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nate-parrott/ball

None observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/nate-parrott/ball · Swift · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

38/100

  • Activity 52
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 57
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 802
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 293
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1702 stars · 40 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A small macOS toy app that puts a bouncing ball in your dock, which you can drag, flick, and bounce around the screen. It is a novelty desktop toy inspired by an old OS X Dashboard widget.

Use cases

  • put a bouncing ball in my mac dock
  • fun desktop toy to fidget with
  • flick a ball around the screen
  • recreate the old dashboard bouncing ball widget
  • see how many times a ball can bounce off walls
  • entertaining app to show friends

When to choose

  • you want a lighthearted, playful desktop toy on macOS
  • you enjoy physics-based fidget apps
  • you want a small open-source novelty app to tinker with in Swift

When to avoid

  • you need a serious productivity or utility tool
  • you are not on macOS
  • you expect configurable colors or extensive features

Facets

application · maturity active

gui animation desktop-applications entertainment apple-ecosystem toy-app dock physics novelty fun macos swift

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
nate-parrott/ballmain38

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="nate-parrott/ball")

Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem