Stewart Lynch News
​2026 - 9

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Off to Ireland

I am going to Ireland with my son for a vacation next week so there will not be another newsletter for 3 weeks, and for the first time in a long time, I am going to be skipping a Sunday video release. No video on May 10.

Videos

The entire SQLiteData series is now available on my YouTube channel. If you’ve been waiting for the full release, now is your time to watch and see why I think SQLiteData is a better choice than SwiftData. There are some hurdles when it comes to understanding how SQLiteData works, but I think you’ll find it well worth the effort.

You can find the entire YouTube playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBn01m5Vbs4CYoNYe55G1kijxeNza9SMe​

Network Manager Series

The first video of the extended Network Manager series is now out with the final one scheduled to be released on May 3rd

You can find the entire playlist here

​https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBn01m5Vbs4CEzNr3k3KnzCoZFyP6go0N​

If you were waiting for the full series release, you won’t have much longer to wait.

MyLinks Release Date: May 2

I finally got my MyLinks app approved for both iOS and macOS on the App Store. The iOS version was approved in a couple of days, but after waiting a week for the macOS version, I requested an expedited review. It went into review immediately and was then rejected due to the app icon.

I was told the icon used branded images and that I needed permission to use them. Fair enough. However, the strange part was that the iOS app had already been approved with the same icon.

So, I created a new icon and, to prevent future issues, updated the iOS version to match before resubmitting both. This time, both were approved. The iOS version was approved right away, and the macOS version followed a couple of days later.

The app is free and will be available on the App Store on May 2. It is available for pre-order now:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/MyLinks/id6761623514​

If you tap the link on an iPhone, you’ll see the iOS version, which also works on iPad. If you open it on a Mac, you’ll see the macOS version. If you pre-order, it will automatically download to your devices on May 2 (my birthday).

New Website

My website hadn’t been updated in quite a while, and the content had become stale. I had been using RapidWeaver through Setapp to manage it, but they removed it from Setapp. That meant I would have needed to purchase a new license on a new machine. On top of that, every time I wanted to make a change, I found myself relearning the tool. So I decided to build my own site builder.

Custom tools are often the best tools. I used Codex to build CTSiteBuilder, a SwiftUI app that stores site content in SQLiteData, syncs with iCloud, converts Markdown, exports static HTML, and helps deploy the finished site. I’m very happy with the result and wrote a blog post about it.

Read more here:

​https://www.createchsol.com/blog/2026-04-20-building-my-own-static-website-builder.html​

You can view the entire site by clicking/tapping on this link: CreaTECH Solutions​

rsyncGUI - Open Source

Finally, I wanted to share a project I’ve created called rsyncGUI. It is a native macOS GUI front end for rsync (and rm), built entirely with SwiftUI and Swift Concurrency. rsyncGUI makes common file operations such as copying, moving, syncing, deleting, and comparing files or folders accessible through a clean, self-documenting interface, without ever needing to open Terminal.

I built it because I found Finder copy and move operations to be slow and frustrating, while rsync is fast and very reliable. It is open source, and you can either download and build the app yourself or grab a pre-built version from my GitHub repository.

​https://github.com/StewartLynch/rsyncGUI​

If you enjoy what I do and want to support my work, you can join my Ko-fi community and either make a one-time donation or become a monthly supporter for as little as $5/month. Monthly supporters get early access to my videos as soon as they’re uploaded to YouTube (as unlisted videos), sometimes up to a month before they’re made public. Monthly supporters also get priority responses to their questions, and I’m happy to help with coding challenges.

In addition to PayPal, Ko-fi now supports Stripe, which makes it easier to pay by credit card.
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My Other Stuff

Channel Listing App

A Searchable Mac app containing a list of all of my YouTube videos including the ability to watch them in the app and download starter and completed source code

Free on Gumroad

SymbolBrowser App

Browse Apple's complete SF Symbols library from your menu bar. Search, preview effects, customize colors, generate SwiftUI/UIKit/AppKit code, and copy symbols as images — all without leaving your workflow.
Available on Gumroad: (Pay what you want)

GitHub Directory Downloader for Mac

This simple app lets you download any specific directory from any GitHub repository—whether it's public or private. Just copy the folder URL, paste it into the app, and download exactly what you need. It remembers your download locations, keeps a history of what you've grabbed, and even supports branch selection. Perfect for developers who want quick access to starter projects, code examples, or specific folders without the hassle of cloning entire repositories.
Available on Gumroad: (Pay what you want)

Smile4Me Course

The course is now Free to download from: https://stewartlynch.github.io/Smile4Me-Course-Content/​

Affiliate Links

BigMountain Studio Books 

Mark Moeykens is a master at creating SwiftUI reference books. I have purchased every one of these books and refer to them all the time.

Use this link and we both will benefit

​https://www.bigmountainstudio.com/a/77jt8​