Dwarf gets new life and is now open source

A recent AIR prerelease drop broke Dwarf. I’m actually not surprised, since it uses a pretty ghetto hack—displaying a transparent window fullscreen and using ‘virtual’ windows. Because Dwarf is such an integral part of my everyday workflow and it’s such a small app, I figured I could easily rewrite it within a day or two. I’ve been on such a code-sharing high, that I started a new Git repository for it where you can find my work in progress. So far, I have a single ruler working with a semi-functional Mac toolbar. Everything should be complete either tonight or tomorrow, so keep an eye out.
On a legal note, the source code is provided under the GNU General Public License (GPL), so you can reuse and modify the code all you want as long as it’s still free. If you’d like to use it for commercial purposes, let’s talk.
Awesome, can’t wait to have it. Working almost everyday with Dwarf. One of my favorite tools.
I just wanted to say that I love Dwarf, and use it on a daily basis. It’s a fantastically simple application that every designer I’ve showed it to instantly loves.
I’m really glad to see it’s being open sourced. IMO, this kind of functionality should be built into the OS, or at the very least, screenshot applications.
I love all your stuff. Keep up the awesome work.
Cheers,
Aaron