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Show HN: Light control for MacBook charger status light (open-source)

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In short

The tool manages the MacBook charger indicator and requires users to install it directly to Applications rather than running it from Downloads. A known macOS error may occur during execution, indicating that the helper failed to respond in time. Recent improvements resolve an uninstallation issue where the app hung during shutdown, allowing it to remove background tools, quit cleanly, and move to the Bin. Additionally, downloaded files now feature a streamlined checksum format for direct verification.

Key points

  • The open-source tool requires standard folder placement to operate despite potential macO…: The open-source tool requires standard folder placement to operate despite potential macOS helper response errors.
  • Uninstallation stability has improved by ensuring the application fully quits after remov…: Uninstallation stability has improved by ensuring the application fully quits after removing login items and helper tools.
  • Download integrity checks are simplified through a checksum file formatted to work direct…: Download integrity checks are simplified through a checksum file formatted to work directly with standard terminal commands.

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Download Ember as a disk image: open it and drag Ember onto Applications.

Opened from Downloads, Ember now asks to be moved to Applications first. Run from there,

macOS can't start its helper ("the helper didn't answer in time").

Uninstall now finishes: Ember quits and moves itself to the Bin. Before, it removed the

helper and login item but then hung on quit.

The checksum file lists bare file names, so shasum -c works next to a download.

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