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Show HN: Launchpick – Native macOS launcher and window switcher

Hacker News - Sun, 02/08/2026 - 1:04pm

I switched from Linux to macOS a while ago and there are two things I still miss:

Launching apps with parameters. On Linux you edit a .desktop file and that's it — VS Code opening a project folder, a script, whatever. On macOS there's no simple way to do this. Automator and Shortcuts feel overcomplicated for something so basic, and the paid launchers do way more than I need. Alt+Tab showing windows, not apps. Cmd+Tab groups everything by application. If I have several Chrome or VS Code windows open, I can't pick which one I want. So I vibecoded this. It does two things: - Cmd+Shift+Space opens a grid of configurable launchers. Each one runs a shell command — open an app, a URL, a script, with whatever arguments. - Option+Tab shows every window individually, like Alt+Tab on Linux. It's a native Swift app, JSON config, no dependencies. Free and open source.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46936845

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Isledb: Database Built on Object Storage

Hacker News - Sun, 02/08/2026 - 1:00pm

Article URL: https://isledb.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46936813

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GitButler

Hacker News - Sun, 02/08/2026 - 1:00pm

Article URL: https://gitbutler.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46936803

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Show HN: Deploy to AWS in minutes – no DevOps required

Hacker News - Sun, 02/08/2026 - 12:52pm

Hey HN!

I’ve been working on Obelis AI — it’s like having a DevOps engineer on your team, powered by AI agents (real ones, not just a fancy LLM wrapper).

The idea came from seeing how early-stage teams often push off infra decisions until it’s too late. Migrations are always an option, but they get painful fast as things scale.

Platforms like Vercel and Firebase are great to get going, but they tend to get expensive, and you don’t really own the infra. We try to give you the same simplicity — but everything runs on your own cloud (AWS for the timebeing), with full control.

We would love feedback, questions, or any brutally honest thoughts. Appreciate it!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46936725

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How do you manage context window?

Hacker News - Sun, 02/08/2026 - 12:52pm

I have been experimenting with context window on Claude Code, and I have stopped using /compact and instead i document the journey well including writing in claude.md.

but sometimes there is just some context that i'd like to keep with my next sessions but i do not want to burn tokens just to keep it, so i made an MCP server that does session recap through different models, and spits back a small summary to keep things on track.

what do you guys do?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46936722

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