[dpfu]

https://github.com/emadda/hot-notes/blob/main/license.md

Proprietary software

„Hot Notes is a fully functioning, time-unlimited free trial, with the occasional message to buy a license for continued use.

You can purchase a license by clicking the About Hot Notes menu item in the app.“

[rafram]

I didn't realize that it was proprietary, but that still doesn't really explain bundling an entire terminal emulator for something this simple...

(license.md should include the licenses for Ghostty and fzy - both MIT. Not sure that bundling their licenses in a file within Contents/Resources/ is sufficient.)

[emadda]

> explain bundling an entire terminal emulator for something this simple.

- The app takes 40MB disk space, and around 80MB RAM. So quite light.

- Ghostty is fast, and is needed to render the search result list quickly. It is much lighter than a whole browser engine (Electron apps).

- I wanted a single "drag and drop" install method for all skill levels.

- The app needs its own windows and bundle ID so that the global keyboard shortcut can focus the Hot Notes window without interacting with your other terminal windows.

> Not sure that bundling their licenses in a file within Contents/Resources/ is sufficient

You can also view the MIT and other licenses in the About menu.

[rafram]

Alfred, which lets me fuzzy search pretty much anything on my computer, comes in at a whopping 17.1 MB. 80 MB is OK, but standards have definitely been changed due to Electron.