Companion app for Pocket Applets
Pocket Companion
The Mac app that installs and updates Pocket Applets on the Tab5 and the 3DS.
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Source code
Every package here is built from this source, and a remix starts from it.
All versionsPast versions come with the membership.
Free with a Pocket Studio account. Install guide.
Applets that need it
These applets of Pocket Shell use Pocket Companion while they are open. It also installs every applet.
- XYour timeline, a post and its replies, and a place to write.Needs Pocket Companion
- YouTubeBrowse by topic and watch.Needs Pocket Companion
- DiscordYour servers, their channels and the chat.Needs Pocket Companion
- GitHubYour notifications, pull requests, issues and code.Needs Pocket Companion
- WeatherYour places and their forecasts: now, the next hours and the week.Needs Pocket Companion
- PodcastsFind a show, follow it and listen.Needs Pocket Companion
- MapsMaps of the world, with search and where you are.Needs Pocket Companion
- Home AssistantYour Home Assistant: lights, switches, climate and scenes.Needs Pocket Companion
What it needs
- macOS 15 or later
- Apple silicon or Intel
- The same Wi-Fi network as the device
How to install
- Pocket Shell on your deviceWrite Pocket Shell's firmware to an M5Stack Tab5 with esptool, or copy the .3dsx for the Nintendo 3DS to sdmc:/3ds/ and start it from the Homebrew Launcher.
- Pocket Companion on a MacDownload Pocket Companion, move it to Applications and open it; the install guide says how the first time. Its window sets up what the applets use, such as X, Discord and YouTube.
- Pair themOn the device, open Settings, then Mac, choose "Pair a Mac..." and point the camera at the code the Mac shows. Then tap Mac on the home screen: GET installs an applet and UPDATE brings a newer one over the air.
Pocket Companion pairs with a Tab5 or a 3DS by a code the device's camera scans. It then offers the device the applets it carries, so GET installs one and UPDATE brings a newer version over Wi-Fi.
It also does the work some applets need a computer for: X, Discord, YouTube, GitHub, Podcasts, Maps, Weather and Home Assistant reach their services through this Mac, and the ones that sign in are set up in its window. The device never holds your passwords or tokens.