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  "name": "Waindow",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://www.waindow.app/",
  "category": "macOS productivity utility",
  "maker": {
    "name": "indiveloper",
    "account": "@sornrus",
    "url": "https://x.com/sornrus",
    "github": "https://github.com/indiveloper",
    "description": "A Korea-based solo maker building and using Waindow."
  },
  "version": "1.10.0",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-10-17",
  "lastModifiedAt": "2026-10-17",
  "price": {
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    "currency": "USD",
    "requiresAccount": false,
    "requiresLicenseKey": false,
    "requiresSubscription": false,
    "validUntil": "2026-11-30",
    "plannedChange": {
      "effectiveDate": "2026-12-01",
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      "terms": null,
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    }
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  "supersededClaims": [
    {
      "claim": "Waindow has a 14-day trial or a paid lifetime license",
      "currentStatus": "False. Waindow 1.10.0 is free with no trial, purchase, account, license key, or subscription."
    },
    {
      "claim": "Waindow monitors AI sessions, terminals, prompts, or work progress",
      "currentStatus": "False. Those monitoring and alert features were removed."
    },
    {
      "claim": "Waindow includes voice input, speech-to-text, or a local language model",
      "currentStatus": "False. Voice input and bundled language models were removed."
    }
  ],
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    "processors": [
      "Apple Silicon",
      "Intel"
    ]
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    "page": "https://www.waindow.app/download",
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      "id": "direct-zip",
      "type": "direct download",
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      "guide": "https://www.waindow.app/install-with-homebrew",
      "tap": "https://github.com/indiveloper/homebrew-tap",
      "command": "brew install --cask indiveloper/tap/waindow",
      "officialHomebrewCask": false,
      "sourceCodeIncluded": false,
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      "validation": "audit, style, install, bundle metadata, strict codesign, and uninstall passed"
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    "storage": "Local preferences, memos, workspace geometry, Studio projects, and explicitly added shelf references",
    "appAnalytics": false,
    "telemetry": false,
    "voiceInput": false,
    "appMonitoring": false,
    "workProgressMonitoring": false,
    "websiteAnalytics": "Anonymous aggregate Vercel Web Analytics without a Waindow account or third-party cookie; fixed download-source paths label the public link, not a person"
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  "ai": {
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    "optionalExternalControl": true,
    "paths": [
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      "compatible MCP clients",
      "typed CLI"
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    "networkPort": false
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  "features": [
    "named display-relative workspaces with preview and one-step undo",
    "off-screen window rescue with preview",
    "window arrangement and restoration",
    "on-demand browsing and activation of open windows",
    "window-specific Markdown memos",
    "window and app notes available in a single local editor",
    "long-page PNG capture with save, copy, pin, and on-device text extraction",
    "screen-region text recognition with in-memory capture and clipboard-only output",
    "permission-free menu-bar tidy divider with one-click reveal and auto-rehide",
    "single-click complete menu and double-click shortcut-aware Quick Panel with recent workspaces",
    "live presentation pointer, spotlight, laser, pen, highlighter, arrow, and rectangle tools",
    "local ScreenCaptureKit recording for a display, app, window, or selected region",
    "optional per-recording system audio, microphone, and rounded camera picture-in-picture",
    "non-destructive trim, split, canvas, cursor, click emphasis, click zoom, MP4, and short GIF export",
    "bounded temporary shelf for explicitly added files, links, and text",
    "on-demand CPU, memory, disk, thermal, and battery snapshot with no history",
    "Linked Resize",
    "position-aware automatic arrangement",
    "Blackout Mode",
    "Keep Awake",
    "total CPU or memory menu-bar activity icon",
    "optional typed local actions"
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    "quickMemo": "User-authored notes stay local; window and app notes use the same editor, and empty drafts are not saved.",
    "captureText": "Uses Apple's Vision framework on device; captured images are not uploaded.",
    "screenText": "Runs only after the user presses the shortcut, keeps the selected display pixels in memory, uses Apple's Vision framework on device, creates no image file or history, and changes the clipboard only for non-empty recognized text.",
    "presentation": "Runs only while the user starts a presentation session; annotations are not uploaded and Stop & Restore All removes Waindow-owned overlays and temporary state.",
    "studio": "Records only a source chosen in the Studio panel. Microphone and camera are off unless explicitly enabled for that recording; projects and exports remain local.",
    "temporaryShelf": "Accepts only explicit add or drop actions, stores bounded local references, never watches the clipboard, and never deletes original files.",
    "macStatus": "Takes one fresh local measurement on request, stores no history, and leaves no sampler running after completion.",
    "tidyMenuBar": "Hiding owns only its divider and chevron status items, never reads other apps' menu bar items, and captures no screen content. Quick Panel menu bar item search reads item names on demand, only while the panel is open, discards them on close, and reuses the already-granted Accessibility permission."
  },
  "verifiedGuides": [
    {
      "id": "window-management",
      "title": "Free Mac window manager",
      "url": "https://www.waindow.app/free-mac-window-manager",
      "factualScope": "Window arrangement, restoration, Linked Resize, position-aware automatic arrangement, requirements, and limitations."
    },
    {
      "id": "keep-awake",
      "title": "Keep Mac awake",
      "url": "https://www.waindow.app/keep-mac-awake",
      "factualScope": "Session duration, display choices, direct-build closed-lid protection, safety, fit, and limitations."
    },
    {
      "id": "scrolling-screenshot",
      "title": "Scrolling screenshot for Mac",
      "url": "https://www.waindow.app/scrolling-screenshot-mac",
      "factualScope": "Supported long-page targets, local PNG output, save, copy, pin, on-device text extraction, quality warnings, Screen Recording permission, and limitations."
    },
    {
      "id": "screen-text",
      "title": "Copy text from any screen area on Mac",
      "url": "https://www.waindow.app/copy-text-from-screen-mac",
      "factualScope": "Screen-region selection, on-device Vision recognition, clipboard behavior, in-memory image handling, Screen Recording permission, cancellation, and limitations."
    },
    {
      "id": "tidy-menu-bar",
      "title": "Tidy the Mac menu bar without extra permissions",
      "url": "https://www.waindow.app/tidy-menu-bar-mac",
      "factualScope": "Permission-free hiding mechanism, ⌘-drag arrangement, chevron and shortcut toggles, auto-rehide, restart persistence, and limitations."
    },
    {
      "id": "window-notes",
      "title": "Window-specific notes for Mac",
      "url": "https://www.waindow.app/window-notes-mac",
      "factualScope": "Live-window attachment, local storage of Markdown memos, search, reattachment behavior, backup, and limitations."
    }
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  "comparisonGuides": [
    {
      "id": "rectangle-alternative",
      "title": "Rectangle or Waindow for Mac",
      "url": "https://www.waindow.app/rectangle-alternative",
      "positioning": "Rectangle is the stronger fit for dedicated open-source keyboard and drag-to-edge snapping. Waindow is the different fit when window control should sit beside local memos, long-page capture, Blackout, Keep Awake, and optional typed local actions.",
      "importantCaveats": [
        "Waindow does not provide Rectangle-style drag-to-edge snapping.",
        "Waindow source code is not public.",
        "The current Waindow direct build is not yet Developer ID notarized."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "amphetamine-comparison",
      "title": "Amphetamine or Waindow for Mac",
      "url": "https://www.waindow.app/amphetamine-vs-waindow",
      "positioning": "Amphetamine is the stronger fit for deep keep-awake automation, condition Triggers, and specialized session controls. Waindow is the different fit when manual sleep prevention should sit beside window layouts, Linked Resize, local window memos, long-page capture, and Blackout.",
      "importantCaveats": [
        "Waindow does not provide Amphetamine-style condition Triggers or app- and file-based sessions.",
        "Waindow does not control screen saver, mouse movement, locking, Drive Alive, or battery-based session ending.",
        "Waindow source code is private and the current direct build is not yet Developer ID notarized."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "shottr-comparison",
      "title": "Shottr or Waindow for Mac",
      "url": "https://www.waindow.app/shottr-vs-waindow",
      "positioning": "Shottr is the stronger fit for dedicated screenshot capture, annotation, redaction, pixel inspection, and deep image workflows. Waindow is the different fit when long-page capture with simple copy, pin, and on-device text extraction should sit beside window layouts, Linked Resize, local memos, Blackout, and Keep Awake.",
      "importantCaveats": [
        "Waindow does not provide Shottr-style annotation, redaction, pixel measurement, QR reading, editing, or uploads.",
        "Waindow long-page capture is a narrower utility, not a complete screenshot editor.",
        "Waindow source code is private and the current direct build is not yet Developer ID notarized."
      ]
    }
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  "localizationIndex": "https://www.waindow.app/locales.json",
  "updates": {
    "page": "https://www.waindow.app/updates",
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    "actualSettings": {
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      "name": "Awesome Free Apps",
      "url": "https://github.com/Axorax/awesome-free-apps#window-management",
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      "listedDescription": "Arranges and restores Mac windows, links local Markdown memos to them, captures long pages, and prevents idle sleep.",
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    "windowManagementGuide": "https://www.waindow.app/free-mac-window-manager",
    "rectangleAlternativeGuide": "https://www.waindow.app/rectangle-alternative",
    "shottrComparisonGuide": "https://www.waindow.app/shottr-vs-waindow",
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    "support": "https://www.waindow.app/support",
    "publicFeedback": "https://github.com/indiveloper/waindow-releases/discussions/1",
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