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  "name": "Better Essential Space: reconstructing a macOS client for Nothing's service",
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    "Requires a Nothing account.",
    "MIT license."
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    "构建 SwiftUI 应用需要 macOS 26 或更新版本及 Xcode 26。",
    "需要 Nothing 账号。",
    "MIT 许可证。"
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