[verdict][curated prompt][source: gojo.rohoswagger.com]
Can I vibecode Gojo?
// buildable in a weekend, but real gaps stay open
A weekend is enough for the useful part: a notch panel with clipboard history, a file shelf, music controls, window snapping, and screen warmth. Getting it ready for daily use takes longer because macOS permissions, dictation, multiple displays, and tiny UI details add up fast.
confidence: high
what it is: Five everyday Mac tools tucked into the MacBook notch
Buildability index · an editorial game
- Price 4.99 $/month weight: zero
- Time multi-day weight: plus 1
- Category productivity utilities no weight
- Moat execution quality weight: minus 1
- Confidence high weight: plus 1
- What you lose 5 items weight: minus 2
- Site gojo.rohoswagger.com (si apre in una nuova scheda) no weight
They cancel out. This is where it comes down to how much the subscription annoys you.
Gioco editoriale: il verdetto dice se un agente può, l’indice se conviene.
What you build
Open a small panel from the MacBook notch and jump between clipboard history, a file shelf, music controls, window snapping, and screen warmth.
what you need
- macOS 14 or later
- Xcode 16
- Accessibility permission for window control
- Apple Events permission for media control
- local storage
Submitted by Gojo's maker. The packaged app is paid and the GPL-3.0 source is public.
The prompt
A weekend with a coding agent. The gaps that stay are right below, under “what you lose”.
Build a small macOS notch app inspired by Gojo. Keep v1 to five tabs:
- Use Swift 6, SwiftUI, and AppKit on macOS 14. Generate an Xcode project and skip
third-party packages.
- Make it an accessory app with no Dock icon. Find the built-in display notch and
anchor a borderless floating panel right below it.
- Open the panel after the pointer rests at the notch for 200 ms. Close it on an
outside click or Escape. Add Music, Windows, Clipboard, Shelf, and Display tabs.
- Clipboard: poll NSPasteboard, save the latest 100 text items in Application Support,
add search, and copy a picked item back. Skip transient and concealed pasteboard
types, plus apps listed in a configurable denylist.
- Shelf: accept dropped files, save security-scoped bookmarks, show file icons, and
support dragging files into another app. Add remove and clear-all actions.
- Music: control Apple Music or Spotify through AppleScript. Show the active app and
track title, with play/pause, previous, and next controls.
- Windows: list visible app windows through the Accessibility API. Add left half,
right half, and maximize actions.
- Display: save each screen's gamma table, apply blackbody RGB multipliers with
CGSetDisplayTransferByTable, and restore the original table on disable or exit.
- Save settings in UserDefaults. Leave out accounts, sync, telemetry, calendar,
camera, dictation, battery widgets, and automatic updates.
- On first launch, walk through the permissions. Give every tab a useful empty state.
- Test clipboard deduplication, shelf persistence, and snap-frame math.
- Document setup, privacy, Accessibility and Automation permissions, and the macOS
APIs most likely to change.Curated prompt: written and reviewed by hand for this app. In English on purpose — it is the language coding agents work best in.
What you lose
- signed and notarized builds with automatic updates
- smooth notch behavior across multiple displays
- on-device dictation and its safety checks
- built-in calendar, reminders, webcam, and battery tools
- fixes when a macOS update breaks something
Why people still pay
People pay to skip the maintenance. Install Gojo, approve the permissions, and get back to work.
moat: Execution quality what a moat is
macOS polish and maintenance
Free alternatives
Not in the mood to build it? These already exist, they are free or open source, and we checked them one by one.
Rejected (1) — and why
- Gojo source code (si apre in una nuova scheda) — The source is public, but the signed binary expires after three days; avoiding payment means building it yourself.
Who has already built it
Starting from here is still vibecoding: the prompt is for when you want it exactly your way.
- Gojo source (opens in a new tab) — The full GPL-3.0 codebase for the native app (alive)
Do you agree?
The vote balance
Ancora nessun voto: il tuo è il primo.
Nessun voto ancora — il primo pesa.
