Show HN: Cable Detective

Category: devtools

Tags: usb-c, thunderbolt, macos-utility

Score: 6.0/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 7, Documentation: 4, Utility: 6)

Cable Detective is a macOS utility that decodes real-time USB-C, Thunderbolt, and MagSafe port behavior on Apple Silicon Macs, revealing power negotiation, cable identity, data speed, and DisplayPort lane state. It is interesting for its deep hardware-level introspection without any network telemetry, using on-device AI for plain-English explanations.

Target audience: hardware engineers, Mac power users, IT support

Repository: https://apps.apple.com/at/app/cable-detective/id6765963737?mt=12

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