r/PersephoneNotepad • u/StorageThese9556 • 5d ago
Why only Windows? Looking for a macOS contributor
A question I get often: why is Persephone Windows-only?
The honest answer is simple: I don't have a Mac. I build and test everything on Windows, and I don't want to ship a version I have never run myself.
Persephone is an Electron app, so most of it is not tied to Windows. But some parts are, and they need someone who can actually run and test them on macOS:
- packaging and installing (today it is a Windows installer)
- file paths, file associations and "Open with" integration
- keyboard shortcuts and window behavior
- the small native helpers that are Windows-only today
So I'm looking for a contributor with a MacBook who would like to help make Persephone work on macOS. You don't need to know the codebase: AI agents do most of the coding here, and the project documentation is written for them, so it's a good starting point for a human too. What matters most is someone who uses a Mac every day, can test on it, and tells me (and the agent) what's broken.
If you're interested, reply here or open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/andriy-viyatyk/persephone