Friends, I’ve been spending late nights building my very own, complete and perfect launcher for macOS. It’s called Tuna.
🌐 GET IT: https://tunaformac.com
💬 DISCORD: https://discord.gg/REa9ev26vr
🖼️ GET MY WALLPAPER: https://s3.brnbw.com/mechanikos-wallpapers-tuna-v1-sukIMGwx6p.zip (it’s AI slop. Messed up hands, the usual)
– New, modern launcher for macOS, built from the ground up
– Built upon the original ideas of Quicksilver (never forget)
– Modal. There’s Fuzzy Mode, Leader Mode, Text Mode and Talk Mode
– 100% native Swift code
– Extensions (3rd party soon)
– Free with soft limits and full version with a one-time unlock. No subscriptions
https://mikkelmalmberg.com
https://x.com/mikker
https://bsky.app/profile/mikker.dev
https://mastodon.social/@mikker
https://github.com/mikker
00:00 Intro
02:16 Fuzzy Mode
03:55 Detour: Fundamentals
05:09 Text Mode
07:07 Leader Mode
09:33 Talk Mode
11:32 But there’s more…
15:08 Tuna is FREE (and Pro)
Haven’t even downloaded it yet but I know I’m getting pro. The spirit of Quicksilver lives!!!!!
Thumbnail caught my eye because I thought “That looks like QuickSilver!” So excited to see what you’ve cooked up (only a few minutes in). Your excitement is contagious. Side note: anyone remember the cube theme in QS? Where it’d flip the cube to go to the next action?
EDIT: Aaaaah! You mentioned the 3D cube in QS!
i really wanna be your friend
that's what I call love for the community
This looks amazing. Can't wait to give it a try. And there's nothing wrong with making money for your hard work.
I like it but my brain is not ready
Larang cuk
It was such a joy listening to this! Thanks so much!
I dont know if I will use this but I know I like you 🙂
Looks amazing!
wow this is SO good ~ we lost so much in the transition from Quicksilver -> Alfred -> Raycast. first time seeing your videos, your energy is so infectious!
Absolutely wonderful ❤
I dont even need this but stayed for the dude himself! legend!
Awesome app, well done man. Feels super cool to use.
I'm not a Mac user but I love this. Your enthusiasm is great!
A bt of feedback: the Leader Mode editor settings did seem a bit overwhelming. All the buttons feel too samey. I hope this helps 🙂
Can't wait for some Tuna and I love your little OP1F watching over the show!
I like your vibe! Cool product 👏
I’m really disappointed with Raycast. Them being all-in with AI and a ridiculous price means I’m looking for something better. I’ll have to check it out.
0:19 We DID have Spotlight 20 years ago. It was introduced in 2005. It just didn’t move from a top-right dropdown menu to a centered window until 2014.
Fantastic app, downloaded and using the free version today. I need to start learning how to become a power user and then I can pay for the pro version. Right now its replaced Raycast purely on aesthetics
i like people like you man when i clicked on. the video i was like huh wont be beating raycast like not me replacing raycast for this but when i came i liked your enthusiasm and i will definetly give it a shot. also loved your wallpaper can i get some other wallpapers i really loved them
Hey Mikkel, I saw this on a co-worker's screen share, and I was so done with Safari that I got onto tuna immediately, this is amazing! Thanks for building this and putting it out! One suggestion, please use the BG music at a little less volume so we can hear you better! Thanks!
This looks absolutely amazing!
Dude, this is incredible work and I'd love to support. Although, I'd like to point that 50 USD is just a BUNCH of money for most or all developing countries. I live in Brazil and this would translate to like 1/6 of the minimum wage. I want to be clear and make it explicit that I'm not saying your work isn't worth this amount of money, but I'd love to ask for regional pricing, if possible.
Edit: Also would love a Homebrew Cask.
Nice video, but maybe try to make the music not so loud that its louder than your voice.. very hard to understand that part. Just a note.
I want that wallpaper
Clicked for the launcher, stayed for the enthusiasm.
As soon as it have plugins like Youtube download 😀
Important Question: Is Tuna entirely local or does it communicate with any services or servers other than, say, an automatic update server?
At work, we are forbidden from installing any software on our work machines that use cloud services or share data with remote servers. It must be entirely local in its operation.
Also, if it does, please consider adding an Application preference switch for “Restrict to Local Operation” or otherwise make a section where you can see all services that use cloud services and the ability to disable each individually.
Or just tell me, “No. Nope! Sorry.” 😂
You’re great… gonna get it mostly because of your personality 😂
Hi Mikkel, Love the energy and have been looking for something to replace Raycast with. Tuna has a much better UI in my opinion and love if the AI aspect to it could remain to a minimum as I find that it's killing the joy of using software for me.
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Awesome app! Will this ever be at least source available? Would love to see the code behind this. Good luck!
Wow dude I'm so mad at you for releasing this a year after I started using RayCast!! I just now feel like I've gotten good at RayCast and my custom configuration lol but this looks so much cleaner!! I guess I'll have to use this on my new Macbook I'm buying soon! You did say I can import via JSON!