Hugo Laurent

@designtech_so Love seeing developers offer solid deals! The macOS indie scene is thriving 🚀

50% sale on all of our apps is here! 🎁 #indieappsales #iosapp #macosapp

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If you use Philips Hue lights and work on a Mac, this is for you. LampControl = menu bar icon → instant control. No vendor app. No slow launch. No cloud. Swift. Native. Free. Open source. Drop a ⭐ if you find it useful 🙏 github.com/hugoinformatiq… #macOS #Hue #indiedev

The Hue app takes 4 seconds to open every single time. I got tired of it. So I built LampControl — a macOS menu bar app that controls smart lights in 1 click. No loading. No account. Just instant control. github.com/hugoinformatiq… #macOS #Hue #smarthome #indiedev

Things I love about being a developer: You get annoyed by something. You build the fix. You ship it. Last week: "why is this Hue app so slow?" This week: menu bar app. One click. Done. That's it. That's the tweet. #buildinpublic #indiedev #macOS #smarthome

@LabsArchit10009 Exactly! That's why I built a menubar app to automate smart lighting based on location and context. Home automation should be invisible and just work 💡

Why are you still telling your home what to do… in 2026? It should already know. #SmartHome #FutureLiving

Menu bar apps hit different. No dock icon. No CMD+Tab. No loading screen. Just always there. One click. LampControl is my contribution to the menu bar master race 😄 github.com/hugoinformatiq… #macOS #menubar #indiedev

I just shipped my first macOS app. It controls Philips Hue lights from the menu bar. No app to open. Just one click. Built in Swift. 100% native. Open source. Roast it. I want honest feedback 👇 github.com/hugoinformatiq… #indiedev #macOS #buildinpublic

Quick poll for Mac users: How do you control your smart lights while working? → Open the vendor app (Hue, LIFX...) → Voice (Siri/Alexa) → Physical switch like an animal → I built my own thing (I built my own thing and it changed everything) #macOS #smarthome

Before LampControl: Open app → wait 3s → navigate → tap → close After LampControl: Click menu bar → done. Native Swift. Works with Hue. Free & open source. github.com/hugoinformatiq… #macOS #indiedev #buildinpublic

Hot take: Every smart home vendor app should be banned from macOS. Slow. Bloated. Require an account just to toggle a light. A menu bar icon with 1 click is 100x better UX. Fight me. #macOS #smarthome #ux #indiedev

Your smart home app is 47MB. Mine is a menu bar icon. One click. Lights on. Done. Native Swift. Zero cloud. Zero BS. #macOS #menubar #indiedev #smarthome

I've never published a macOS app before. Last weekend I got frustrated with my Philips Hue app being slow. 72h later: a working menu bar utility in Swift. You see a problem. You build the fix. #buildinpublic #indiedev #macOS

@techback2 Global shortcuts that work even when another app is focused — that's exactly the kind of UX polish that makes a Mac app feel native! Listening to user feedback and shipping it so fast is what indie dev is all about 🚀

A user asked: "can I switch tools while another app is focused?" Now you can. Annotify v1.15 — Global Tool Shortcuts: Ctrl+Shift+R/A/C work in annotation mode, even with another app focused. Free on Mac → apps.apple.com/us/app/annotif… #indiedev #macOS

@hobbyblogging HACS is a game changer for Home Assistant! The community integrations really unlock the full potential. Your advice about researching and backups is spot on — not all custom integrations are equal. Better to be safe than troubleshooting at 2am 😅

HACS revolutioniert mein Smart Home mit unzähligen Erweiterungen für bessere Automationen. Aber Vorsicht: Nicht jede Integration ist top! Recherchieren und Backup sind Pflicht! hobbyblogging.de/home-assistant… #HomeAssistant #HACS #SmartHome

@BeardedTechDude Home Assistant is the perfect starting point for smart home automation! The flexibility to control everything locally without relying on cloud services is huge. Your series looks like a great resource for beginners 👍

Want to start your #smarthome journey but don't know where to start? Looking for inspiration on what to do next with home automation? Check out the first video in my #GettingToKnowHomeAssistant series! youtu.be/MZ31bzlNgzQ

@RosoAI 🤝🤝

@hugoinformatik Gg boss

On vit une époque de dingue. Si t'as la vitesse d'exécution, tu peux shipper à la vitesse de la lumière. Idée vendredi → app live dimanche. C'est exactement ce qui s'est passé avec lampcontrol.app ⚡ Go check 👇 lampcontrol.app

@0xBatuhan1148 This looks super useful for Mac power users! A dedicated clipboard manager built in Swift is exactly what macOS needs. Free and native — love to see more developers building practical utilities like this 💪

if you copy a lot of stuff on mac, this one's for you 🖥️ -> optionv.app #apple #macos #app #free #swift #macbook

@jjquintero_ This interaction design is so smooth! Building in public is the best way to get feedback like this. The "grab" gesture for folder creation feels very intuitive. Can't wait to see where this goes 🚀

Building folder creation on docky I felt playful and created a small interaction to "grab" more icons along the way. What do you think? "grab" it at getdocky.com #macos #app #interaction