GridBar: Tile Shelf & Macros

One-key launcher & shortcuts

Only for Mac

Free · In‑App Purchases

Mac

Press one key. Your Mac is set. App keys open anything, workspace keys rebuild your desk, macro keys run whole sequences — visibly, step by step. Now with instant press. Press one key. Your Mac is set. GridBar is a board of keys you summon anywhere with a hotkey — part launcher, part macro pad, part drop shelf. Every key is something you reach for daily, and there are three kinds: APP KEYS open anything Apps, files, folders, websites, deep links, phone calls, emails. One key, one press, it's open. WORKSPACE KEYS rebuild your desk Capture a window arrangement once — from then on a single key launches the apps and snaps every window back into place. Monday morning takes one press. ROUTINE KEYS run whole sequences Apps, links, waits and keystrokes, step by step, with a live progress HUD you can actually watch. Start your workday, join the standup, close everything down. THE BOARD - Summon it anywhere with a global hotkey (default ⇧⌘G) — it blooms right at your cursor. - Or park it at the screen edge and reveal it by hovering. Zero keystrokes. - Keys feel like keys: they press on the way down, they click, they push back on Force Touch trackpads, they glow. - Keyboard first: 1–9 fires keys, ⌘1–9 switches boards, ⌘F searches. - Pin it open while you work, or let it vanish the moment you're done. STASH — THE SHELF INSIDE YOUR BOARD Drag files, links, screenshots or text in from one app, grab them out into another. No temp folder, no "where did I put that". It cleans itself up after a time you choose. SYNC (PRO) Boards, stash and workspaces sync to every Mac you own via iCloud — with your file permissions intact, backups before every merge, and a clear message if anything ever can't sync. Export boards as files to back up or share. INCLUDED & PRO A full board with 12 keys, every color and the stash are included — no trial timer. Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: unlimited boards and keys, workspaces, routines, Apple Shortcuts and sync. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Native Swift app. Sandboxed. No telemetry, no account, nothing leaves your Mac. Made by Balane. Feedback: contact@balane.app Support: support@balane.tech Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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GridBar 1.4.1 — the feel-and-trust release. FEEL - Keys now press the instant your finger goes down, not when you let go. The whole board feels immediate. - Editor, search, cards, tiles, board tabs and the stash all animate on one shared timing. No more jumpy panels. - Fixed washed-out white text on colored keys — dark mode now uses proper dark ink. TRUST YOUR DATA - Sync no longer drops access to the files and folders you picked. Your file keys keep working after a merge. - Window layouts are backed up before every merge, and quarantined instead of overwritten when something looks wrong. - Oversized boards and heavy icons no longer fail in silence: icons are compressed, and if a board still cannot sync you see exactly why — in your language. SMOOTHER EVERYWHERE - Grant Accessibility permission right inside the tile editor instead of hunting through System Settings. - Pin the board so it stays open while you work. - Buying and restoring Pro now always tells you what happened — errors, pending purchases, cancellations, and "nothing to restore". - Settings: smoother pane switching, no more window-width jump on Boards, a sidebar that reacts to your pointer, and the Pro pane finally shows the price. Feedback or bugs? support@balane.tech

Version 1.4.1

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    Information

    Seller
    • Jonas Hoettler
    Size
    • 2.6 MB
    Category
    • Utilities
    Compatibility
    Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
    Languages
    English and 7 more
    • English, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Balane GmbH
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