I would like to use this product but I use 5 Macs regularly. I do not see an option to use it on more than 2 Macs. Is there a solution for a user with more than 2?
Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS
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Re: Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS
#242Looks great but even $40 for a perpetual license with only two years of updates still seems excessive. Taskbar, Uber, etc. cost less and have unlimited updates. How is this better?
Thank you for mentioning my app (https://lawand.io/taskbar/). It is still free for the foreseeable future and once the paid version comes out it will be 25$ for a lifetime license, and I will not offer a subscription option
Re: Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS
#243Looks great but even $40 for a perpetual license with only two years of updates still seems excessive. Taskbar, Uber, etc. cost less and have unlimited updates. How is this better?
I've already used these apps and they did not serve my purpose well. - I forced myself to use uBar but it has another level of jank that doesn't sit right with me - it is not reliable on a multi-monitor setup, there's no guarantee it'll work after waking up from sleep. If you maximize windows they will sit behind uBar sometimes - all of which boringBar does better and is more reliable at. - Taskbar by Lawand is bette…
Thank you for mentioning Taskbar (https://lawand.io/taskbar/). The multi Monitor bug was fixed in the recent macOS update, as it was a macos bug and not a taskbar bug. Also, the start menu update is almost done and will be out soon.
Re: Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS
#244I'll be trying this! I used uBar for a long time, and more recently taskbar as uBar was too buggy to ignore. My main issue with Taskbar currently is that it sits over non windowed fullscreen apps (eg Steam games). Other than that I prefer the design on yours based on a quick look through the page.
Thank you for mentioning Taskbar (https://lawand.io/taskbar/). It is true that I am not able to detect non-standard fullscreen apps, but there is an option to scroll down on taskbar to hide it completely until you move the mouse to the bottom of the screen again
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#245I am the target audience for this, from a UX and tech perspective. It addresses a problem I have and for which I periodically audition solutions. A subscription for a menu bar, though, kills it for me. I have apps on Macs that are over 20 years old. Some of those companies don’t exist anymore. I’m not going to risk paying $100 for a decade of your app and hope that your company, or your goodwill, stays around that lo…
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#246The issue I have with UI replacements is that I now have a dependency that MUST be installed, otherwise I have to learn how to UX again from scratch. If I ever get a new Mac, I now MUST install boringBar, otherwise it will be like learning a new OS workflow, akin from switching from Mac to Windows. If Apple ever updates anything to where the plugin would stop working, I now need to do the same adaptation. It's fun for a while to do things like this, but in my older computing age, I can't bear the cognitive effort, so I tend to just use mostly-default UI.
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#247Earlier quoted context omitted.
Since this is the top comment as of now - hijacking this to introduce a change to pricing: ------ OP here - based on the feedback, I’ve switched boringBar to a perpetual license for personal use: https://boringbar.app It’s now $40 for 2 devices and includes 2 years of updates. After that, you can keep using the version you have, or choose to pay for updates again later. For businesses, I’m keeping the existing annual…
I personally prefer the monthly payments of a nominal amount where $2-8/month is my usual small app tolerance. It feels like I’m supporting the development of useful tools while having the option to discontinue my patronage when the tool is no longer relevant or useful to my workflow. This gives products a natural lifespan and aligns the developer incentives to keep the product functional and continue developing new…
Who maintains the list of all of these a la carte subscriptions? Your credit card company? Seems like a pain to have to review it every month and discern the service from the ACH transaction name. Additionally, it would be a reactive approach, as you would already need to be charged for the month you didn't want in order for it to show up on the ACH ledger.
I don't have a problem with paying subscriptions, I have a problem with the subscription list itself becoming untenable.
Re: Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS
#248Earlier quoted context omitted.
Since this is the top comment as of now - hijacking this to introduce a change to pricing: ------ OP here - based on the feedback, I’ve switched boringBar to a perpetual license for personal use: https://boringbar.app It’s now $40 for 2 devices and includes 2 years of updates. After that, you can keep using the version you have, or choose to pay for updates again later. For businesses, I’m keeping the existing annual…
Given how many developers here use LLMs daily, how do you think about defensibility? Tools like this seem relatively easy to reverse-engineer and replicate with enough time and LLM assistance. Did that influence your decision to charge a subscription or the change to a personal license?
It's not the idea, it's the implementation. It still takes time and effort to reverse-engineer, LLM assistance or not.
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#249Well done. Buying this.
I love the landing page - ugh just so perfect for the HN audience. I am pretty happy with the dock but after reading your landing, I felt like I need it.
Also, don't listen to people about pricing. $10/year as you have it is already cheap considering I'll end up using it every day (if I like it). People will never be satisfied.
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#250great work! i'm started trying it and it seems like it solves a bunch of issues i have with the native docker.
the only problem that i have, right now, is colors: i usually have everything in my computer as black[0], so the white highlight on the bar is so jarring! being able to replace that with something else is going to be great.
