Brett Terpstra 🏴🐈⬛
@ttscoff.bsky.social
Blogger, developer, tech writer. On mastodon at @ttscoff@hachyderm.io. https://brettterpstra.com
Lately on the blog: Marked is Hookmark's Parter of the month https://brettterpstra.com/2026/09/10/marked-is-hookmarks-parter-of-the-month/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Marked is Hookmark's Parter of the month - BrettTerpstra.com
Marked is Hookmark’s Partner of the Month for September, and it’s a pairing that makes a lot of sense to me.
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Lately on the blog: Just for fun: GoLlyGee, Game of Life visualization https://brettterpstra.com/2026/09/09/just-for-fun-gollygee-game-of-life-visualization/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Just for fun: GoLlyGee, Game of Life visualization - BrettTerpstra.com
I built a little Conway’s Game of Life toy for myself, mostly because I wanted something calm and oddly hypnotic on my phone and Watch. Somewhere along the way I named it GoLlyGee, shrugged…
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Lately on the blog: New stuff in Marked Share https://brettterpstra.com/2026/09/07/new-stuff-in-marked-share/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
New stuff in Marked Share - BrettTerpstra.com
Busy day on Marked Share. A pile of rendering fixes landed with Apex 1.0.20, front matter stopped leaking into the page, Mermaid diagrams and MathJax math finally draw, and highlights can now turn…
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Lately on the blog: ScreenCoord: quick and easy screen rects https://brettterpstra.com/2026/09/06/screencoord-quick-and-easy-screen-rects/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
ScreenCoord: quick and easy screen rects - BrettTerpstra.com
I write a lot of scripts that grab screenshots with , fire CleanShot X’s URL handler, or shove rectangles into AppleScript window frames. The annoying part has never been the capture itself —…
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Lately on the blog: Lock screen TerminalWidgets https://brettterpstra.com/2026/09/05/lock-screen-terminalwidgets/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Lock screen TerminalWidgets - BrettTerpstra.com
You can put Terminal Widget on the iPhone Lock Screen now. Same targets, same sync, same CLI — just a tighter layout accessible without unlocking your phone.
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Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for September 4th, 2026 https://brettterpstra.com/2026/09/04/web-excursions-for-september-4th-2026/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Web Excursions for September 4th, 2026 - BrettTerpstra.com
An irregularly-scheduled roundup of Brett’s favorite web discoveries.
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Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for August 31st, 2026 https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/31/web-excursions-for-august-31st-2026/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Web Excursions for August 31st, 2026 - BrettTerpstra.com
An irregularly-scheduled roundup of Brett’s favorite web discoveries.
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Lately on the blog: Marked Share — Markdown Publishing https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/29/marked-share-markdown-publishing/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Marked Share — Markdown Publishing - BrettTerpstra.com
Publishing and sharing Markdown on the web has always felt a little disjointed. Sometimes you just want to send a formatted document to a client or colleague and let them leave highlights and notes…
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Lately on the blog: New recipes and diagnostics for TerminalWidget https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/28/new-recipes-and-diagnostics-for-terminalwidget/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
New recipes and diagnostics for TerminalWidget - BrettTerpstra.com
TerminalWidget is built to turn your desktop and mobile widgets into versatile, programmable displays for whatever data you care about. Over the last few updates, I’ve added some fun new visual…
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Lately on the blog: New in Marked 3: Reading Mode https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/21/new-in-marked-3-reading-mode/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
New in Marked 3: Reading Mode - BrettTerpstra.com
Long documents are where Marked spends most of its life — drafts, research notes, book chapters that refuse to stay short. Reading Mode is built for that: keep your place, move a block at a time…
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Lately on the blog: My extensions in the PopClip directory https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/20/my-extensions-in-the-popclip-directory/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
My extensions in the PopClip directory - BrettTerpstra.com
I recently updated my PopClip extensions collection to use a lot more TypeScript and a lot less Ruby and Python, making extensions faster, easier to sign, and far less reliant on the user having…
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My name is Owen, and I am a working college student facing an incredibly di… Owen Gaustad needs your support for Help Owen Cover Urgent Criminal Attorney Fees
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Lately on the blog: TerminalWidget for Stargazers https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/17/terminalwidget-for-stargazers/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
TerminalWidget for Stargazers - BrettTerpstra.com
Recently, Dr. Drang submitted a “planets” recipe for TerminalWidget that shows the locations of planets in the night sky. It was a great use of a medium widget format, and did the trick nicely. But…
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I asked my mom for my grandma's cast iron if she wasn't going to use it. 100+ years old, smooth inside, but unfortunately it's a little warped and doesn't work great on our electric stove. But this is me about to unwrap it, and I'm glad I have it now :).
Lately on the blog: FileRouter on Product Hunt https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/15/filerouter-on-product-hunt/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
FileRouter on Product Hunt - BrettTerpstra.com
FileRouter is on Product Hunt today! I’d really appreciate you checking it out and offering your support. I always end up in the top 10 with these launches, but I’ve never quite made it…
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Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for August 12th, 2026 https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/12/web-excursions-for-august-12th-2026/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Web Excursions for August 12th, 2026 - BrettTerpstra.com
An irregularly-scheduled roundup of Brett’s favorite web discoveries.
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Lately on the blog: Creating TerminalWidgets with AI https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/11/creating-terminalwidgets-with-ai/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Creating TerminalWidgets with AI - BrettTerpstra.com
I’ve been using AI agents to scaffold little Mac automations for a while, but TerminalWidget is an especially good fit. The CLI is flag-heavy in a good way — once the model can see the real…
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Lately on the blog: RTF output for Apex https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/10/rtf-output-for-apex/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
RTF output for Apex - BrettTerpstra.com
Apex just grew a native Rich Text Format writer. That means Markdown can become something macOS apps already understand: Pages documents, files, and — with a little pasteboard care — rich text you…
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Lately on the blog: My TerminalWidget Dashboard https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/10/my-terminalwidget-dashboard/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
My TerminalWidget Dashboard - BrettTerpstra.com
People are digging TerminalWidget, which I’m both surprised and delighted by. I really wasn’t sure people would “get” it when I first started working on it (all the way up to the day I…
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Lately on the blog: Graffiti Moe: The Mac App https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/09/graffiti-moe-the-mac-app/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Graffiti Moe: The Mac App - BrettTerpstra.com
Graffiti Moe started as a terminal thing on purpose. a random spray, slap one up with a one-liner, feel like you’re tagging a wall that only nerds walk past. Fun. Also… a little exclusive.
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Lately on the blog: Linked text and buttons in TerminalWidget https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/08/linked-text-and-buttons-in-terminalwidget/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Linked text and buttons in TerminalWidget - BrettTerpstra.com
Widgets that just sit there and look pretty are fine. Widgets you can tap into are better. TerminalWidget now leans into that with markdown links in body text and table cells, plus a proper launcher…
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Lately on the blog: One more for the road: FileRouter https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/05/one-more-for-the-road-filerouter/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
One more for the road: FileRouter - BrettTerpstra.com
I’ve been sitting on this one while I got TerminalWidget launched. FileRouter is out — Mac App Store and direct via Paddle (and coming soon to Setapp, give it a couple days) — and I want to…
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Lately on the blog: Better Graffiti for Moe https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/04/better-graffiti-for-moe/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Better Graffiti for Moe - BrettTerpstra.com
Graffiti Moe has been a moderate success — enough people spraying the wall that it felt worth pushing further. So I did. I added a few features that make composing more fun and keeping the wall…
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Lately on the blog: Hello, Graffiti Moe https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/02/hello-graffiti-moe/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Hello, Graffiti Moe - BrettTerpstra.com
I like little terminal messages the way people used to like — something short that shows up when you open a shell and reminds you the machine isn’t entirely boring. I wanted a place for custom…
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Lately on the blog: Introducing TerminalWidget https://brettterpstra.com/2026/08/01/introducing-terminalwidget/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Introducing TerminalWidget - BrettTerpstra.com
I’ve always wanted a personal dashboard that actually stays out of the way. Not another browser tab. Not a full-screen monitoring app. Just the numbers and status I care about — sales, transfer…
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Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for July 30th, 2026 https://brettterpstra.com/2026/07/30/web-excursions-for-july-30th-2026/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Web Excursions for July 30th, 2026 - BrettTerpstra.com
An irregularly-scheduled roundup of Brett’s favorite web discoveries.
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Lately on the blog: Marked 3 on the Obsidian Community Repository https://brettterpstra.com/2026/07/24/marked-3-on-the-obsidian-community-repository/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Marked 3 on the Obsidian Community Repository - BrettTerpstra.com
I finally got the Marked 3 Obsidian plugin into the official community directory. It can now be installed from within Obsidian with no manual-install rigamarole.
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Lately on the blog: Updating my PopClip Extensions https://brettterpstra.com/2026/07/24/updating-my-popclip-extensions/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Updating my PopClip Extensions - BrettTerpstra.com
I’ve been chipping away at my PopClip extensions again, and this round is a bigger deal than usual. Not because of any one flashy feature, but because the packaging and interaction model…
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Lately on the blog: Web Excursions for July 23rd, 2026 https://brettterpstra.com/2026/07/23/web-excursions-for-july-23rd-2026/?utm_campaign=blog_post&utm_source=mastodon
Web Excursions for July 23rd, 2026 - BrettTerpstra.com
An irregularly-scheduled roundup of Brett’s favorite web discoveries.
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