Hey r/macapps! 👋

A quick follow-up from my previous post where I shared my little productivity app, Gubb, and gave away some promo codes.

I honestly didn’t expect that much interest or the amount of thoughtful feedback that came in. A lot of you pointed out small annoyances, missing polish, and a few ideas that I hadn’t even thought of — so thank you. 🙏

I spent the past month going through every comment, DM, and bug report, and pushed an update that reflects a big chunk of what you all mentioned.

What’s new (thanks to this community):

✨ Local AI Transcription
Several people said relying on an API key for voice-to-text was inconvenient (and in some cases, a dealbreaker). So I built offline transcription using local AI models - no cloud, no API key, everything processed on-device. The accuracy and speed surprised me, honestly.

🔤 Better Typography
A few of you mentioned readability issues, so I added new font options and tuned text rendering across the app.

🖥️ System Tray Access
One request that came up over and over - “Can I keep it running in the background but access it instantly?” Now you can.

🐞 A bunch of fixes
Clipboard rendering, lists, timer visuals, odd layout bugs - cleaned up.

🚀 Performance boosts
Local audio processing is now way smoother, and overall responsiveness is noticeably better.

Not trying to overly promote anything here - just genuinely wanted to thank this sub for the push. The suggestions were practical, thoughtful, and helped shape the update more than you might realize.

If you want to check out the updated version, it’s here:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gubb-notes-timers-tasks/id6746085262?mt=12

Before I head back into the code cave -

Are there any productivity or utility apps you swear by on macOS that I should take inspiration from?

And for those who tried Gubb already, what’s one thing you’d want improved or added next?