Pin Top v0.1.0 — First Beta
Pin Top v0.1.0 (Beta)
First public beta of Pin Top — a lightweight menu-bar app that keeps a chosen window floating above every other app on your screen.
What's new
- Menu-bar app (LSUIElement): pin icon in the status bar, no Dock icon
- Click-to-pick window selection with full-screen crosshair overlay
- True always-on-top via snapshot overlay at maximum window level
- Pin multiple windows; each listed in menu bar with Unpin submenu
- Clear All to unpin everything; Quit Pin Top (⌘Q)
- Screen Recording + Accessibility permission flow
run.shfor one-command dev buildsetup-signing.shfor stable signing identity (grants persist across rebuilds)
Install
- Download
PinTop-0.1.0.zipbelow - Unzip → move
PinTop.appto Applications - Right-click → Open (Gatekeeper blocks ad-hoc signed apps on first launch)
- Approve Screen Recording and Accessibility prompts
Known limitations
- Pinned overlay is a snapshot, not live — does not update if source window changes. Live refresh is planned.
- Selection currently targets main screen / frontmost Space
- Ad-hoc signed for this beta — Gatekeeper will warn (right-click Open)
What's next
- Global hotkey to toggle pin mode
- Per-window live refresh
- Multi-monitor / Space awareness
- Sparkle auto-update
See CHANGELOG.md for full history.