“Every option I tried put at least one of those behind a subscription or an account.”
Khoa, on reddit.com ↗
Every Mac launcher keeps the clipboard, the snippets or the AI box behind a subscription. Turbo runs Raycast extensions, brings your own model, and has nothing to unlock.
Radial wants €19.99 to put a wheel under your cursor. CopyWheel puts one there for free and does exactly one job with it.
“Existing pie menus for macOS are either paid and closed source (Radial, PowerClick) or full automation platforms (Kando).”
Wispr Flow Pro is $144 a year to type what you say. This is a hotkey, a shell script and pennies of Whisper.
“That second pass is the actual thing Wispr Flow charges for.”
SideNotes wants $19.99 for a notes panel that slides in from the edge of your screen. EdgeMark slides in from the same edge, keeps your notes as plain Markdown files, and costs the edge.
“But it's closed-source and paid, with no way to contribute, customize, or verify what it does with your data.”
Built something because a company wanted your credit card for a feature that fits in a single file? That's spiteware. Submit it and join the hall of fame.
