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Unlit

A macOS menu bar utility that turns off the MacBook's internal display when you connect an external monitor, keeping the lid open so you keep its built-in peripherals: Touch ID, webcam, keyboard, speakers.

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Unlit App Icon

Screenshots

Unlit menu bar panel

Demo Video

Key Features

  • One-click toggle from the menu bar or a global hotkey.
  • Auto-hides the internal display when an external monitor connects, restores it on disconnect.
  • Two modes: Standard Dim (default, standard macOS features) and Hardware Disconnect (advanced, powers the panel off entirely).
  • Re-applies the blackout automatically after sleep, wake, or display reconfiguration.

TextCount

A macOS menu bar app for quick word, character, and sentence counts, and other text analysis.

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TextCount App Icon

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Demo Video

Key Features

  • Instant Counts: Real-time word, character (with/without spaces), and sentence counts.
  • Always accessible from your Mac’s menu bar, never in the way.
  • Advanced Analytics (Pro Version): Paragraph, line, and page counts, reading & speaking time estimates, Flesch-Kincaid readability scores, customizable menu bar display, and one-click export.

No More Black Bars

A simple macOS utility to remove black bars (letterboxing/pillarboxing) from videos. Perfect for ultrawide monitors.

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No More Black Bars App Icon

Screenshots

Screenshot of video with black bars
Screenshot of video without black bars

Demo Video

Key Features

  • Eliminates letterboxing (horizontal) and pillarboxing (vertical) black bars.
  • Ideal for ultrawide (21:9, 32:9) and other non-standard displays.
  • Simple control to easily toggle on or off.