A Word of Thanks for Hazel 5
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:19 amI’ve been spending some time updating / writing some Hazel rules that I’ve been meaning to write for a long time, and just wanted to say thank you for version 5.
I’m not sure what led you to make v5 an app rather than a System Preference pane, whether it was entirely your own choice or motivated by some change that Apple made, but whatever the reason was, I suspect that it was a lot of work — more than most of us non-developer users can really appreciate.
That being said, I absolutely love having it as a stand-alone app. Being able to maximize the window makes it much easier to see more information and doesn’t feel crowded. Now, ironically, I never felt that Hazel 4 and previous “suffered” by being a System Preference pane, so it’s not like I spent years going “I wish this was a stand-alone app” but now that it is, I think it has greatly improved an app that I use every day.
Taking a look at the release notes page at http://www.noodlesoft.com/release_notes shows me not only how long Hazel has been around, but how actively it has been developed. Since I have a license for version 2 (and version 3 came out in early 2012), I'm guessing that I have been using Hazel for 10 years now. I'm trying to think of what apps (other than Apple's own) I have been using for that long or longer. The only one that comes to mind is BBEdit, which puts Hazel is some pretty excellent company.
Anyway, the world has been rather crap lately, and I'm trying to pay more attention to the things in life for which I am grateful. Hazel is definitely on that list, so… thank you.
I’m not sure what led you to make v5 an app rather than a System Preference pane, whether it was entirely your own choice or motivated by some change that Apple made, but whatever the reason was, I suspect that it was a lot of work — more than most of us non-developer users can really appreciate.
That being said, I absolutely love having it as a stand-alone app. Being able to maximize the window makes it much easier to see more information and doesn’t feel crowded. Now, ironically, I never felt that Hazel 4 and previous “suffered” by being a System Preference pane, so it’s not like I spent years going “I wish this was a stand-alone app” but now that it is, I think it has greatly improved an app that I use every day.
Taking a look at the release notes page at http://www.noodlesoft.com/release_notes shows me not only how long Hazel has been around, but how actively it has been developed. Since I have a license for version 2 (and version 3 came out in early 2012), I'm guessing that I have been using Hazel for 10 years now. I'm trying to think of what apps (other than Apple's own) I have been using for that long or longer. The only one that comes to mind is BBEdit, which puts Hazel is some pretty excellent company.
Anyway, the world has been rather crap lately, and I'm trying to pay more attention to the things in life for which I am grateful. Hazel is definitely on that list, so… thank you.