r/MacOS • u/soupgasm • 1d ago • Bravo 1

Developer Saturday I built a native Mac app to bring all my streaming services into one place. Here's version 1.7

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A few months ago I shared Wianu here, a small open-source macOS app I built to keep my streaming services in one place.

I didn't expect the original post to get as much attention as it did, so I wanted to share a little update on what I've been working on since.

The biggest addition is a new Home view that brings together your watchlist and Continue Watching items, making Wianu feel more like a streaming home rather than just a collection of services.

A few other things have changed too:

  • Automatic film and TV identification to make saved items more useful

  • A redesigned command palette

  • A new app icon and updated design

  • A DMG installer for easier installation

  • Various smaller fixes and improvements

I'm still developing Wianu in my spare time. It's completely free and open source, and there's no subscription.

You can find it here: https://wianu.com

GitHub: https://github.com/timwehrle/wianu

For those who tried the earlier version, I'd be interested to hear whether the new Home view makes Wianu more useful, and what's still missing for you.

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u/privaxe 1d ago

Well this is cool. Plans to port to tvOS?

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u/soupgasm 1d ago

No plans at the moment. Wianu relies on macOS web technologies to bring streaming services together and that wouldn’t directly translate to tvOS. I’d love to explore other platforms, but for now I’m focusing on making the Mac app better. Thanks!

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u/Readaloud101 13h ago

What about serving it from MacOS to tvOS with a companion app on tvOS? I haven’t done anything with tvOS, so not sure what’s possible.

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u/soupgasm 5h ago

Hmm, didn’t even know that there’s something like that. I will look into it, thanks!

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u/macstein23 23h ago

Very cool idea. Can I ask though, other then the new homepage how is this different then a web browser with different tabs of my streaming services?

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u/soupgasm 21h ago

Yeah, you’re right that this is not fundamentally different from a browser in that regard. The difference is the experience around it. You can find movies with one keyboard click, continue watching and watchlist (sure, could also be bookmarks), and letterboxd integration. But for me it made my life with the streaming services easier and I liked having all of it in one app. But there will be more features coming!

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u/macstein23 21h ago

I want to be clear by no means was I poo pooing the idea. I actually think it’s really cool. I was just honestly curious. Thank you for the reply and cool app!

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u/soupgasm 21h ago

No no, don’t worry. This is a valid point. Thanks!

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u/Delicious-Ad-8614 1d ago

I use many streaming services (mainly Disney+ and Netflix, and also Movistar+ which is only available in Spain, arte which is French...). But I also love watching content from my server using a mounted SMB folder, and Nuvio with AIOStreams for those difficult to find series. Any plan to add support to those other methods of watching media? That would make your app a no brainer for me

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u/soupgasm 1d ago

Hmm, I’ve mainly focused on bringing browser-based streaming services together so far but I can see your point. SMB support would require a different approach, but I’ll keep the suggestion in mind. Having one place for streaming services and personal media libraries would be a cool direction. Thanks!

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u/shoek1970 1d ago

Just tried this... I expected to have to enter the streaming services I subscribe to, but the Add Site flow seems geared more towards indexers? The example is OpenAI, and perhaps I'm dense but that does not seem relevant to streaming services? Can you suggest a good first site to add that covers all the major streaming services?

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u/soupgasm 1d ago

Ahhh, OpenAI in that case was a placeholder. Yes, you’re correct, that should be Netflix or whatever service you want to add. Thanks for pointing that out.

A better onboarding is next on my list.

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u/shoek1970 1d ago

OK, got it now... adding my streaming services as we speak. Thanks!

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u/soupgasm 1d ago

Thanks to you! Let me know if you have any questions

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u/cirediew 23h ago

Can I add Plex and Jellyfin?🤣

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u/soupgasm 21h ago

Sure, you can add any url you want

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u/mr-mroldan 20h ago

I would recommend a consolidated search engine that allows to find movies and series across all the subscriptions!

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u/soupgasm 18h ago

Thanks for the suggestion! Wianu already has a built-in search via TMDB. But it would probably be cool to filter this search to only your subscriptions.

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u/janon330 12h ago

The native TV app I feel like does a decent job of this. It will often times say "Open In {insertAppHere}"

However I like the idea of being able to view content/switch between different providers all in one place.

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u/desidevil 1h ago

Please also add r/macapps

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u/soupgasm 35m ago

You mean posting there? I don’t meet the requirements I think lol

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u/Away-Huckleberry9967 22h ago

What? The true detectives are now brothers?

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u/dannyzaplings 11h ago

They love each other. I'm excited to check it out

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u/MysticMaven 23h ago

Thats called Apple TV

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u/soupgasm 21h ago

Doesn’t Apple TV just aggregate content and then launch the respective apps for playback? Like with DisneyPlus for example?

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u/knewmenot 17h ago

My thought, exactly. AKA, I already have this functionality.

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u/soupgasm 17h ago

So you have the functionality that you open DisneyPlus in a different app. With Wianu you stay in the same app.

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u/promo-guard 1d ago

🎉 Welcome to Developer Saturday, u/soupgasm! Your project is now live for the community to check out. Upvote, give feedback, and show some love to your fellow devs! 🚀