Nixmac
Nix-darwin that speaks plain English
233 followers
Nix-darwin that speaks plain English
233 followers
nixmac turns your Mac into a reproducible, version-controlled system. Describe what you want in plain English — it writes the Nix, builds it, and applies it safely.
Finally a way to keep my macbook config in sync across machines without writing nix from scratch. Described my setup in a sentence and it handled the homebrew and cask stuff surprisingly well.
Tried describing my setup in plain English and it just spit out working Nix config I could actually understand. Weirdly satisfying to roll back my whole Mac to yesterday with one command.
Finally got my dev environment set up in under five minutes instead of the usual hour-long slog. The plain English descriptions actually work — didn't have to touch a single line of Nix syntax.
the plain English to Nix translation layer is genuinely clever, it removes the biggest barrier that kept me away from Nix for years
Tried describing my exact Mac setup in a sentence and watching the Nix config build itself felt kind of magical. Love that I can finally version control my whole machine without memorizing a ton of syntax.
Finally a way to manage my Mac setup without losing my mind. Described my dev environment in a sentence and it spit out clean Nix config I could actually understand.
Too many config steps, too many decisions to take, take but of my decisions and let me update when I get used to it