Niléane3d ago

Big news!
I'm launching a tiny Mac app 🥺🔍🤏

 It's called TinyStart, and it's a lightweight Launcher and Emoji picker for macOS!

Unlike Spotlight, TinyStart is super fast at showing results and launching apps. It never becomes overcrowded with search results you don't need, and it lets you open URLs, perform web searches with custom search engines, and quickly open folders in Finder.

Oh and yes, I think the Emoji picker is pretty good too. It's everything the default macOS Emoji picker isn't: it's fast, it lets you insert Emojis in any text field, it isn't picky about keywords, and it learns your favorite Emojis over time.

Get TinyStart at https://tinystart.app: it's €5, you pay for it once and future updates are free!

also I made a lil' video to show you what it looks like:

Show threadNiléane3d ago

Although I've experimented with Mac development for the past couple of years, this is the first time that I feel like I've made something that's actually pretty good. I hope you'll like it 🫶

+ if you know me, you know that I'm just a trans gal trying to make by with a few pennies in her bank account. So if you wanna help support me, feel free to share the above post and buy my tiny Mac app 💛

https://tinystart.app

TinyStart, a Tiny Launcher and Emoji Picker for Your Mac

TinyStart, a tiny launcher for your Mac. Launch apps, insert Emoji, open Links and Folders, and more.

Show threadgato2d ago

@nileane OMG 🥳

Thank you Mastodon for showing me this and thank you Niléane for building this cute little launcher. I didn't know I needed this until I bought it. It's lovely and has replaced Spotlight Cmd+Space instantly. I won't be looking back.

Can you maybe check if Apple's native apps can be optionally searched? I.e. Notes, Calendar, Reminders? Everything else is right on spot!

Show threadNiléane2d ago

@gatogatogato Glad you like it!

Do you mean the ability to launch those apps from TinyStart? It can!

Show threadgato2d ago

@nileane No I'd like to search the content of those apps.

I.e. I have some recipes in my Notes app and if I search for ginger I’d like to find recipes containing ginger 🫚

Or reminders with title „Pick up paundry“ etc.

Show threadNiléane2d ago
@gatogatogato Right! Unfortunately I think this kind of advanced search would be out of scope for TinyStart. It's meant to stay focused on launching apps, links and other shortcuts, but not within apps :)
Show threadgato
@nileane Ok understood. Still a very lovely app 😍
Mar 31 at 8:32amWeb
Show threadNiléane2d ago
@gatogatogato thanks!! 😊