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TerminalWidget for Mac, iPhone, and iPad

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TerminalWidget is a universal app for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS that allows users to display terminal command output, scripts, APIs, and Shortcuts results directly on customizable widgets with rich formatting, charts, progress bars, and images. It supports synchronization across multiple Apple devices via iCloud and offers various integration methods including a command-line interface, AppleScript, Shortcuts, and URL schemes for automation and updates. Available on the App Store for $19.99, TerminalWidget enables real-time, interactive widget updates tailored for developer and productivity workflows.

https://terminalwidget.app/

Kero — a Native Terminal Workspace for macOS

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Kero is a free, open-source native macOS terminal workspace that integrates projects, persistent sessions, files, and Git into a single window. It preserves users’ existing shells and dotfiles while providing project-based session management, split panes, inline Git diffs, and a files panel without replacing the terminal experience. Kero’s signed and notarized builds offer background updates, no telemetry, and seamless restoration of projects and terminal scrollback on relaunch.

https://kero.sh/

Otty

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Otty is a native, GPU-accelerated terminal app for macOS that emphasizes a smooth, modern user experience with features like programming ligatures, true color support, inline images, and interactive links. It supports customizable layouts with tabs, panes, and splits, session recovery, and a keyboard-driven command palette, aiming to blend the simplicity of a terminal with enhanced workflows and agent integration. The app is free for macOS users, with Windows and Linux versions coming soon.

https://otty.sh/

Parakeet Blog: The Shape of Apps

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Mac app icons have historically featured diverse shapes, but recent macOS versions enforce a uniform squircle shape to harmonize visuals across the platform, restricting arbitrarily-shaped icons to maintain consistency and system integration. This “Squircle Jail” approach, introduced after macOS Big Sur and solidified in macOS Tahoe, trades the expressive freedom of bespoke shapes for a cohesive Dock appearance that balances platform identity with app branding. The evolution reflects broader shifts toward simplified, scalable design suited to a growing and varied developer community, emphasizing the squircle as both canvas and container to effectively communicate the app’s function while fitting into Apple’s ecosystem.

https://parakeet.co/blog/the-shape-of-apps/

This Fake Apple App Can Unlock Your Mac’s Password Vault

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CrashStealer is a new macOS infostealer that disguises itself as Apple’s CrashReporter app, using a notarized installer to bypass Gatekeeper and trick users into entering their passwords. Once running, it steals data from browsers, password managers, crypto wallets, and the macOS Keychain, encrypting and exfiltrating the stolen information to a command-and-control server. Users are advised to be cautious of unexpected password prompts, avoid downloading system tools from third-party sites, and use updated security software to protect against such threats.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/07/this-fake-apple-app-can-unlock-your-macs-password-vault

Lunacy

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Lunacy is a native Swift app that brings the classic interactive After Dark screensaver game Lunatic Fringe to modern macOS (Ventura or later) with a built-in emulation engine running the original game module unchanged. Users must provide their own copy of the Lunatic Fringe module from the original More After Dark package, then can enjoy features like full screen mode, customizable keybindings, an optional CRT shader, and global high score tracking. This revival allows longtime fans to play the iconic space shooter natively on current Apple hardware.

https://morphing.cloud/lunacy/

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