Glide
a free, open-source launcher for macOS
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Glide is a keyboard-first launcher for macOS. Press ⌥ Space to open apps, snap windows, search your clipboard, expand snippets, ask AI and automate your Mac. New: use it from your iPhone too. Native, light, MIT licensed, no account needed.
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PH · launched Oct 24, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 67%)
- Horizontal
- Workflow automation
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
- Productivity
- Open Source
- Artificial Intelligence
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See all 533 similar launches →Could you build this?
Partial The launcher is achievable with AI-assisted coding, but a native macOS app that handles global hotkeys, window snapping, and accessibility permissions is harder to get right and polish. Local model integration adds further complexity.
What it would actually take: Write a native Swift/AppKit app using global hotkey APIs, the Accessibility API for window management, and a clipboard monitor. Add an app index and fuzzy search, plus a pluggable LLM layer for cloud keys or local models such as llama.cpp or MLX. Handling macOS permissions, sandboxing, and OS-version quirks requires real macOS platform experience.
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Attention rank: #326 of 534 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 342 days after the earliest competitor.
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