and it's reliable. Best of it is that I can actually validate it easier compared to its counterparts.I am aware that AI will never be free from hallucinations and is gullible and honestly, so am I for topics I'm uninformed at. But it does solve the "I want a quick answer that's actually not terribly mistaken and gives enough info to both check and validate" problem for me. It also solves the "let me actually share what I saw to friends and not annoy the hell out of them to register" problem that Perplexity terribly fails at.Why does sharing matter so much?It's honestly an underrated feature. Everyone else sucks at it and the reigning king of shit sharing is Perplexity because it pesters you with so many sign-in prompts. Maybe they've improved since December, but I'm convinced they'll never deviate from that. (Sorry if I'm repeating this too much, it's a pet peeve of mine)I just want to search a single result to a person, usually friends or family, and not be pestered in the process! I don't need "team" signups or logins or similar and just tell folks who might be on their phone to a result I felt they needed at the moment and not for a prolonged session or anything complex. Kagi solves that.ChatGPT works but also fails here, because they never disclose what my prompts are, and what model was used. When someone "uses ChatGPT" for an answer, I'm convinced it's shit because they either use the free one that uses a much weaker mini model, or I don't see the prompts that led them to the answers it produces.Claude and Gemini to some extent looks like it does it right too, but at the time I subscribed, I wasn't convinced. Gemini shows the mode but not the model (Gemini 3? 3.1? 2.5?) and the thinking. Claude shows the thinking but not the model and also shows the name of the user who prompted it.The only thing that passes for me here was t3.chat, which was my top candidate before I discovered Kagi. A shame, because their service is also promising but Kagi's simply better since they have their own search baked in.TranslateKagi Translate is also something I appreciate a lot from Kagi. It's an LLM-powered translation engine and honestly, Google Translate nowadays also does something of the sort.My barrier to beat here was DeepL since I deal with Japanese and Filipino a lot even before this AI stuff. I'm learning on one and native with the other and I use Translate both as a lazy crutch, an effective translation and a thesaurus all-in-one.I like Kagi Translate for showing not only results that are adequate, but alternative translations and explanations.It's also got a Proofread option which is in some ways like a Grammarly / AI-driven proofreader, which is welcome and looks helpful but I don't use it because I try not to let AI get in the way of reviews (that's on me to do as the human, but hey, it's a learning tool)Dictionary is both definition lookup and thesaurus, but I'm still on the habit of just powerthesaurusing a word when I need something else, or macOS' built-in dictionary.NewsKagi News is an infrequent but cool place I visit from time to time. It's nice to get a news daily digest and I do love the way Kagi presents this feature.But I don't really use it often because I just tune out of news in general (I literally have a preset in Assistant to keep me informed for this). But during downtime and when I feel like it, it delivers a good perspective on world news and the categories they provide.Not much to say though, I'm afraid.Conclusion?To no one's surprise, I love the service.My honest assessment of Kagi is that if you take search and research seriously and found Google annoying as all hell, then go for it. Take the trial and see how well it works for you.This is mostly praise and while I wish a proper review would be more balanced with issues, I'm honestly thinking a lot of my current issues aren't that bad. But I would like improve
[OS] Aagedal Media Converter - Batch convert video files optimized for macOS
ProblemAs a journalist and broadcast professional I often need to quickly convert video files to something we can edit or publish. While there are apps available I didn't find anything that would launch quickly enough when I needed it, and was simple enough to use for non tech-savvy colleagues, while also being powerful enough for professional work.I wanted Aagedal Media Converter to be fast and minimalistic on the surface with powerful features underneath. I've tried to keep the main window as simple as possible while also having some unique features to make it efficient for my job. You drag files in, select a preset, and click play to encode. And when done converting you can drag the encoded file straight from the app to wherever you need it.CompetitionThe closest competition to this app is Shutter Encoder, which is also free and open source, but it isn't optimized for macOS, and is unnecessarily slow to start, and in terms of UX unnecessarily complicated, in my opinion.My app is written in Swift and SwiftUI, and launches in just under 1 second (M1 Max), compared to 2-3 seconds before Shutter Encoder is ready. I know for many people that may not matter, but when you randomly need to convert files many times a day it can become annoying.Shutter Encoder does still have some benefits, like compatibility with Intel Macs and older versions of macOS. My app only targets Apple Silicon and macOS 15+.Other features:Watch folder for automatic encodingDownload from web (yt-dlp)Screen record in HDR with system audioTrim, crop, and reroute audio tracksCustom encoding presetsTranscriptionAnd a few moreMain app window with 5 videos loaded in the normal view mode. There is also a compact mode available, hiding the comment field.PriceThe app is completely free and open source. No extra paid features available. I am not even asking for donations. This is a passion project and hobby, and I wanted to share.ChangelogAI DisclaimerVibe coded, with partial human validation. I can read the code, but I haven't taken the time to go through everything that AI has done.
Submitted February 22, 2026 at 02:33PM by taagedal https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1rbv4um/os_aagedal_media_converter_batch_convert_video/?utm_source=ifttt
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ScreenFloat is a Different Kind of Screenshot App
ScreenFloatI only recently realized that my use of screenshots falls into two very different categories.On one hand, I use screenshots to illustrate blog posts and social media. That usually amounts to two or three captures a day.On the other hand, I take screenshots constantly for technical reasons; learning a new application, documenting my self-hosted server configuration, keeping track of network settings in my home lab, or simply capturing information during everyday tech work.For the past couple of years, I’ve relied almost exclusively on CleanShot X for screenshots.Recently I discovered ScreenFloat, which is designed for the second scenario. It’s not really an app where you capture a screenshot and file it away. Instead, the screenshots you take stay visible while you work so you can reference them.If the screenshot contains text, that’s not a problem. ScreenFloat includes some of the strongest built-in OCR capabilities I’ve seen in this category.CaptureCapturing screenshots is straightforward. You can grab a static region of the screen or use a timer when you need to trigger some UI element before the capture occurs.ScreenFloat also supports screen recording with microphone and system audio.You can start a capture from:a keyboard shortcutthe menu bara widgetOne small but practical detail; unless you change it, the next capture will reuse the same screen region as the previous one. When you’re repeatedly documenting the same part of an interface, that saves time.Floating ScreenshotsFloating screenshots are surprisingly useful when you treat them as working references.Typical examples:coding or scripting while referencing documentationtechnical writing while capturing UI elementsdesign work where you need to sample colors or inspect visual detailsAnyone working in a screen-heavy workflow quickly understands the value.ScreenFloat works well here for two main reasons.First, it includes a solid set of built-in editing tools. You can crop, rotate, resize, annotate, and obscure sensitive information such as text or faces. Screenshots can also be folded (collapsed) so they stay available without taking up much screen space.The text tools go beyond simple OCR. ScreenFloat can detect and interact with:linksphone numbersbarcodesSecond, the app is designed around the idea that screenshots are reference material, not just disposable images.Every capture is stored in a built-in library called the Shots Browser. It includes:smart folderstaggingfavorites and ratingsfull-text searchIf you run ScreenFloat on multiple Macs, you can access the same Shots Browser from other devices. That’s a genuinely useful feature. Most competing tools simply dump screenshots into Finder folders and leave organization up to you.What’s to LikeAside from the feature set, the one-time purchase price of $17.99 is refreshing.ScreenFloat also supports Mac automation tools such as:ShortcutsAppleScriptThat makes it much easier to integrate into an existing automation workflow.The developer, Matthias Gansrigler-Hrad, has a long-standing reputation for maintaining his apps and responding to users. I bought my first app from him more than a decade ago; the long-lived shelf utility Yoink.ScreenFloat has also seen frequent updates since version 2 was released.Version 2.3.5 (March 2026) added:improved search results in the Shots Browserability to capture the mouse cursor in timed shotsdrag-and-drop support in the markup editorimproved widget appearanceeasier access to image-copy optionsPossible DrawbacksLike any feature-rich tool, ScreenFloat has a bit of a learning curve. The interface is well designed, but it still takes some time to understand everything it can do.My recommendation is simple; start with one feature and build from there.Another practical consideration is that floating screenshots are still windows. If you leave a few dozen of them open, you can expect some impact on system resources.And if you’re looking for a full-blown screen recording and media production suite, this isn’t that kind of tool.ConclusionScreenFloat isn’t just another screenshot utility. There are plenty of good ones.What makes ScreenFloat interesting is that it treats screenshots as working references, not just images you capture and forget.For developers, designers, writers, or anyone else who spends their day juggling information across multiple windows, that idea turns out to be surprisingly powerful.Requirements: Requires macOS Monterey 12.3 or newerPrivacy Policy: The developer does not collect any data from this app.Price: 19,99 € / $17.99 / £17.99Website: https://eternalstorms.at/ScreenFloat/
Submitted March 6, 2026 at 08:05PM by amerpie https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1rmw0p1/screenfloat_is_a_different_kind_of_screenshot_app/?utm_source=ifttt
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I've helped 50+ people debug their Openclaw. These 5 mistakes were in almost every single setup.
Between DMs, reddit threads, and discord I've now looked at over 50 different openclaw setups. broken ones, working ones, "it works but costs $200/month" ones.The problems are almost never unique. it's the same 5 things. every time.1. Opus as the default modelThis is the #1 most expensive mistake in the entire openclaw ecosystem and it's the default for a lot of people. opus is incredible. it's also 10-15x the cost of sonnet for tasks where you will not notice the difference.Your agent checking your calendar? sonnet. summarizing an article? sonnet. setting a reminder? sonnet. writing a quick email draft? sonnet.opus makes sense for deep research, long multi-step reasoning, or nuanced writing where quality genuinely matters. That's maybe 5-10% of what most people use their agent for.One person I helped was spending $47/week. we changed the default model to sonnet and added a line to their SOUL.md: "only use opus when I explicitly ask for deep analysis." their next week cost $6.Change your default right now if you haven't:json{ "ai": { "model": "claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929" }}2. Never starting a fresh sessionthis is the silent budget killer nobody talks about.Every message in your current session gets sent with every new API call. that means if you've been chatting with your agent for 3 weeks in the same session, your "what's the weather" question is carrying thousands of tokens of old conversation with it. you're paying for all of that. every single time.Three people I helped cut their monthly costs by 40-60% by doing one thing: typing /new before heavy tasks.Your agent doesn't lose its memory when you start a new session. it still has SOUL.md, USER.md, MEMORY.md, all its files. you're just clearing the conversation buffer. think of it like closing and reopening a chat window. the person on the other end still knows who you are.3. Installing skills without reading the sourceI keep saying this and people keep not doing it.clawhub has 13,000+ skills. virustotal flagged hundreds as actively malicious. infostealers, backdoors, remote access tools disguised as automation. and that's just the ones that got caught.but even the non-malicious skills can wreck your setup. I've seen skills that:loop silently on a cron, burning $20-30/month with zero visible outputinject themselves into every conversation, bloating your context windowoverride parts of your config without telling youcrash silently and leave your agent in a broken state that only shows up 3 messages latermy rule: if I can't read and understand the skill's source code in 5 minutes, I don't install it. if it needs shell access or network access, I need to understand exactly why before it touches my setup.4. gateway exposed to the networkIf you installed openclaw on a VPS and your gateway config says "host": "0.0.0.0" or you didn't set it at all, your agent might be accessible to anyone who knows your IP.That means a stranger could message your agent. your agent that has access to your email, your calendar, your files, and possibly your shell.check right now:bashopenclaw config get | grep hostfix:json{ "gateway": { "host": "127.0.0.1" }}access it through an SSH tunnel: ssh -L 18789:localhost:18789 user@your-vpsthis takes 2 minutes and it's the difference between a secure setup and an open door.5. Adding a second agent before the first one worksThe dropout pattern I wrote about a few weeks ago almost always includes this step. Something breaks with agent 1. instead of fixing it, they create agent 2 for a "fresh start" or to "separate concerns."Now they have two agents, each maintaining their own context window, each consuming tokens independently, and a binding/routing config that's twice as complex. the original problem isn't fixed. they just have two broken things instead of one.Every agent you add is a separate token consumer even when idle. every agent needs its own channel binding configured correctly. every agent complicates debugging because you're never sure which one is causing the issue.My advice: don't create agent 2 until agent 1 has been stable and useful for at least 2 weeks. if your first agent isn't working, adding another one won't help. fix the first one.The pattern:All 5 of these come down to the same thing. People optimize for capability before stability. They want their agent to do more before it reliably does anything. the setups that survive are the ones that start boring and earn complexity over time.If you're reading this and 3 out of 5 apply to you, don't panic. every single one is fixable in under 10 minutes. that's the part that kills me about the dropout rate. people quit over problems that take less time to fix than it took to read this post.
Submitted March 9, 2026 at 02:45PM by ShabzSparq https://www.reddit.com/r/better_claw/comments/1rp8up1/ive_helped_50_people_debug_their_openclaw_these_5/?utm_source=ifttt
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I've been lurking r/openclaw for weeks. the dropout pattern is always the same.
I've been replying to help threads in r/openclaw for weeks now. the same story plays out every time.week 1: someone sees a viral tweet, gets hyped, installs openclaw. first conversation feels magical.week 2: something breaks. API costs spike because opus was left as default. a clawhub skill loops and burns tokens. they add a second agent and the first one vanishes. they get "failed to call a function" on every message. they post for help, get mixed answers, patch the immediate problem.week 3: something else breaks. this time they don't post. they just stop using it. "will comeback in 6 months."I've personally helped people with:$200 opus bill in one week (fix: use sonnet for 90% of tasks)agent "gaslighting" after creating a second one (fix: broken telegram binding, routing order issue)failedgeneration on every message across all models (fix: corrupted sessions, one bad skill poisoning everything)buying a mac mini when a $8/month VPS does the same thingclawhub skills that silently loop, burn context, or just do nothing with zero error messagesevery single one of these was a config problem, not openclaw being broken.the real issue is openclaw is an infrastructure project that went viral with a consumer audience. if you don't know docker and don't understand model pricing you're going to have a rough time. that's not a criticism, that's just where a 3 month old open source project is at.I started r/betterclaw because I got tired of writing the same fixes in scattered reddit comments. this is the place for copy paste configs that work, real cost breakdowns, honest skill reviews, and troubleshooting the stuff that makes people quit.but I can't build this alone. if you've been using openclaw for a while and you've figured stuff out the hard way, this community needs you. share your configs. share your cost numbers. share what broke and how you fixed it. answer the questions you wish someone answered for you when you were starting out.the best openclaw knowledge right now lives in random discord messages and buried reddit comments. let's put it in one place.if you almost quit and didn't, you're exactly who should be here.
Submitted March 4, 2026 at 06:46AM by ShabzSparq https://www.reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rkjcva/ive_been_lurking_ropenclaw_for_weeks_the_dropout/?utm_source=ifttt
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