Great work — this looks really impressive. I’d love to give it a proper try sometime. For now, though, I’m still happily using Raycast and it covers my needs well.
Tuna: A new, modern, modal launcher for macOS
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Re: Tuna: A new, modern, modal launcher for macOS
#42This looks awesome! I’m excited to try it out. Loved Quicksilver back in the day.
After Quicksilver, I went to LaunchBar, a fine app. It seemed to lose momentum after a while… I tried going built-in with Tahoe's upgraded Spotlight, a big improvement compared to the original. But it wasn’t enough.
I resisted Raycast since it seemed like the Mac bloggers and podcasters were using it. But I finally gave in.
Now after giving Tuna a try, I realize what's been missing since Quicksilver: some whimsy; a Mac-assed[1] launcher. As capable as Raycast is, it has no personality; it’s just a tool. It's not fun to use.
Compared to the others, Tuna is fun to use. It looks right at home on the Mac.
[1]: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2020/03/20/mac-assed-mac-a...
Re: Tuna: A new, modern, modal launcher for macOS
#43Hey nerds! I made Tuna – happy to answer any and all questions. Thank you for posting it OP!
This is awesome! Love to see something new in this space, especially so heavily inspired by QuickSilver. The UI is slick and fast, and the fuzzy matching (and the match UI itself) is excellent. If you're taking feedback, I've been a >decade-long user of LaunchBar, and I've yet to find another launcher that handles my most common actions quite as well (except maybe Alfred): 1. I launch a ton of URLs directly from Laun…
4. Running uncompiled AppleScripts instead of opening the document in the editor application.
5. Ejecting one or all volumes.
6. Instant Open to profit from setting the system to a short key repeat and being able to open an item by simply dwelling on the last character a little longer.
7. Sub-Search puts large collections like emojis, bookmarks, and music into second row so that selecting primary items like applications and actions stays fast.
8. Instant Send allows me to quickly open the current Finder selection with an app that is not the default viewer or editor.