Your Mac Deserves Better Apps
If you’ve ever wondered why a simple to-do list app uses 500MB of RAM and drains your battery in 3 hours, you’ve met Electron.
Hey! 👋
Quick question: How many of your “Mac apps” are actually just Chrome in disguise?
If you’ve ever wondered why a simple to-do list app uses 500MB of RAM and drains your battery in 3 hours, you’ve met Electron.
The problem: Most Mac apps today aren’t native. They’re web wrappers that treat your Mac like a garbage disposal for memory.
The solution: Actually native apps built with Swift and AppKit.
That’s what this newsletter is about.
Every month, I’ll send you:
5-10 lightweight native Mac apps worth installing
Performance benchmarks vs bloated alternatives
Developer interviews and behind-the-scenes stories
Free and paid options for every category
This month’s favorites:
Rectangle — Window management, actually fast
Tot — Tiny text notes in your menu bar
IINA — Media player that doesn’t suck
No Electron. No bloat. Just apps that feel like they belong on macOS.
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Next issue: 10 productivity apps that replace bloated Electron garbage + how to identify which apps are secretly web wrappers.
Mohsen Karimi.
P.S. Check out my GitHub list of 150+ native Mac apps if you want the full catalog.