Movie night
The glow makes a laptop feel like a small cinema. The island keeps the title and sound bars in view.
- Cinema glow
- Intro
- Touch Bar
- Sound bars
New
Cinema mode is here
Your notch,
Your notch,
now cinematic.
Glance turns the top of your Mac into a live island. It glows with your films, cheers your team's goals and asks before Claude Code runs a command. Free and open source.
Click the island to explore every view and setting. ⌘K palette, Esc close, ⌃⌥V clipboard, double-tap Right ⌥ to knock.
No notch on your Mac? Glance floats the same island as a pill.
Watch it in action.
- $0Free forever
- MITOpen source licence
- 10Live modes
- 0Accounts needed
- LocalYour clipboard stays on your Mac
Low Tide
Cinema mode
Press play.
Start a video in Chrome. Glance notices right away.
The island takes a bow.
Ribbons of colour sweep through the island. A short intro, then the show.
The room fills with colour.
A soft glow spreads around your screen. It follows the film, shot by shot.
Even the Touch Bar joins in.
On Macs with a Touch Bar, it glows too. Tap it or press Esc to stop.
Protected streams cannot be read. There, Glance uses your accent colour.
A tour of the island.
Scroll to see each mode. Or tap the dock.
- 01
Cinema mode
A glow around your screen in the colours of the video. The island opens each film with a short intro.
- 02
Football mode
Live scores sit in the island. When your team scores, it bursts into a goal celebration.
- 03
Claude Code, in the island
Approve or deny a command without leaving your work. See your usage. Get a little party when you push to GitHub.
- 04
Teleprompter
Your script scrolls as you speak. It is hidden from screen sharing, so only you can see it.
- 05
Music
Artwork, controls and the current lyric line. Works with the apps you already use.
- 06
Shelf
Drop files, links or text on the island. Drag them out later, wherever you need them.
- 07
Keep awake
One tap stops your Mac from sleeping. Pick a time or keep it on until you say stop.
- 08
⌘K palette
Type what you want. Start a timer, keep awake, open the shelf. All from the keyboard.
- 09
Notch or pill
On a Mac with a notch, Glance grows out of it. Without one, it floats as a pill.
- 10
Touch Bar glow
Older MacBook Pro? The Touch Bar lights up with the film and gets a button to turn Glance on and off.
One island.
Every part of your day.
Glance stays out of the way until something matters. Then it is right where you look.
Building with Claude
Approve commands from the island. Watch your usage. Celebrate every push.
- Approvals
- Usage
- Push party
- ⌘K
Calls and talks
Read your notes while you look at the camera. Your audience never sees them.
- Teleprompter
- Voice tracking
- Hidden
- Keep awake
Match day
Follow the score while you work. Kick off, half time and full time arrive as small peeks.
- Live score
- Goal party
- Spoiler free
- Replay
Everything in one place.
Right at the top.
Ten modes, plus the small things you reach for all day.
Cinema glow
A Chrome extension reads the colours of the playing video. Your screen edges glow to match.
Goal celebrations
Pick your team. Goals, kick off, half time and red cards show up as they happen.
Claude Code approvals
See the full command and the project. Allow or deny with one key. Nothing runs without you.
Private teleprompter
The script follows your voice. Screen sharing and recordings leave it out.
Music and lyrics
Play, pause and skip from any app. The current lyric line sits under the title.
Shelf and clipboard
Park files for later. Find your last 50 copies. All of it stays on your Mac.
Keep awake
Stop your Mac from sleeping for a set time, or until you turn it off.
⌘K palette
Every action, one shortcut away. Type a few letters and press Return.
Notch or pill
Grows out of the notch. Floats as a glassy pill on Macs and screens without one.
How Glance compares.
Based on what notch apps commonly offer. Check each app for yourself.
| Feature | Glance | Typical free app | Typical paid app |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free | Paid licence |
| Open source, MIT | Sometimes | ||
| Glow that matches your video | |||
| Live scores and goal celebrations | |||
| Claude Code approvals | |||
| Teleprompter hidden from sharing | Sometimes | ||
| Music, shelf and clipboard | |||
| Touch Bar glow | |||
| Works without a notch | Sometimes |
Questions.
Something else? Open an issue on GitHub.
Is Glance really free?
Yes. Glance is free and open source under the MIT licence. There is no account and no paid tier.
Does it work on a Mac without a notch?
Yes. Switch to the pill shape and the island floats at the top of your main display.
How does Cinema mode read the colours?
A small Chrome extension reads the colours of the playing video. If a site blocks that, it takes a tiny snapshot of that one tab twice a second and throws it away at once. Nothing is saved. Protected streams cannot be read, so Glance uses your accent colour there.
Can Claude Code run things without me?
No. Glance never allows a command for you. If you do not answer in about a minute, the question goes back to your terminal.
Is the teleprompter really hidden when I share my screen?
Yes. Glance marks the teleprompter so screen sharing and recordings leave it out. Only you see it.
Where do football scores come from?
From a public scores feed. No club badges ship with the app.
Why does macOS warn me the first time I open it?
The app is not notarised yet. Right click the app and choose Open, or build it from source. Both are in the README.
Glance is free.
The code is yours too.
Everything, forever
$0forever
Every mode, every update. Open source under the MIT licence. Read the code, change it, share it.
- Every feature included
- No account and no ads
- Open source under MIT
- Build it yourself from source
Install Glance
Paste this in Terminal. Needs macOS on Apple silicon.
curl -fsSL https://glanceformac.vercel.app/install.sh | bash
brew install --cask glanceformac/tap/glance