Milen’s Software: Clear for Mac

Clear for Mac

• Released: 6 Nov 2012
• Platform: macOS v10.8+
• Launch Video
• Clear for Mac Website
• Reviews:
  • The Verge,
  • AppStorm,
  • Cult of Mac,
  • MacStories,
  • TheNextWeb

After the initial of success of Clear for iPhone, we embarked on the journey of creating Clear for Mac. Chris Emery joined me on the technical side.

The development cycle was unusually prolonged due to several setbacks — the need to create a custom sync-framework on top of iCloud (iCloud CoreData was severely broken at the time of development, so it was not an option) and the creation of an advanced animation system on OS X to provide the fluidity that we required (while running at 60fps at all times).

The app was solely engineered by Chris Emery and me (under the Helftone brand) and produced in collaboration with Realmac Software and Impending Inc. I was mainly responsible for the backend portion of the app where I worked on creating a custom OT-based sync framework on top of iCloud. Our active involvement with the development of the app ended in July 2014.

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