Show HN: WhatCable, a tiny menu bar app for inspecting USB-C cables

Category: devtools

Tags: usb-c, macos, menu-bar-app

Score: 6.3/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 7, Documentation: 7, Utility: 6)

WhatCable is a macOS menu bar app that decodes USB-C cable capabilities using IOKit, providing plain-English diagnostics for charging and data speeds. It solves the common problem of identifying unknown USB-C cables, with a clean UI and real-time negotiation information.

Target audience: macos users, hardware enthusiasts, developers

Repository: https://github.com/darrylmorley/whatcable · Swift · MIT · 1 stars

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