Karacookie 0.1.0 — macOS (unsigned)

First public release. macOS 14+.

Install

1. Download Karacookie-0.1.0-mac-unsigned.zip below
2. Unzip → drag Karacookie.app to your /Applications folder
3. First open: macOS will say "Karacookie can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software." This is because v0.1 is not yet signed with a Developer ID — fix is one of:
   • Right-click Karacookie.app → Open → confirm in the dialog, OR
   • System Settings → Privacy & Security → scroll to "Karacookie was blocked" → Open Anyway
4. The app then asks: "Karacookie wants to control Spotify" → click OK
5. Play any song. Lyrics flow.

Features

• Floating, always-on-top, translucent lyric bar (drag anywhere)
• Spotify + Apple Music auto-detect
• 6 themes (Bloom default): Minimal · Crystal · Bloom · Spotlight · Concert · Neon
• Per-word karaoke wipe with bell-curve word-pop
• Per-track accent color from album art
• Global hotkeys: ⌥⌘L toggle · ⌥⌘K click-through
• Settings: opacity, font size, word-bounce intensity, lock position, hide-when-paused, launch at login

Coming in v1.0 (signed)

• Code-signed + notarized DMG (no Gatekeeper warning)
• Proper app icon
• Sparkle auto-update

Windows

In progress. WinUI 3 + SMTC.

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