Akbar Aziz

Building Apps and Services

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Founder of Conduit Technologies, LLC

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CreateFiles+Create blank files from macOS Finder in any folder.
Jun 2026
macCurrentKeep your Mac apps current
Jun 2026
Thumbtail - YouTube Thumbnail DownloaderHow to download youtube thumbnails in 4k, HD, and SD
Oct 2025

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28d ago

I built macCurrent to make Mac app updates less scattered

Hey Product Hunt,

I m building macCurrent, a Mac app that finds updates across the App Store, Homebrew, Sparkle, vendor updaters, and direct downloads, then helps you decide what s safe to install before you click update. The inspiration was to pick up the mantle from MacUpdater which is no longer being developed and I wanted the ability to have that functionality and a bit more.

While developing. the problem I kept running into: real Macs don t have one update system. Some apps live in the App Store, some in Homebrew, some self-update, some hide updates in menus, and some require checking a vendor site. It gets messy fast.

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28d ago

What's the one small macOS annoyance you can't believe Apple still hasn't fixed?

This has bugged me for years: macOS has no "New File" command in Finder. To drop a blank .txt/.md/.json into the folder I'm working in, I'd open an app, save an empty file, then move it or jump to Terminal and touch.

Genuinely curious how everyone else handles it: Automator Quick Action? BetterTouchTool? A Keyboard Maestro macro? Just live with Terminal?

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29d ago

CreateFiles+ - Create blank files from macOS Finder in any folder.

CreateFiles+ adds the missing Create New File command to your Mac. Create blank documents, code files, spreadsheets, and everyday starter files from Finder, the menu bar, or a shortcut, right in the folder you are already using.