r/desktops

I was kinda bored and ported end-4's illogical impulse dots to Windows. Quickshell is also ported and is cross-compiled from Linux. https://apps.daeese.me/illogicalwindows

Wanted to keep my desktop clean but still have quick access to my games without opening a heavy launcher or cluttering the screen with icons.

I couldn't find a widget that looked exactly how I wanted, so I built this from scratch using Claude. It integrates directly into the desktop and automatically pulls my libraries from Steam, Epic, and Xbox (you can add manual .exe files too).

The best part for keeping things aesthetic is that it hooks directly into SteamGridDB. You can edit any game and swap out the covers directly in the widget to match your exact setup.

Honestly, it still completely blows my mind that we can just prompt an AI to build the exact custom UI we want for our desktops. Let me know what you think of the look!

Pets Therapy - Desktop Pets took over my screen fully. 😀 No can do, it's cuteness overload.

is it good
also if there something i could improve pls tell me

Hi everyone,

I'm a solo developer from France, and this is Tack+, the app I've been building for macOS.

The idea is simple: the notch is the one part of the screen that does nothing. So I made it open. Push your cursor against the top edge (or press ⌥ Space) and a small panel drops out of the notch. Move away and it folds back.

What's in it:

- **Music**: Spotify or Apple Music controls. When the panel is closed, the album art and an equalizer sit on either side of the notch.

- **Messages or WhatsApp**: recent conversations, and you can reply to iMessages without switching apps.

- **Clipboard history**: text and links, searchable, kept in a local file and never synced.

- **Stash**: drag a file to the edge of the screen and it stays within reach.

- **One search** across the clipboard, stashed files, today's calendar and recent conversations.

- **Focus timer** that keeps counting down next to the notch.

- **8 widgets** (weather, system monitor, GitHub, to-do, world clocks…) that you arrange like a phone home screen.

- **Face Lock** (optional): the camera recognises you and unlocks the panel. It's a convenience, not a security feature. Your password or Touch ID always works.

It also works at the bottom edge, and on Macs without a notch.

The things you'd want to know before clicking:

- It's a paid app: one-time purchase, no subscription. 15 € instead of 20 € until October 10, with a 14-day refund.

- It requires macOS 14 or later and an account.

- Reading Messages needs Full Disk Access. That's a macOS requirement and it stays on your Mac.

- Available in English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese and Japanese.

Site: https://tackplus.app

I'd really like your honest feedback, on the app and on the video. What would you want in the notch that isn't there yet?

I made this my own wallpaper manager with flexible optimizations.

It may even change according to the schedule.

Charging effect: this is because I use a laptop.

Distro: Arch Linux

Interface: Hyprland

Shell: Caelestia

Kinda bored since I just redesigned mine today...