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Cindori
Company blog · cindori.com/developerprogrammingdesign
Cindori is the company blog at cindori.com, writing about programming and design. Since 2022, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times, most often “Show HN: I reverse engineered macOS to allow custom Lock Screen wallpapers”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-02, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked in HN threads for Mac utility apps rather than for its writing: Cindori Backdrop, a wallpaper app, and Sensei, a menu bar tool. Commenters mention the apps and a Black Friday deal list.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Cindori develops apps that enhance your Mac experience. We're a small team of developers dedicated to crafting amazing experiences for Apple platforms.
Most-linked posts?
- Show HN: I reverse engineered macOS to allow custom Lock Screen wallpapers3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2025-09-15
- /sensei2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-11-29
What Hacker News says?
While it's not free or a first party offering, I've had great success with Cindori Backdrop: https://cindori.com/backdrop
Comment linking /backdrop
on “Show HN: Lofi Cities – Pixel-art city nights with browser-generated lofi”Submitted Show HN: I reverse engineered macOS to allow custom Lock Screen wallpapers as a story · 82 points
HN discussionI really like the wallpaper that plays on the top of your website. Can't seem to find it on the app. Could you point me in the right direction? https://cindori.com/backdrop
Comment linking /backdrop
on “Show HN: I reverse engineered macOS to allow custom Lock Screen wallpapers”Submitted Automating Sparkle Updates for macOS Apps as a story · 1 points
HN discussionHere are some nice deals that caught my eye: Desktop apps: - 1 year of Setapp on StackSocial ( https://www.stacksocial.com/sales/setapp-personal-mac-plan-1... ) for $68 with coupon SAVEBIG20 - Tower ( https://www.git-tower.com/ ), my favorite Git client, is 50% off - Kaleidoscope ( https://kaleidoscope.app ), my favorite diff tool, is 40% off with code BLACKFRIDAY23 - Proxyman ( https://proxyman.io/ ) is 30% off wit…
Comment linking /sensei
on “Ask HN: Black Friday Discounts/Specials”Have used iStat Menus in the past and it's been good, but recently have been using Cindori's Sensei[0]. [0]: https://cindori.com/sensei
Comment linking /sensei
on “A curated directory of 700 Mac menu bar apps”