Displace Journal
Engineering notes
Tool launches, build logs and lessons from real client work. 7 entries.
Tool launchClaudeBar: A Native macOS Menu Bar App for Claude Code Usage, No Terminal RequiredClaude Code writes its usage to local JSONL files. ClaudeBar reads them from the menu bar: live burn rate, the active 5 hour block, every session ranked. Native SwiftUI, 1.6 MB, no terminal.2026-04-21 · 3 min
Tool launchWe Got Fed Up With DeepL, So We Built a Double-Cmd+C Translator in 200 Lines of LuaDeepL is 200 MB of Electron for a keyboard shortcut. We replaced it with 200 lines of Lua on Hammerspoon: double tap Cmd C, get a side by side translation via Claude. Open source.2026-04-20 · 3 min
InsightsThe Displace Editing Experience: Inline CMS or Cursor, No Developer RequiredWe stopped building on Webflow. Every project now ships on Next.js with two self service editing modes: an inline CMS with guardrails, or Cursor with boundary prompts. No developer required.2026-04-05 · 3 min
Tool launch3 Open-Source Tools We Built for Claude Code (And Why We Released Them)Three small tools that make Claude Code nicer to live with: a statusline that shows what a session costs, a launcher that loads only the MCP servers you need, and a watchdog for runaway processes. All MIT.2026-04-02 · 2 min
Tool launchWe Built a Free Tool to Export X/Twitter Bookmarks (Because the API Costs $200/Month)X wants $200 a month for API access to your own bookmarks. This tool exports them with your browser cookies instead: CSV, JSON, Markdown, incremental, fully local. Open source.2026-03-30 · 2 min
Tool launchFocusGuard: We Built a macOS Website Blocker That Can't Be BypassedMost blockers die to a drag into the Trash. FocusGuard runs as a macOS LaunchDaemon with immutable files, escalating delays and a confession phrase. Open source, Swift, macOS 13+.2026-03-28 · 2 min
ComparisonHeadless Shopify vs Shopify Themes: When to Choose Each (With Real Performance Data)We build both. Themes launch in weeks and cap your Lighthouse; headless costs 2 to 3x and removes the ceiling. The honest decision framework, with numbers from our own projects.2026-03-22 · 3 min