I was thinking recently that it would be nice to get an idea of who’s using my Cocoa source code, whether it’s in shipping apps or otherwise. Plenty of you have emailed me when you’ve used some of my code, but I know it’s easy to forget to do that, especially if the release date is quite a while after you integrate a particular chunk of code.
What I’d like to do is set up a page linking to any apps (or to the sites of any developer) using my code, partly for my vanity (of course!) and partly as something to show to potential clients. If you’d like to be mentioned (and you’ve actually used some of my code – no cheating), please either post a comment here or alternatively drop me a line via my gmail address (matt.gemmell). Even if you don’t want me to mention you, perhaps because your product isn’t yet released, I’d still like to hear from you.
For those who are happy for me to link to them, I’ll include the name of your software and either the name of your company or your own name, and I’ll naturally link to your site. If your app is available for download as a trial version or such, I’ll maybe even grab the icon to use beside your link, if that’s cool with you (let me know if not). So, the info to include is:
- Name of your awesome app which uses some of my code.
- Name of developer (either your company or yourself; it’s up to you).
- URL to link to.
- Optionally: a brief blurb about your app; try to keep it to just a few sentences.
- Optionally: name of the source code package(s) you used, e.g. HUDWindow, TunesWindow, MGViewAnimation.
- Optionally: whether it’s ok to use the app icon (preferred) or company logo beside your link.
- Optionally: whether it’s ok to mention you at all. I’ll assume it’s ok if you don’t specify.
It would be really great to get an idea of which apps out there are using some of my code; that’s what it’s there for, after all. And as I said, even if you don’t want to be mentioned in any public list, please do feel free to drop me a line anyway to let me know. As this blog’s tagline may have conveyed, I’m all about the ego. ;)
Update: The new Featured Apps page is now up.
Hey Matt,
Great thanks for your incredible work. Please feel free to list my app on your page.
Here are the details you require.
- Phone Journal
- FunkeeMonk Technology
- http://www.funkeemonk.com/phonejournal/
- SMS/MMS backup/viewer application.
- RoundedBox, MGViewAnimation, MAAttachedWindow and MATrackingArea
- Its okay to use my app icon beside the link.
Thanks!
Vanity? You? Don’t be absurd. ;)
Using the same template:
- Monocle
- waffle software
- http://wafflesoftware.net/monocle/
- Search tool.
- NSColor+ContrastingLabelExtensions (To draw the “main menu” arrow at the right end and the popup list arrows at the left end. It’s the smallest things.)
- I don’t mind.
Thanks for sharing your code, Matt.
Using the temple:
- Actiontastic
- Kaboomerang
- http://kaboomerang.com/actiontastic/
- Productivity app.
- TunesWindow, SourceListTextCell
- You can use the app icon beside the link.
* Play MiTunes
* Hendosoft
* http://hendosoft.macintoshdevelopers.net/apps/playmitunes.html
* iTunes controller with type-and-play feature.
* TunesWindow.
* You may use the app icon
Hi Matt,
Your code is great and much appreciated. Here’s the info:
App: PackRat
Developer: infiniteNIL
URL: http://www.infinitenil.com/packrat
PackRat is a desktop client for 37signals’ Backpack web application (http://www.backpackit.com). It uses MAAttachedWindow.
Your are free to use the app icon and mention PackRat on your site.
* QLab
* Figure 53
* http://figure53.com/qlab/
* PolishedWindow
* You can use the app icon beside the link.
Thanks Matt.
* Name: Papers
* Company: mekentosj.com
* URL: http://mekentosj.com/papers
* App description: Papers allows scientists on the Mac to create and manage their personal library of Science.
* feel free to list the icon, it’s the least we owe you.
Without great work like yours Papers would never have won the ADA2007! Thanks!!!
Keep up the great work!
* Name: MacSecret
* by tv-apathy.de
* http://www.tv-apathy.de
* App description: Stores passwords etc. encrypted and syncs them with PalmOS devices (running Secret! for PalmOS there).
* Uses: PolishedWindow aka TunesWindow :-) – when run in Tiger
* Feel free to use the icon and mention and link
! Thanks for sharing your code and writing about Cocoa !
Cheers,
Michael
Thanks to everyone for permission to mention your apps; the Featured Apps page is now online.
* Simple Comic
* code.google.com/p/simplecomic/
* Comic archive viewer
* Uses SS_PrefsController with minor modifications from Adium for localization purposes
Syrinx
MRR Software
http://web.mac.com/mickeyroberson/MRR_Software/Syrinx.html
Twitter App focused on customization and workflow efficiency.
Uses MGTwitterEngine
Feel free to use the icon and mention the app
*ISUploader
*Inventivesoft
*http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/29974/isuploader
*A client for the filehoster divshare
*MAAttachedWindow
Thanks a million,
iS
*Carmello WebBrowser
*Uses MAAttachedWindow and Fade
*WebBrowser
Thanks a lot Matt:)
You can use the App’s icon and Name on your page
P.s
the link to carmello is web.me.com/david.schiefer. You can copy the description in the product info->carmello to use in your featured app section.you can mention my name too
Thx again matt
David Schiefer
- Twangle
- Unscale
- http://www.TwangleApp.com
- A lightweight twitter client, sort of. Details at http://www.LifeZero.org
- I used MGTwitterEngine, of course! (and some CSS kung fu from you)
- Cover Stream
- Snarb.tk
- http://www.coverstream.net
- iTunes cover flow controller
- MAAttachedWindow
- Please use my app icon
Thanks, keep up the great work!
Oh… Cover Stream also uses SSPrefsController! Forgot it was yours :)
Hi, Matt.
First of all, I want to thank you. I’m an ObjC beginner and I’ve kickstarted my prototype app (integrating MapKit, FB and some undisclosed more) with your sweet MGTwitterEngine in less than one day.
My app will be in development for a couple more days (weeks). I’m looking for OAuth support in order to get correctly registered as Twitter App, as the application form for former method using tokens is already discontinued.
I’ve learned a lot from your code (e.g. subclassing or delegation).
- app: CaféLoupe
- company: CINEMAX
- url: http://iphone.cinemax.cz
- about: CaféLoupe is an undisclosed prototype.
- using: MGTwitterEngine
- You don’t need to mention this at all, it’s just FYI, I would give you an update if the app would turn from prototype to release (when OAuth will be supported).
Hi, Matt.
iClock Pro uses or has used:
* MAAttachedWindow and
* HUDWindow
and I have looked at alot of your code and continue to learn things from your code.
thank you. Mark
Hi Matt,
my OS X App “Twunes” uses your MGTwitter engine. So here are the facts:
* Name: Twunes
* Name of developer: Stefan Wolfrum
* URL to link to: http://twunes.wops.de
Twunes twitters the currently playing iTunes song. But not automatically. To be nice to the servers & your followers.
Uses your MGTwitter engine.
You can certainly use my current application icon.
Hey Matt,
I made a tutorial on making a “Tweeter” using your twitter engine.
It is a small app that you make yourself to just send a tweet.
So here it is:
*Name: Tweeter
*Name of Developer: Jeremy Legendre
*Website: http://pointlessprogrammers.com/?p=130
Thanks, Matt!
I used your twitter engine in my app.
Name: iPaper
Name of developer: kS0ft.
URL: http://ks0ft.com/?page_id=119
Description: With iPaper you could simply subscribe for feeds, manage and read news, share them with your friends by e-mail, post them on your Facebook wall or twit them.
Used: MGTwitterEngine.
Icon: http://ks0ft.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Icon.png
Hi Matt,
Application: Squirrel
Developer: Axel Péju
URL: http://www.squirrelapp.com/
Description: Personal finance application
Using: MGScopeBar, MGTemplateEngine (templates to export reports)
Cheers,
Axel
Hi Matt,
would you like to add iCalamus to the list of featured apps?
Application: iCalamus
Company: invers Software & DSD.net, Ulf Dunkel
Developers: Michael Monscheuer, Michael Kammerlander, Ulf Dunkel
URL: http://www.icalamus.net/
Description: Desktop Publishing application
Using: Better Textfinder
Icon: http://www.icalamus.net/img/iC_feather_large.png
Cheers, Ulf Dunkel