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Pin Top v0.1.0 — First Beta

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@iamshakibali iamshakibali released this 17 Jul 08:42

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.sh for one-command dev build
  • setup-signing.sh for stable signing identity (grants persist across rebuilds)

Install

  1. Download PinTop-0.1.0.zip below
  2. Unzip → move PinTop.app to Applications
  3. Right-click → Open (Gatekeeper blocks ad-hoc signed apps on first launch)
  4. 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.