Read Assist
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Newbie friendliness
- 72/100
Research direction
The submission is a request to add Read Assist to the doesitarm app-support list. Start by finding the data file that backs the site's app list in this JavaScript repository, and compare its schema with another Productivity Tools entry. Use the linked build script (scripts/build-app.sh) and the arm64 Mach-O result as evidence of native Apple silicon support. Done when Read Assist appears in the list with the correct category and status, and the site build passes.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Description
The official name of the app
Read Assist
Is there a supported version available on a stable release channel?
Yes — v0.5.0 is the first public source release.
Proposed App Status
✅ Yes, Native Apple Silicon Support
Proposed App Category
Productivity Tools
Related Issue Tracker Links or discussion
- Source and issue tracker: https://github.com/ai-nuke/read-assist
- v0.5.0 release: https://github.com/ai-nuke/read-assist/releases/tag/v0.5.0
- Launch and compatibility discussion: https://github.com/ai-nuke/read-assist/discussions/5
An Official App Download Page
https://github.com/ai-nuke/read-assist#try-it-in-a-few-minutes
The supported distribution is currently a local source build. There is no Developer ID-signed or notarized binary download yet.
Full Screenshot with the App and Activity Monitor (if self reporting) or Silicon Info
No Activity Monitor screenshot is attached. Reproducible architecture evidence:
- The release build script invokes
swift build -c release --arch arm64: https://github.com/ai-nuke/read-assist/blob/e9027cf43846216b19bfde833a04fe0aa059b0f6/scripts/build-app.sh#L4-L7 - A local v0.5.0 archive verification produced:
Mach-O 64-bit executable arm64.
Additional Context
Read Assist targets macOS 14+ on Apple silicon. It is an open-source native SwiftUI/AppKit menu-bar reading companion. The source release is intentionally transparent about its current ad-hoc signing and notarization limitation.
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 3.8k
- Forks
- 214
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Getting set up
This project ships no dev container, Dockerfile or contributing guide, so setting up is up to you: start from its README, and see our first-contribution guide for the general steps.
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
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