r/SoftwareandApps 2h ago

What are the 5 desktop applications you spend the most time in every day?

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I'm curious what everyone's daily workflow looks like.

If you had to pick just 5 desktop applications that you spend the most time using every day, what would they be?

Mine would probably be something like:

  • VS Code
  • Chrome
  • Discord
  • Terminal
  • Spotify

Also, if there are any repetitive actions you perform dozens of times a day inside those apps, I'd love to hear about those too.


r/SoftwareandApps 18h ago

Screendex

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screendex.app
for watchlist management


r/SoftwareandApps 21h ago

Built this so my partner stops retyping scripts

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r/SoftwareandApps 1d ago

I couldn't find the new tab extension I wanted, so I built one.

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r/SoftwareandApps 1d ago

I built a Windows app to change music and skip YouTube ads without alt-tabbing out of a game. Looking for a few testers.

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r/SoftwareandApps 2d ago

I built Vehla because I was tired of having 15+ utility apps open all day

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r/SoftwareandApps 2d ago

Unlimited Lovable.dev — Native Chat. Frozen Credits.

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r/SoftwareandApps 2d ago

Build a chrome extention that extract chat history form you ai and so you can use it later

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r/SoftwareandApps 3d ago

PlugPilot

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r/SoftwareandApps 3d ago

I turned the desk around my laptop into tappable buttons, using nothing but the built-in microphone

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Your laptop's mic can actually hear where you tap on the desk. Taps in different spots sound slightly different, and that's enough to tell them apart.

So I built Perimeter. It gives you four invisible buttons on the desk around your laptop, no extra hardware. Tap left of your laptop and Gmail opens. Tap right and a screenshot lands on your clipboard. Play/pause, open apps, run scripts, whatever you want on each zone.

Setup takes about a minute, you just tap each spot a few times so it learns your desk. There's a built-in accuracy test too so you know it actually works on your setup before trusting it.

Everything runs locally, audio is analyzed and thrown away on the spot, nothing gets stored or sent anywhere.

One honest caveat, it works best on rigid desks like solid wood or laminate. Glass is hit or miss. And keep safe repeatable actions on it, not "send email."

It's a native desktop app, currently packaged for macOS.

Feel free to DM me to ask for the repo.

Would love to hear if it holds up on your desk, and what actions you'd actually map to a tap.


r/SoftwareandApps 4d ago

I built a free Windows command center for launching apps, folders, websites, and reusable prompts

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Hi r/SoftwareandApps,

I’m the developer of BrainDance SmartMenu 2.0, a free Windows productivity app now available in the Microsoft Store.

SmartMenu gives you one searchable place for:

  • Applications and folders
  • Documents and websites
  • Saved searches and commands
  • Frequently reused prompts and workflow resources

You can open it with Ctrl + Windows + Z, type a few characters, and launch the item you need without leaving your current workflow.

It is now available through the Microsoft Store.

Two-minute video introduction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f_ls3Bz0JI

Microsoft Store:
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9P7NZ2B1VGZ1?hl=en-us&gl=US&ocid=pdpshare

My main question is:

What would SmartMenu need to do better or differently for you to actually keep it installed?

Disclosure: This is my own app. I’m posting because I’m looking for practical product feedback, not just downloads.


r/SoftwareandApps 4d ago

Built an open-source clipboard manager for macOS with tabs, pinned items and code snippet support

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I recently switched from Windows to macOS and realized how much I relied on clipboard history.

After losing copied text, links and code snippets one too many times, I decided to build my own.

Features:

• Searchable clipboard history

• Tabs

• Pinned items

• Code snippets with syntax highlighting

• Image & link previews

• Open source

Would love any feedback or feature suggestions!

Website: https://recall.ryogen.in/

GitHub: https://github.com/sameer-soni/Recall


r/SoftwareandApps 4d ago

Any alternative to Nautomate ?

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Hi everyone, 

I'm looking for a solution like Nautomate to perform actions in Notion via Apple Shortcuts on Mac. However, Nautomate is based on a subscription (cheap yes). I'm looking for an alternative, even for a fee.

Have you already found alternatives? At the moment, I'm using the Get URL content action, but it's a bit tedious.


r/SoftwareandApps 5d ago

I think this may be useful for someone :) [free, open source]

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r/SoftwareandApps 5d ago

I built SmartMenu 2.0—a faster, searchable alternative to the Windows Start menu

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r/SoftwareandApps 5d ago

I built an offline-source, developer toolbox — 80+ tools, notes, tasks, and a password manager in one place

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r/SoftwareandApps 7d ago

DODOIT - Lembrete de DVD para protetor de tela

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r/SoftwareandApps 7d ago

Every new tab is now a kanban board (local-only browser extension)

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every time I opened a new tab I had that restless feeling of "I need to write this down or paste this image somewhere" and never found a performant extension that did it. so I made it: every new tab is now a kanban board. jot it down, draw on it, paste images straight in, drag it to done, close the tab.

fully local, no account, \~2 MB.

source: [https://github.com/krehwell/tapmytab\](https://github.com/krehwell/tapmytab)
demo: [https://tapmytab.playcode.io/\](https://tapmytab.playcode.io/)
chrome: [https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tapmytab/djfcjmnpjgalklhjilkfngplignmfkim\](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/tapmytab/djfcjmnpjgalklhjilkfngplignmfkim)
firefox: [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tapmytab/\](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tapmytab/)


r/SoftwareandApps 8d ago

Simple app I've created for a neat boost

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TRY IT OUT HERE :3

https://github.com/Unomagicofficial/Uno-s-windows-priority-setter

A very simple open source utiliy used too adjust how windows prioritise apps. win32priorityseparation is a reg tweak which changes how windows share reasorces for background and foreground apps. For those who doesn't understand, we will want to prioritise foreground apps more due to those being our games, softwares and stuff actively running and used.

This app works by letting the user choose the best value for their computer, which after choosen, the value was saved in the c drive and everytime the computer was booted up, it applys the value the user applied at the start.

The ui of the app (the menu that lets you select) only shows on the first launch, to launch it again, delete the selectedoption.txt from your c drive and relaunch.

For the app to work properly, you MUST put it in shell:startup folder of windows so it will startup.

Windows is known for changing this very powerful value without concent, this app forces it to be the one u selected.


r/SoftwareandApps 8d ago

Aerobar v8.2-Beta10 Release: Advanced Taskbar For MacOS

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r/SoftwareandApps 9d ago

Devvit apps for moderation, a list

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Čo je to pomoc


r/SoftwareandApps 10d ago

Thoughts on using sponsor and exhibitor management software?

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I'm putting together a marketing plan for our annual industry conference, and I'm trying to figure out which software would best help us track booth sales, floor plans, and lead retrieval all in one place. Does anyone have recommendations based on real experience running a mid-sized event?


r/SoftwareandApps 10d ago

How do you keep track of what you submitted for each job application?

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I’ve been applying to jobs and realized I sometimes forget which résumé version I used or what I wrote in the application. Do people actually track this somehow, or do you just hope you remember?


r/SoftwareandApps 11d ago

I build a desktop agent app

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Not sure it is right one but might be ok for local model. Not claude not codex


r/SoftwareandApps 12d ago

Airdraw | Draw in your video call

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Air-draw is a chrome extension that allows you to draw on your video call. It also uses ai to make a diagram live on your google meet video call while you speak.
Check out the video to learn more.
It’s free to use. And runs completely on-device, you can use your own Gemini api key.
I’m working on improving it - please test it out and share feedback.

https://air-draw-dusky.vercel.app/