Cue - Know When AI Needs You
Glow alerts for coding agents
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
Mac
Cue lights up your screen so you never miss when your AI coding tool needs you.
When you're deep in work and your AI finishes a task, needs permission, or is waiting for input — Cue responds with a subtle animated glow. No pop-ups. No sounds. Just a gentle, unmissable visual nudge.
HOW IT WORKS
Install Cue, add a few lines to your AI tool's settings, and you're done. Cue listens for signals and responds with a customizable glow effect on your screen. When you return, the glow fades automatically.
NINE AMBIENT STYLES
- Dot: A small, pulsing orb in the corner
- Bar: A full-width iridescent glow along the bottom edge
- Sun: A radiant burst from the top center (notch-aware)
- Aurora: Flowing northern lights across your display
- Edges: A glowing border with corner bloom effects
- Ripple: Expanding concentric rings from the top
- Particles: Glowing specks drifting across the top of your screen
- Lava: Slow, soft blobs that drift like a lava lamp
- Rain: Glowing streaks falling from the top
FULL COLOR CUSTOMIZATION
Choose from 6 gradient themes (Siri, Ocean, Sunset, Aurora, Rose, Mono), 6 solid color presets, or pick any custom color.
SMART AND RESPECTFUL
- Terminal-aware: Auto-deactivates when you're focused on Terminal, iTerm, Warp, Ghostty, VS Code, Zed, and 6 more
- Auto-reset: Glow fades after 8 seconds with no new signals
- Lightweight: Minimal CPU and memory usage
- Private: Signals from your AI tool stay on your Mac, and there's no account
BUILT FOR DEVELOPERS
Cue is a native macOS app built with SwiftUI. No Electron, no web views. It respects your system, your privacy, and your focus.
Perfect for developers who use AI coding tools and want to stay in flow without constantly checking back.
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Cue now speaks German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and Korean.
- The whole app is translated, from the menu to hook setup and the paywall
- Small layout fixes so longer languages fit
The developer, Niels Hoogendoorn, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Niels Hoogendoorn
- Size
- 2.6 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
English and 6 more
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Cue Premium $8.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 - Niels Hoogendoorn