u/MistiqueJacque

Hey all, Fuji shooter, developer and a Mac user here!

Two things always bugged me on macOS: RAF files show up as blank icons in Finder, and there's no quick way to see which recipe I used on a shot.
So I built a small menu bar app that fixes both:

• Finder thumbnails + spacebar previews for RAF files (macOS 13–15; Tahoe already does this natively)
• Recipe viewer: drop a RAF or JPEG on the menu bar icon and see the full recipe: film simulation, dynamic range, WB shift, highlight/shadow tone, grain, etc. Works on every macOS version, including Tahoe
• Export a recipe card as PNG (with or without your photo), handy for sharing recipes here
• Full EXIF viewer and batch JPEG extraction

How it works: every RAF file has a full-size JPEG embedded in it, the one your camera rendered with the recipe applied. The app pulls that JPEG straight out of the RAF for the thumbnails and previews, and reads the recipe and EXIF from it too. No RAW decoding involved, which is why it's fast.

It's on the Mac App Store as a one-time purchase (no subscription, no accounts, no data collection): https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761335653

Happy to answer questions, and if there's a feature you're missing, tell me!

Hi all,

I'm a solo dev and I built PoRaBar, a podcast and radio player that lives in your Mac menubar. There is an iPhone app now too.

**Problem**

Every app I tried was either surprisingly expensive for content that is free anyway, or it only did one thing. Podcast apps that ignore radio. Radio apps that ignore podcasts. I wanted one interface for both. On iOS I wanted the simplest possible thing: open the app, pick a source, done. No three taps through a home screen full of recommendations.

Mac and iOS sync your library, your likes and your playback position. So you can stop listening at your desk and pick it up on your phone where you left off.

**Comparison**

Eter is the closest one. Same radio-browser database, same menubar idea, and it beats me on hardware: iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, CarPlay and Android are all covered there.
Mine are not, yet!
Eter does radio only.
PoRaBar does radio, podcasts, YouTube and your own Audiobookshelf server in the same player.

For Audiobookshelf there is AudioBooth, free and open source, and SoundLeaf, the polished paid one. Both are better dedicated clients than mine if that server is all you listen to.

What neither of them does is the rest. Four sources, one menubar icon, same library on your phone. That is the whole reason this exists.

**What got added after the last post**

When I posted the macOS version here a while back, two suggestions came up over and over. YouTube and Audiobookshelf. Both are in now.

Audiobookshelf, for the selfhosters. Point it at your server and your books and podcasts show up alongside everything else.

YouTube: add livestreams, playlists or single videos. On macOS it plays in the background like anything else.

One honest caveat. On iOS, YouTube playback stops when the app goes to the background. The app has to stay open. It is a limitation I have not been able to work around yet, and I would rather tell you now than have you find out after you have bought it. Radio, podcasts and Audiobookshelf all play in the background on iOS just fine.

**Pricing**

$2.99, one time. That covers both the Mac and the iOS app. There is a 60 day trial, so you have plenty of time to decide.

Or get it free by making the app better.
The radio stream database has 50,000+ stations.
A lot of them have a low-res favicon as their logo, or no logo at all.
Scroll through Discovery and then Radio and it is honestly a bit ugly in places. Fixing 50,000 logos by myself is not happening.

So: contribute 3 logos or tag sets and you get PoRaBar free, for life.
Open a radio channel, tap the icon in the top right, upload a proper logo or add tags.
The database gets better for everyone and you get the app as a thank you.

Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761472273

Site, privacy policy and terms & a small demo: https://porabar.com

If you listen to radio, podcasts, YouTube or Audiobookshelf, I would love for you to give it a go. Feedback and feature requests are welcome. The last round of suggestions from this sub is literally what shaped this update!

Also: CarPlay and iPad work-ish. They run, but I don't have the devices to test on yet (a bit expensive for now), so I'd rather not claim full support. Bug reports very welcome.

I'm the developer. I kept emailing the same files to the same people every day (receipts to my accountant, shoots to clients, docs to family) and got tired of opening Mail and re-addressing every time. So I built AutoMailSender.

You set up your email + recipients once, then:

• Drop a file → it's emailed to whoever you pick. No compose window.
• Folder routing: drop into a watched folder → it auto-sends to the linked person. Hands-off.
• Quick Drop tab on the screen edge to send from any app.
• Blocked types (.exe etc.) get wrapped in a password-protected ZIP so they arrive.

Native Swift, 1.7 MB. Privacy-first: no cloud, no tracking, credentials in the macOS Keychain, files go straight to your provider. Works with Gmail/Outlook/iCloud/Yahoo/custom SMTP.

Free for your first 200 emails, then a one-time €9.99 (no subscription).

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6754530297

Honest feedback very welcome — especially which repetitive send you'd automate.

Hey Reddit,

I’ve always loved listening to podcasts and radio while working, but I found most apps either too bloated or missing a simple "always-on" menu bar interface. So I built PoRaBar.

It’s a native macOS app (pure SwiftUI, no Electron/web-tech) designed to stay out of your way while keeping your favorite stations and episodes one click away.

Key Features:

• Menu Bar Native: A clean popover with Now Playing, volume, and seek controls.
• Discovery: Search and listen to thousands of free radio stations and podcasts.
• History & Search: Track your listening history and search through past episodes (with an off-switch).
• Liked Songs: Hear a song on the radio you love? "Like" it to save it for later.
• External Search: Quickly find the current song/episode on Spotify or Apple Music.
• Sleep Timer: Perfect for those who listen before bed.

Pricing:

I want you to really test it out, so there is a 60-day free trial. After that, it’s a simple one-time purchase of $2.99 (no subscriptions!).

Website: porabar.com

App Store: Download here

I’d love to hear your feedback or feature requests!