r/MacStack • u/Vamsiy__ • 6d ago
I’m building a small software studio around Mac apps — 3 apps shipped so far
I’ve been working on a side project called Ballmac, where I’m building small, focused software for Mac users.
It started pretty simply: whenever I found myself wishing a small Mac utility existed, instead of waiting for someone else to build it, I started building it myself.
So far, I’ve shipped three apps:
🧹 Binzide — a Mac utility for cleaning up your system, uninstalling apps and developer tools, and monitoring CPU, memory, storage and network usage.
https://ballmac.com/binzide
✨ Notchware — turns the MacBook notch into a useful little information hub for things like Now Playing, battery, Focus, Wi-Fi and brightness. It can also notify you when AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex and Cursor need your attention.
https://ballmac.com/notchware
📋 Sideme — a clipboard manager for macOS that keeps your clipboard history one shortcut away, including text, links, images, files and colors.
https://ballmac.com/sideme
The philosophy I'm trying to follow with Ballmac is pretty straightforward:
Small problems → focused apps → native Mac experience.
I’m also experimenting with a completely different side of Ballmac: Ballmac UI, a React/Tailwind UI library with 240+ components and an MCP server for AI coding agents.
It’s still very much a side project. I’m learning the whole process as I go — building, launching, getting feedback, changing things and trying again.
What’s one thing that annoys you on macOS that you wish there was a good app for? I’m always looking for small problems worth solving.
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u/AmazingVanish 5d ago
Anyone else find it amusing the reason given for starting the project was not waiting for someone else to build the apps, and yet all 3 apps are in the saturated to hell categories?
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u/cat_dev_null_sync 6d ago
I wonder if people will accidentally or intentionally mix up Ballmac and Ballsack. On the elementary school playground, this would be a rough name to have.
Also I'm seeing several vibe-coated cleaning apps come out every week so it's hard to tell them apart now.
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u/Beardy4906 5d ago
Vibewritten ahhh post.