I built a Mac app to automate my morning desktop setup
I kept starting my mornings on my Mac the same way: open vscode, open the browser, launch terminal, open notion, move each app to the right space, then rearrange everything into the layout I like.
None of those steps are a big deal on their own but doing this same setup everyday got surprisingly annoying.
So I built Nuclear Launcher for that exact problem. It launches the apps I need, puts them in the right spaces, arranges the windows into the layout I want automatically, and gets my workspace ready so I can jump straight into work.
You can try it out for free by adding up to 2 programs and launching your workspace in seconds.
Any feedback is much appreciated!
This is really clean. Automating your setup like that is something people don’t realize they need until they have it.
Exactly! I didn't think of it as a pain point until I actually solved it. It’s one of those things you don't know you’re missing until you have it.
Yeah exactly, those are the best kinds of problems to solve. You don’t even realize how much friction it removes until it’s gone.
What made you decide to build it in the first place?
I realized I was wasting the first 10 minutes of my peak productivity just moving windows around. It felt like a mental tax I shouldn't have to pay. I wanted to build something that lets me go from coffee to code in one click without the setup fatigue.