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Tuna: A new, modern, modal launcher for macOS

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Re: Tuna: A new, modern, modal launcher for macOS

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I don’t like this. I am content with Alfred! The landing page is so concise. The demo so straight forward and enticing. It all appears so novel. Great work.

Haha ... so ... it worked?

Much to my chagrin. How will third-party extensions be implemented?

Re: Tuna: A new, modern, modal launcher for macOS

#14
post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Haha ... so ... it worked?

Much to my chagrin. How will third-party extensions be implemented?

Swift. I'm currently dog-fooding the implementation for many of the built-ins and the store downloadable ones. I want to let the API and approach settle a bit before making it public but they'll be Swift based and hopefully easy enough for someone experienced in any kind of programming to implement with the help of an AI agent or on their own.

Re: Tuna: A new, modern, modal launcher for macOS

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post #12
post #7

Butchered fish meat piece as the app icon is kind of weird from my perspective.

Why?

I simply don't see how it's related to launcher software apart from name, I suppose author likes to eat tuna, may be down to personal preferences but I do not prefer to depict and associate my software with raw animals meat fragments.

Re: Tuna: A new, modern, modal launcher for macOS

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post #17
post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why?

I simply don't see how it's related to launcher software apart from name, I suppose author likes to eat tuna, may be down to personal preferences but I do not prefer to depict and associate my software with raw animals meat fragments.

You're not gonna like my word processor called "Sausages and bacon"

Re: Tuna: A new, modern, modal launcher for macOS

#20
If this is to replace Alfred (the replacement for Quicksilver), you need to list the details of all features. Currently, the website looks too polished, as if the demo is “too good to be true.”

I started teaching my daughters to use Alfred because my multiple attempts at staying native with Spotlight has failed despite its recent advancements.

https://brajeshwar.com/2026/alfred/

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