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PowerKey
Objective-C2013–2020
pkamb / PowerKey

PowerKey

Remap your Macbook's power key to Forward Delete

ProductivityMobile & DesktopLibraries & SDKs
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2Distinct people
6Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
226GitHub stars
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What it is

Remap your Macbook's power key to Forward Delete

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Where it is used

No documented product use has been verified yet.

What people are saying

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by year6 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2013-07-13 17:19:58 UTC to 2020-01-13 07:48:27 UTC.

0122013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments20132014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20162017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2020

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20132013-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20142014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20152015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20162016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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pkamb·Jan 13, 2020
I built a small utility as well, and I'm using a somewhat unique payment model. It's free and open-source on GitHub. You can download the source code and build it yourself with Xcode. https://github.com/pkamb/powerkey I also provide a $5 built app available to purchase via Gumroad, code-signed with my Apple developer account and ready for immediate use without Xcode with no scary macOS warnings: https://gumroad.com/l/powerkey I found that this model works really well for small projects where you want some of the benefits of open source and don't want to deal with upgrades or nag screens. It would be even better if GitHub built some "paid release" features into their product, in addition to their Patreon-style Sponsors feature.
In Don't just roll the dice – Software pricing guide (2012) [pdf]
pkamb·May 30, 2017
I have a little open-source Mac utility where the source code is available on GitHub: https://github.com/pkamb/PowerKey I then sell a compiled version signed with my Apple Developer ID via Gumroad: https://gumroad.com/l/powerkey This model works pretty well for small apps that you otherwise want to keep in a public repo. The hassle of compiling + signing the app is worth $5 to many people. For anyone dabbling with the idea, I can't recommend Gumroad enough for simplicity. But it would be nice to see payment/storefront functionality built into GitHub's Releases feature. A GitHub sanctioned payment system might even clue some creators in to the fact that you can charge for some component of your open source work.
In Ask HN: Why don't more open-source projects monetize?

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