Original Summary

Problem A lot of everyday actions on a Mac live in completely different places. Opening an app or folder, searching something on a website, taking a screenshot, cleaning up copied text, accessing clipboard history, running a Shortcut, or changing a system setting. None of these are hard to get to, but constantly switching between apps, windows, menu bar utilities, and different shortcuts can break your flow. I wanted to see if all of that could work through one system, which is where the radial menu idea came from. Comparison There are already some really good radial menu apps for Mac, but most are built around a specific use case, such as launching apps, or switching between them. Arc takes a broader approach. You can create multiple global radial menus for different workflows and decide what each slice does. A slice can perform a single action or chain multiple actions together. The idea is less about replacing the Dock and more about putting the small things you do throughout the day behind one quick interaction. Arc also doesn't require accessibility features, it manages everything on-device, privately. Technical Getting a radial menu on screen was the easy part. Figuring out what actually belongs inside it, how multiple menus should behave, and keeping the interaction fast enough to use throughout the day took most of the iteration. It's built entirely in SwiftUI. One of the more interesting technical problems was getting the hit-testing right across every slice while keeping the menu correctly positioned under the cursor, even across multiple displays. Core Features Unlimited custom menus for different workflows Fast app, folder, website, and Apple Shortcut launching Powerful clipboard history and text actions Open from shortcuts, hot corners, pointer shake, or number keys One-click multi-action shortcuts Fully customizable appearance, layout, icons, and sounds Examples I have one shortcut that I use when I start working. It opens Xcode, my project folders, Slack, and a few websites I usually need. Arc can merge multiple actions into one shortcut, so I don't have to open everything one by one. I use the search shortcuts a lot more than I expected. I can bring up Arc, type something, and search it directly on YouTube, or a website without opening them first. It can also search whatever I last copied, which has been really useful when I'm already in the middle of something. I have a bunch of text and links that I end up copying again and again. I've just saved those as shortcuts now, so they're always sitting on one of my menus when I need them. Clipboard history is another one I use constantly. Recent things I've copied show up on the wheel, so if I need something from a few copies ago, I can grab it without opening another app. I also have different menus depending on what I'm doing. One for development, one for general stuff, and another that's mostly searches and apps. I can switch between them with key

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  • 发布时间：2026/9/27 17:41:54