I build apps for Android, iOS, macOS and the web, and the odd bit of hardware too.
Computer Science student in Mumbai. So far I've built for a medical education company, a college of physicians and an underwater research project, plus seven apps of my own.
Prem Poddar
Software developer, Mumbai, India
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I'm finishing a BSc in Computer Science at Mithibai College in Mumbai, graduating in 2027 with a CGPA of 8.62 so far. I also took part in the Smart India Hackathon.
Most days that means Kotlin, Swift, C++ or JavaScript. Some days it's circuits and a test plan for hardware. I speak English, Spanish and Hindi.
Keep your Mac awake, even with the lid closed
A small menu bar app that stops a Mac from sleeping, so long jobs keep running in your bag.
Off. Your screen will sleep as usual.
Open All Files
One Android app that opens and edits almost any file, with no ads and nothing uploaded.
Find your way back
Save a spot and one arrow walks you back to it, with no maps and no internet.
Move your cursor around. The arrow points at it, the way Loadstone points at a saved spot.
Spotlight, but for Homebrew
A fast Mac app that searches about 16,000 Homebrew packages as you type and installs them in one click.
A snapshot of 316 popular packages. The real app searches all 16,000 or so in about 3 ms.
Listen to music together, in sync
The same song plays on up to eight phones at the same moment, on one sofa or in different cities.
Three phones, one song. Press play.
Messaging without internet
Phones pass encrypted messages to each other over Bluetooth until they reach the right person.
A chat room for everyone nearby
One phone hosts a chat, everyone else joins from their browser by scanning a QR code.
LibreChat, Loadstone and Campfire all work with no internet at all.
Flip the switch. It really does keep this screen awake.
Latest post
Why lid-closed mode needs root, how CaffeinateCat asks for it once for exactly two commands, and the five separate things that make sure your Mac can always sleep again.
Tools, apps and sites I'd point a friend to, each with a line on why.
Medical education platform
June to August 2026
I built a new ECG engine in C++ from scratch and the Swift and Kotlin apps around it.
Official College of Physicians of Zaragoza
November 2025
I designed and shipped the college's public site for exercise guidance for heart patients, in two weeks.
Pablo Gómez Ochoa
August 2025
I tested commercial underwater communication systems and wrote the comparison that picked the vendor.