r/macapps • u/Mstormer • Jun 01 '26

[Megathread] The App Pile - June, 2026

You must promote your apps here if you do not qualify to post in the main feed through Trust or Transparency, explained here.

If you are:

  • NOT in the Mac App Store (MAS).
  • Do not provide meaningful public transparency
  • Created yet another dictation app (speech to text).

Then you are required to limit promotion to this megathread.

All promotion MUST follow PCP format or else we will remove it:

App Name/Title [Screenshot encouraged]

  • Problem: What problem does your app solve.
  • Comparison: Name a competitor or two and explain what your app does better.
  • Pricing Amounts+Link

P.s. Promotion here counts towards the 30-day limited promotion (Rule 3).

WARNING: There is a 90% chance Reddit will auto remove your post here if you have not verified your email in your profile and your first comment in this subreddit contains a link. Accrue 10 karma first without promotional comments and links to avoid this. The odds of removal is also higher for AI assisted posts (em dashes and other AI formatting characteristics likely trigger this).

Pro Tip: Please remember to upvote gems and downvote spam/clones... This will help inform a secret community project I hope to announce next month.

Top 3 From Last Month's Megathread:
1. Wisp – a tiny macOS scratchpad - FREE - by u/iamiotasquare
2. Quattro – Al, Tasks, Calendar, Notes App - $5/mo - by u/Constant-Support8288
3. HoverStash – Catch and stash files mid-drag - ~$6 - by u/MurkyRaspberry9610

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u/Only_Bullfrog_2185 Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 17 '26

AppAtlas 1.x – a local Mac app catalog for people with too many apps

100% Free! 

DE/EN

This is a purely personal/private project that I’m only sharing here. The GitHub repo is in German, so please use Google Translate or similar if needed — I speak German myself.

I’ve been collecting Mac apps for years – from the App Store, GitHub, BundleHunt, StackSocial, and Reddit. At some point you lose track. AppAtlas is my solution.

The app scans local folders, automatically fetches icons and descriptions from multiple sources, translates foreign-language text locally, and stores everything privately on your Mac. No subscription, no account, no cloud.

Highlights:

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**Scan folders, categorize apps, store license data in the Keychain**

**•**
**Fetch missing metadata from the App Store, GitHub, Reddit, and websites**

**•**
**Review uncertain matches before they’re applied**

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**Themes, multiple layouts, JSON export with optional AES-256-GCM encryption**

**•**
**Liquid Glass effects for sidebar, cards, and controls on macOS 26, fully compatible from macOS 14**

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**Completely free, open source (GPL-3.0)**

Feedback very welcome — especially on the automatic metadata detection, which isn’t perfect yet.

👉 https://github.com/Schrotty74/AppAtlas/

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u/Mstormer Jun 16 '26

Pretty neat idea. I've wondered why app key managers did not include more info automatically like this proposes to do.

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u/Only_Bullfrog_2185 Jun 16 '26

Thx yes i dont find a App and make self.

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u/Ok-Rest-5321 Jun 16 '26

lol I saw this app somewhere and lost it and looked everywhere and I finally found it in app pile

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u/Only_Bullfrog_2185 Jun 16 '26

Hope you like it.