Sol is an open source app launcher, focused on ease of use and speed. It has minimal configuration and runs natively.
Install via brew
brew install --cask sol
Or manually download the latest release.
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- App search
- Custom shortcuts
- Google translate
- Calendar
- Show upcoming appointement in Menu Bar
- Custom AppleScript commands
- Custom links
- Imports browser bookmarks
- Window Manager
- Emoji picker with default emoji through Emoji 17.0, filtered for your macOS version (skin-tone variants are not included)
- Clipboard manager
- Notes Scratchpad
- Retrieve Wi-Fi password
- Show IP address
- Start a google meet
- Switch OS theme
- Process killer
- Generate NanoID
- Generate UUID
- Generate lorem ipsum
- Format and paste JSON
- Forward media keys to Spotify/Apple Music
- Blacken Menu Bar
- Quickly evaluate math operations
- Script Runner
- Symbolic Link Support
Sol keeps its macOS 14.0 minimum and shows only emoji supported by the installed macOS version. Newer entries carry a minimum macOS version in the bundled catalog:
| Emoji additions | Minimum macOS |
|---|---|
| Through Emoji 15.0 | 14.0 (Sol's minimum) |
| Emoji 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Emoji 16.0 | 15.4 |
| Emoji 17.0 | 26.4 |
Version checks compare numeric components and accept later releases automatically; no annual compatibility update is required for existing entries. Unsupported emoji are excluded from browsing, search, and the seven-entry favorites row, but their saved usage counts are retained. When those emoji become supported after an OS upgrade, they participate in the normal top-seven favorites ranking.
You need to set up your machine for macOS development with React Native. Basically you need to install:
- Mise (https://mise.jdx.dev/)
- Xcode
- Cocoapods
Follow any of the online tutorials to set up your machine for iOS/MacOS React Native development.
Once you have everything installed run the following commands
mise plugin add cocoapods
# To enable hooks
mise settings experimental=true
# Will install all bun, ruby and run the installation of dependencies
mise install
# You can then run the app with
bun macosMIT License