nate-parrott/ball
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None observed · 2026-09-22
Health v2 · maintenance only
35/100
- Activity 44
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 60
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 851
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 341
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1701 stars · 41 forks observed · 2026-09-22
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
- readme: https://github.com/nate-parrott/ball · fetched 2026-09-22 · 97233101614e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nate-parrott/ball | main | 35 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="nate-parrott/ball")
Data as of 2026-10-19T08:05:51.212177+00:00 · Report a problem