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GridBar

One hotkey, one grid, your actions.

Hit your hotkey, GridBar pops up, you click a tile — done. Open apps, fire URLs, toggle system settings, run shell commands, trigger Apple Shortcuts. Multiple boards for work, personal, focus. Native SwiftUI — not Electron, not 200 MB of RAM.

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— Screenshots

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Tech stack

  • Swift
  • │ SwiftUI
  • │ AppKit

Platforms

  • macOS

Tags

  • Productivity
  • │ Launcher
  • │ Stream Deck Alternative
— Privacy Policy

Privacy

PRIVACY POLICY - GridBar

Your privacy matters. GridBar was built to speed up your daily actions — not to collect your data.

1. What Data Does the App Collect?

Locally Stored Data:

  • Board Configuration: Boards, tiles, actions, layout settings
  • App Settings: Hotkey, grid size, appearance, launch at login

Data that is NOT collected:

  • No user accounts or registration
  • No analytics or tracking
  • No crash reports to external servers
  • No device information
  • No location data
  • No usage statistics shared with third parties
  • No advertising IDs

2. Where is Data Stored?

Exclusively on your Mac

  • JSON files in Application Support for boards and tiles
  • UserDefaults for app settings
  • Security-scoped bookmarks for folder/file access
  • No cloud synchronization (except optional iCloud Sync in Pro)
  • No external servers

3. Permissions

Requested Permissions:

  1. Accessibility: For global hotkey and keyboard navigation

NO other permissions

  • No camera access
  • No microphone access
  • No network access (except optional iCloud Sync)
  • No file system access outside the app sandbox

4. Data Transmission

No Data Transmission

  • No data is transmitted to external servers
  • No network traffic from the app (except optional iCloud Sync)

5. Contact

For questions: contact@balane.tech Updated: 2026