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:

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.

Btw, many thanks to my Mastodon mutuals who have helped me refine the app and squash bugs over the past two weeks. You've been a massive help! <3

RE: https://nileane.fr/@tinystartapp/116337100656387424

Shortcuts are now in TinyStart + a bunch of fixes!

Thank you so much for the amazing reception over the past few days 🫶

Your feedback has been super valuable. The app now has its own Mastodon account, feel free to follow to get notified about future updates → @tinystartapp

@nileane @tinystartapp Holy shit, this was literally the fist thing I thought of as a “it’d be nice if…” when I was reading up on the app.

Incredible work. 👏🏻❤️

@jgarber @tinystartapp I'm right on time then :D <3