Carlo Zottmann

@zottmann.dev

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He/him. Human. #WokeAF Indie dev from Flensburg, Europe 🇪🇺. Building productivity-related #macOS & #iOS Shortcuts tools @ https://actions.work (@actions.work) IT'S YA BOI: https://c.zottmann.dev Mastodon: https://norden.social/@czottmann

An image depicting a mock Pantone Color of the Year for 2026. The background is a textured, close-up photo of slimy, bubbling green pond algae. On the left, white text reads "PANTONE® COLOR OF THE YEAR 2026". On the right is a white Pantone swatch card featuring a square of dark olive-green color. The text on the swatch card reads: "PANTONE® #658a2a American Flag Blue".

Guardian news headline screenshot.

Tag: Donald Trump

Headline: Trump to undergo annual physical after year of public attention to health issues

Subhead: US president, who turns 80 next month, frequently casts himself as fit but recent photos have added to questions about his health

A macOS Tahoe system notification banner with a dark background. On the left is the silver macOS System Settings gear icon. Bold text reads, "Upgrade to macOS Tahoe" with the subtext, "Discover new features to unlock your productivity and creativity on Mac." Below the text are two pill-shaped buttons: "Install Tonight" on the left and "Remind Me Later" on the right.

A screenshot of a web dashboard interface, likely for the Pushover notification service, shown in dark mode. It is divided into several settings sections:

1. "Your Devices" shows one row with an iOS icon, a redacted/pixelated device name, status "Enabled" in green, and client "Pushover for iOS 5.0.2".
2. "Your E-Mail Aliases" shows a redacted email address ending in "@pomail.net" with settings configured to "Deliver to all of your devices (default)".
3. "Your Delivery Groups" shows "No delivery groups created yet."
4. "Your Custom Sounds" shows "No custom sounds uploaded yet."
5. "Your Webhooks" shows "No webhooks created yet."
6. "Your Applications" shows "Claude" with an orange flower icon, and a partially cut-off entry for "Keyboard Maestro" at the very bottom.

A top-down view of a wooden embroidery hoop holding cream-colored Aida cloth with a neat cross-stitch pattern. The stitched text in dark blue reads “a token saved is a token earned,” framed by a simple green border with small decorative corner motifs. To the right of the hoop lies a sewing needle threaded with dark blue floss, loosely coiled on a light fabric background

Photo of an oat drink carton, the product is named "ai-to Oat Drink"

Andy Samberg in a stereotypical "French" outfit: black/white striped shirt, red beret

Blue sky, sandy beach, green coastline, Denmark opposite (Flensburg Firth/Fjord)

A jar of "St. Dalfour Orange Marmalade" on a breakfast table

Mark Zuckerberg as Muppets Beaker

Footer section of a French-language website. A bit red arrow is overlaid, pointing at the language selector, which currently shows a French flag, the word "France", and a "FR" locale hint.

Closing remark from the blog post:

> ### Make Computer Do Thing
>
> I started programming in the 80s. Every language I've learned since then has been a means to an end. That is, a new way to make computers do things I wanted them to do. AI-assisted coding feels like the latest in that progression. Not a discontinuity per se, just another rung on the ladder.
>
> But I'm trying to hold that lightly. Because the ladder itself is changing, the building it's leaning against is changing, and I'd be lying if I said I knew exactly where it's going.
>
> What I do know is this: I still get the same hit of satisfaction when something I thought up and built actually works. The code got there differently than it used to, but the moment it runs and does the thing? That hasn't changed in my over 40 years at it.

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Application must be sent through a company email by using this form. Check out the implementation requirements below to make sure your company is compatible before submitting your application.

Implementation requirements:

- Established Business Entity (legally registered business or organisation)
- Operating an active, and Launched Service
- Maintaining a minimum of active users (at least 250k MAUs)
- Being available in key Spotify markets
- Commercial Viability
- Adherence to Terms

Young woman making a call on a phone-sized James Bond (Daniel Craig)

Adam Jenson from the video game "Deus Ex", overlaid w/ his famous catchphrase "I never asked for this"

Cat staring over an open newspaper, thinking "I should probably write a blog post"

A small and medium macOS "Now playing" desktop widget, each showing album art overlaid with track title + artist + album + release year

Political cartoon: Lady Liberty holding a plakard with the word JUSTICE next to Donald Trump, holding the same placard, but torn into two pieces: JUST ICE.

Showcase of the new "Post track info to Mastodon" feature in Listening Post. The app is opened from the menu bar, Channels tab is opened, Mastodon/ActivityPub config is opened, and the channel is activated. The customer enters their server address, authenticates via OAuth in the browser, goes back to the app, briefly looks at the automatic Mastodon posting feature, closes the window.

Customer then opens the menu bar menu, selects a track, finds the "Post to <Mastodon server>" entry. A new composer window opens, with a pre-filled template containing artist, title, Apple Music URL, and two hashtags. User adjusts the post body with the word "Banger!", then hits "Post". The open browser window, now showing the customer's Mastodon feed, updates with the new post.

Seth Meyers, unmoving, looking at the camera an blinking, on loop

Screenshot of a Mastodon post by Steve Troughton-Smith, on Jan 20, 9:27 AM:

> As a European software developer, it's really hard to plan what to do next when there's the distinct, imminent and existential threat of all US technology and services being severed as a result of what seems like a nigh-inevitable schism between the US and Europe. Your iPhone is a paperweight without App Store Connect and codesigning, despite the EU's best attempts to force Apple to open it up. And every bit of technology you have has a shelf life, a mean time before failure. Then what?

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> Join the illuminati: Are you interested to become a member of the illuminati brotherhood?. if YES!.
>
> Contact us via this official recruitment email only at: ( info@contactilluminati.online ) for more details.
> We look forward to your reply.

A shell prompt, showing the command `cp -r ~ /Users/(whoami).xmas`

Screenshot of a CONTRIBUTING.md file:

> # Contributing to Linearis
> Thanks for your interest in contributing!
>
> First up, because sadly its necessary: Fascists and brownshirts (US ICE etc.) need not apply. If you like what they do, and/or if you think "your people" are better than "the others", then get fucked, go rage your dick off over on X instead. This here is not a place for you.
>
> Everyone else: Welcome! 🖖🏼

FaceTime settings window, "FaceTime" tab, showing several options, and it looks complete

The image shows a rounded-corner card presenting an app called “Browser Actions.” Key elements:

• Top left: the app icon — a stylized white gear over a colorful, gradient background.
• To the right: the app name “Browser Actions” with an external-link icon.
• Below the title: the developer’s name, “Carlo Zottmann,” and a “Permalink” label with a link icon.
• A yellow badge labeled “25% off!”

• Description text:
“Use macOS Shortcuts to automate and control Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Vivaldi, Chromium, Brave Browser, and Safari.”

• A “less” toggle indicating the section can collapse.
• Links labeled “Store Link,” “Other App Links,” and “Developer Links.”

• A section labeled “For macOS.”

• Category tags:
“Productivity,” “Smart Home and Home Automation,” and “Utilities.”

• A lower panel in light blue listing sale details:
• “Sale Starts: 2025-11-18”
• “Sale Ends: 2025-12-01”
• Text: “25% off with code FCKNZS2025”
• A “more” toggle.

The layout uses clean typography and soft shadows, with structured grouping of information.

#BlackWeeks! If you're in the market for some surprisingly useful #macOS apps, check out https://actions.work/

25% off BarCuts & Browser Actions with code FCKNZS2025 until end of Nov'25!

This image is a clean, card-style promotional panel for a macOS app called **BarCuts**.

**Top section**
• On the left is a rounded-square app icon: a blue desktop-style window with a macOS Shortcuts icon floating above it.
• To the right, bold text reads **“BarCuts”**, followed by the developer name **Carlo Zottmann**.
• A small chain-link icon labeled “Permalink” appears under the developer name.
• Below that is a yellow badge reading **“25% off!”**.

**Description**
• A paragraph explains what the app does: it’s a macOS Shortcuts launcher that surfaces relevant Shortcuts depending on which app is in the foreground. You can tag workflows to applications, and BarCuts will display the associated workflows in a menu (or Raycast or Alfred).
• A “less” link indicates the text is expanded.

**Links**
• A “Store Link” heading.
• Two collapsible sections: “Other App Links” and “Developer Links.”

**Platform + Categories**
• Text: “For macOS.”
• Two rounded category tags: **Productivity** (purple) and **Utilities** (gray).

**Sale information (lower panel)**
• A light-blue rounded rectangle shows:
• **Sale Starts:** 2025-11-18
• **Sale Ends:** 2025-12-01
• “25% off with code FCKNZS2025”
• A “more” link appears in the lower-right corner.

Collage: head of Kevin James on top of Vin Diesel's body. Don't ask me why I made this, I have no answer

Youtube title card of a video of a 1 hour countdown timer, which contains the info that the video has 22 mio views

A red-on-white sticker reading "CERTIFIED STUPID"

A bad hack job of an photo of an iMac with a circular display

A can of Guinness Draught 0.0% alc.

Screenshot of a terminal, the command `kagi-ken-cli summarize --url 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfm99Tb7CNo'` has run, the output is a JSON structure `{ data: { output: "…" }}` where "output" contains a summary of the video URL.