Spectasia is Officially on Hold
I’ve decided to put the development of Spectasia, the macOS image viewer project I started recently, on hold.
The Reason
It all comes down to project prioritization. I have several other projects that demand my immediate attention:
- SyncWatcher: My absolute top priority right now is getting the v1.0 release of SyncWatcher out the door as quickly as possible.
- Rhizome: Once SyncWatcher is shipped, releasing at least an initial MVP version of Rhizome is the next major milestone.
- Micro-Homepages: I’m also working on micro-homepages, which have a much higher priority than a new image viewer taking my time.
- AI & SwiftUI Limitations: Another deciding factor is that building a native Mac app with a beautiful UI using AI tools and SwiftUI directly didn’t work out as well as I hoped. Generating production-ready, polished designs right off the bat proved difficult and made me realize that I need to study SwiftUI more deeply on my own.
Combined with these critical tasks on my plate and the need for deeper studying, I simply don’t have the bandwidth to continue working on Spectasia.
What’s Next?
To be completely honest, I am uncertain if or when Spectasia will ever be finished. It’s currently in a state where I’m not sure if development will resume or if it will simply remain an unfinished experiment. It was a fun project to play around with and build, but focus is essential right now.
If I ever find the time and the itch to build a native macOS image viewer returns, I might pick it up again. But for the foreseeable future, it’s staying in the drawer.
Thanks to everyone who starred the repo or showed interest. I’ll be back soon with exciting updates on SyncWatcher 1.0!
Note: I’m a solo developer based in Korea. To share my journey with a wider audience, I used AI to help translate my thoughts into English. I’m spending most of my energy on the code!