Dan Counsell

Founder of Realmac Software.

Currently building the next generation of RapidWeaver, the original easy to use website builder for Mac.

Previously shipped; Clear, Squash, LittleSnapper, Ember, Socialite, Typed, Analog, Courier, Hatch, and others.

I mostly toot about Mac, iOS, and the Apple ecosystem.

Dan Counsellrealmacdan
2025-06-16

@nikitonsky @marioguzman yeah they did!

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Mario Alberto Guzmánmarioguzman
2025-06-16

It’s insane how much clarity we have here. I can also see everything so clearly without having to enable accessibility options. Wow! 🤩 mastodon.social/@realmacdan/11

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Dan Counsellrealmacdan
2025-06-12

Can we please have the macOS X Lion UI back? 😍

A screenshot of the macOS Lion User Interface.
Dan Counsellrealmacdan
2025-06-06

@adrian @freshmango @shadeed9 @matthiasott you should check out RapidWeaver Elements for Mac. It’s based on Tailwind CSS, and allows you to visually build websites with clean semantic output👌

Dan Counsellrealmacdan
2025-06-05

@robb same, it looks 👌

Dan Counsellrealmacdan
2025-06-04

@mattgemmell I’m guessing you’re at center parcs, I recognise the wallpaper 🫣 Been going there for years with my own kids. Enjoy the waves and slides ☺️

Dan Counsellrealmacdan
2025-06-04

@andyn oooh, I’m intrigued by folding phones. What’s your initial impression? Is this the future or just a gimmick?

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RapidWeaver ElementsRapidWeaver@indieapps.space
2025-06-03

We post weekly Dev Diaries on YouTube as we build Elements app in the open. Been doing it for the past few years.

Now, you can follow our Revenue Review series in its own playlist, a behind-the-scenes look at building a million-dollar Mac app 💸🤞

youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlq

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Tommaso Negritommasongr
2025-06-03

I'm a developer teaching Webflow to future designers at university and let me tell you... @RapidWeaver Elements is already 100 times better in the current beta state than Webflow. Way better performances, nicer architecture (tailwind, alpine, twig, etc), easier to customise and extend, and best of all you don't have to sell a kidney for hosting.

Unfortunately I won't be able to use it as our main teaching platform since it's Mac only, but I'll for sure start recommending it to our alumni.

Dan Counsellrealmacdan
2025-05-23

@andyn Same!

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2025-05-19

With how user-hostile Windows and macOS are, is it any wonder people long for computers from the ’80s and ’90s?

Every so often people yearn for a lost (1980s or so) era of 'single user computers', whether these are simple personal computers or high end things like Lisp machines and Smalltalk workstations. It's my view

osnews.com/story/142391/with-h

#RetroComputing

Dan Counsellrealmacdan
2025-05-16

@bonumdesign Oh hey 👋

Dan Counsellrealmacdan
2025-05-16
Dan Counsellrealmacdan
2025-05-15

Nope, it wasn't unexpected.

Music App on macOS dialog: Music quit unexpectedly.
Dan Counsellrealmacdan
2025-05-06

@maxrudberg Or perhaps an iBook for short 🤣

Dan Counsellrealmacdan
2025-04-25

Every week I post a dev diary video on YouTube showing our progress building Elements for Mac (a native Tailwind website builder).

This week I showed exactly how much we’re making and how many paying subscribers we have. If you're a Mac dev, you might find it interesting.

youtu.be/dzJbZQaut5E

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2025-04-11

👋 I put together a Mac OS X Tiger inspired wallpaper pack, coinciding with Tiger's 20th anniversary this month!
- 8 Colours
- P3
- Desktop (6K), Mobile and Tablet Variants
- Light & Dark Mode for all

Made in @Sketch naturally 💎

Enjoy! 😀

producthunt.com/posts/tiger-in

A preview image of my Tiger Inspirat Wallpaper Pack, showing a title, thumbnails showing the colours and variants and some tags highlighting specific features.
Dan Counsellrealmacdan
2025-04-07

@andyn very nice! Did you use an iPhone before? If so, how have you found the switch?

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J. Blakejblake
2025-04-04

retroStrip 1.2 is out. Why listen to the news when you can have Platinum sounds?

motorcycl3.com/retroStrip/

retroStrip macOS application window

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