Third Hand v0.1.3

• Treat blocked recovery (repeated action on previously visited control) as done instead of showing an error

Third Hand v0.1.2

• Treat inconclusive completion checks as done instead of showing an error

Third Hand v0.1.1

Fixes search fields receiving the full task instruction instead of search keywords.

Jev now identifies the input intent first, then selects text using the appropriate rules. Search input excludes navigation instructions; explicit literal text and terminal commands retain their wording. No app- or song-specific rules were added.

Download Third-Hand-0.1.1-arm64.zip for Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 14 or newer. Quit Third Hand, unzip the download, and replace your existing app in the same location. Your Keychain API key is retained.

Developer ID-signed, Apple-notarized, and stapled. Includes a SHA-256 checksum. 55 automated tests passed; the live Spotify flow has not been independently reverified for this patch.

Third Hand v0.1.0

Third Hand is a small macOS menu bar assistant. Focus an app, press Control–Space, and describe a task.

Install

Download Third-Hand-0.1.0-arm64.zip, unzip it, move Third Hand.app to Applications, and open it. Requires an Apple Silicon Mac with macOS 14 or newer and a TypeSafe API key.

The app is signed with Developer ID, notarized by Apple, and includes the stapled notarization ticket. Enable Accessibility and Screen Recording through the setup window. The API key is stored in macOS Keychain.

Included

• Jev-only action selection and structured text entry.
• Local Accessibility and Vision OCR screen reading; screenshots are not uploaded.
• Focus checks, bounded retries, and separate completion verification.
• Rounded overlays and readable status messages.

This is an early experimental release. Some apps and tasks are unsupported, and completion checks can be inconclusive. Terminal input requires an explicitly supplied command; arbitrary command generation and free-form writing are not supported. Stay nearby while it runs.

Your task, screen text, and recent action results are sent to TypeSafe. Third Hand is not fully offline.

The .sha256 file contains the download checksum. Source is available under the MIT license.