Furnace Creek Software
@furnacecreek.bsky.social
We are a small indie software shop just doing what we love: handcrafting great native apps for Mac, iOS, and Windows that we want to use ourselves.
https://furnacecreek.org/
https://furnacecreek.org/
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Pixen 6, the native pixel art and animation editor for macOS, is now available with Liquid Glass support, new mirroring tools, animation tools, and many quality of life improvements.
Check it out today: apps.apple.com/us/app/pixen...
#pixelart #macapps
Check it out today: apps.apple.com/us/app/pixen...
#pixelart #macapps
A TestFlight beta of Archimedes for iPad, our native Markdown and LaTeX editor optimized for mathematical writing, is now available with support for Liquid Glass, the menu bar, and improved windowing:
testflight.apple.com/join/fN2pFYhp
#testflight #ipadapps #latex #markdown
testflight.apple.com/join/fN2pFYhp
#testflight #ipadapps #latex #markdown
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 PM
A TestFlight beta of Archimedes for iPad, our native Markdown and LaTeX editor optimized for mathematical writing, is now available with support for Liquid Glass, the menu bar, and improved windowing:
testflight.apple.com/join/fN2pFYhp
#testflight #ipadapps #latex #markdown
testflight.apple.com/join/fN2pFYhp
#testflight #ipadapps #latex #markdown
It can be hard to find what changed in each Apple SDK. We put up a new set of algorithmically-generated API diffs here covering recent macOS and iOS releases: sdkdiffs.furnacecreek.org
Post your favorite hidden gems.
Post your favorite hidden gems.
Unofficial Apple SDK API Differences
Algorithmically generated documentation showing API changes and differences across Apple SDK versions for macOS and iOS.
sdkdiffs.furnacecreek.org
December 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
It can be hard to find what changed in each Apple SDK. We put up a new set of algorithmically-generated API diffs here covering recent macOS and iOS releases: sdkdiffs.furnacecreek.org
Post your favorite hidden gems.
Post your favorite hidden gems.
Pixen 6, the native pixel art and animation editor for macOS, is now available with Liquid Glass support, new mirroring tools, animation tools, and many quality of life improvements.
Check it out today: apps.apple.com/us/app/pixen...
#pixelart #macapps
Check it out today: apps.apple.com/us/app/pixen...
#pixelart #macapps
December 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Pixen 6, the native pixel art and animation editor for macOS, is now available with Liquid Glass support, new mirroring tools, animation tools, and many quality of life improvements.
Check it out today: apps.apple.com/us/app/pixen...
#pixelart #macapps
Check it out today: apps.apple.com/us/app/pixen...
#pixelart #macapps
A beta release of Pixen 6 for Mac, our native macOS pixel art editor is now available. Check it out and provide your feedback today: testflight.apple.com/join/kdvDsxpK
#pixelart #macapps #macos #liquidglass #testflight
#pixelart #macapps #macos #liquidglass #testflight
December 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
A beta release of Pixen 6 for Mac, our native macOS pixel art editor is now available. Check it out and provide your feedback today: testflight.apple.com/join/kdvDsxpK
#pixelart #macapps #macos #liquidglass #testflight
#pixelart #macapps #macos #liquidglass #testflight
Our new app, QuickTunes, is now out! QuickTunes is a simple and fast Apple Music client for macOS. It aims to bring the simplicity of music players from the early 2000s like the iPod to your Mac.
furnacecreek.org/quicktunes/
furnacecreek.org/quicktunes/
July 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our new app, QuickTunes, is now out! QuickTunes is a simple and fast Apple Music client for macOS. It aims to bring the simplicity of music players from the early 2000s like the iPod to your Mac.
furnacecreek.org/quicktunes/
furnacecreek.org/quicktunes/
A new build of QuickTunes is now available on TestFlight with a Spotlight-style search feature and crash fixes. Thank you for the early feedback so far!
furnacecreek.org/quicktunes/
#macapps #macdev #applemusic #testflight
furnacecreek.org/quicktunes/
#macapps #macdev #applemusic #testflight
July 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A new build of QuickTunes is now available on TestFlight with a Spotlight-style search feature and crash fixes. Thank you for the early feedback so far!
furnacecreek.org/quicktunes/
#macapps #macdev #applemusic #testflight
furnacecreek.org/quicktunes/
#macapps #macdev #applemusic #testflight
QuickTunes is a new app we've been working on: it's a simple and fast Apple Music client for macOS. It aims to bring the simplicity of the iPod to the Mac. Try it on #TestFlight for free and provide your feedback!
furnacecreek.org/quicktunes/
furnacecreek.org/quicktunes/
QuickTunes for Mac - simple and fast music player
QuickTunes is a simple, lightweight, and fast Apple Music player for the Mac.
furnacecreek.org
July 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
QuickTunes is a new app we've been working on: it's a simple and fast Apple Music client for macOS. It aims to bring the simplicity of the iPod to the Mac. Try it on #TestFlight for free and provide your feedback!
furnacecreek.org/quicktunes/
furnacecreek.org/quicktunes/
Pixen 3 for iPad is now available with inline color palettes in the project sidebar, design improvements, and more! It’s a free update for all Pixen customers.
apps.apple.com/us/app/pixen...
#pixelart #retrocomputing
apps.apple.com/us/app/pixen...
#pixelart #retrocomputing
June 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Pixen 3 for iPad is now available with inline color palettes in the project sidebar, design improvements, and more! It’s a free update for all Pixen customers.
apps.apple.com/us/app/pixen...
#pixelart #retrocomputing
apps.apple.com/us/app/pixen...
#pixelart #retrocomputing
New on the blog: Handling Missing Symbols in Swift with @_weakLinked and #_hasSymbol
furnacecreek.org/blog/2024-12...
#swift #iosdev #macdev
furnacecreek.org/blog/2024-12...
#swift #iosdev #macdev
Handling Missing Symbols in Swift with @_weakLinked and #_hasSymbol
Learn how to handle missing symbols gracefully with @_weakLinked imports and #_hasSymbol in Swift.
furnacecreek.org
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 AM
New on the blog: Handling Missing Symbols in Swift with @_weakLinked and #_hasSymbol
furnacecreek.org/blog/2024-12...
#swift #iosdev #macdev
furnacecreek.org/blog/2024-12...
#swift #iosdev #macdev
Mac developers: if you center NSWindows containing NSHostingViews or NSHostingControllers on macOS Sequoia, you might want to make sure they're still centered.
furnacecreek.org/blog/2024-12...
#appkit #swiftui #macdev
furnacecreek.org/blog/2024-12...
#appkit #swiftui #macdev
December 7, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Mac developers: if you center NSWindows containing NSHostingViews or NSHostingControllers on macOS Sequoia, you might want to make sure they're still centered.
furnacecreek.org/blog/2024-12...
#appkit #swiftui #macdev
furnacecreek.org/blog/2024-12...
#appkit #swiftui #macdev