iOS Dev Tools: Bezel, Footprint, AppRouter
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Bezel
Bezel for Mac is an app to present you iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Vision Pro on your Mac. With the release of version 3 you can go full screen, record and screenshot the device and it has a great new welcome screen you land on. The app is perfect when you want to present your app to others either live or to share good looking screenshots and recordings.
Why you will like it:
Plug and play mirroring for any iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Vision Pro.
Beautiful professional look with realistic device bezels.
Record and screenshot devices background of your choice (can be transparent, even for videos).
Present full screen, perfect for presentations and demos.
Supports multiple devices at once, auto-rotates and also mirrors audio from the device.
Free to try, unlock all features with a one-time payment.
🚨 20% discount with code: IOSDEVTOOLS25
Footprint
Footprint is a Swift library that manages memory for Apple platform apps. Rather than waiting for memory warnings that are too late, Footprint gives you real-time insight into your app's memory usage and proximity to termination, making it easier to adapt its behavior.
Why you will like it:
Navigate through normal, warning, urgent, critical, and terminal states based on memory usage ratios.
Monitor both memory footprint and system memory pressure.
500ms heartbeat with smart change detection.
Convenient view modifiers for reactive UI updates.
Modern async/await patterns with AsyncStream.
Works on iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS.
AppRouter
A generic, reusable navigation router for SwiftUI apps. It supports both simple single-stack navigation and complex tab-based navigation with independent navigation stacks and sheets.
Why you will like it:
SimpleRouterfor single NavigationStack apps.Routerfor tab-based apps with independent navigation per tab.Built-in sheet presentation and dismissal.
Uses
@Observablefor reactive state updates.@MainActorimplementation ensures UI safety.Built for modern SwiftUI patterns.
Navigate via URLs with automatic parameter parsing.
Same path components create different destinations based on context (e.g.,
/users/detailvs/posts/detail).
Granola
Automatically summarizes PC activity, like meeting notes or project work. With this, users can keep track of their tasks and collaborate easily.
Ice
Menu bar management tool. Besides hiding and showing menu bar items, it also covers a variety of other features to make it one of the most versatile tools.
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