If you didn't already know, I make a text transformation app for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, called Text Case. It's grown quite a bit over it's lifetime, supporting now well over 60 different formats, custom flows, and many more features. And I've now decided, the next place I want to bring it to, is the command line
And not just to be an additional benefit of purchasing the existing apps. This is an open-source project, which eventually I want to distribute via Homebrew.
That may sound weird, seeing as you need to pay to have it on other platforms. Why would I release it for free?
Basically, I'm a fan of free and open-source software. And while I don't think it's crazy to ask for £2.99 for an app that I've put quite a number of hours into making, I do also want to give something back. So, I plan on building a version of Text Case that will allow people to quickly transform text, using the command line.
At the same time, I'm bound to improve my own programming skills, seeing as my code will now be in the public eye. And maybe I'll learn more about building and distributing open-source software.
However, I do have to say that not all of Text Case will be coming to the command line. I only plan on adding support for the core formats. At least, that's the plan for now.
Right now, it supports just 17 different formats, and I'll be working on bringing the rest over as time goes on. And because it's open-source, you can keep up to date with the current state by checking it out on GitHub. (You can even use it right now, if you're comfortable with building from source.)
Here's a quick screenshot of the current version in action:
I hope this news sounds good to at least some of you. In the mean time, I'm going to get back to adding more format options.