Privacy Policy
Machka is a toolkit for the MacBook notch. This policy explains what information the app handles and what happens to it.
In short: Machka does not collect, sell or share your personal data, and has no servers to send it to. There are no accounts, no analytics, no ads and no tracking. Everything the app works with stays on your Mac, except for the few requests below that you turn on yourself.
Information we collect
None. The developer of Machka does not run any servers that receive data from the app and has no access to anything you do in it.
Information that stays on your Mac
To work, some tools keep information locally, inside the app’s sandbox container or the preferences of your Mac user account.
| Feature | What is kept | Where and for how long |
|---|---|---|
| Clipboard | Text you copy, up to the last 50 items | In memory only. Cleared when you quit the app or clear the history. |
| Screenshots | Screenshots copied straight to the clipboard; the list of screenshots you hid | Image files in the app’s container, only the most recent ones (older ones are deleted automatically); the hidden list in app preferences. Removing a screenshot from your own folder only hides it in Machka: the file stays. |
| Screenshots folder | Read access to the folder you pick (Desktop by default) | A security-scoped bookmark in app preferences. Files are only read, never uploaded. |
| Shelf | References to files you drop onto the shelf | In memory only. The files themselves are not copied or moved. |
| Notes | The text of your note | App preferences. |
| Translate | Text you enter for translation | Translated on your Mac by Apple’s Translation framework. Not saved by Machka. |
| TV server | Your server name, the folders you share, a server ID | App preferences; folders as security-scoped bookmarks. |
| Code widget | Usage limits of your coding assistants; an OpenRouter API key, if you add one. Off by default. | Limits are read from local files. The API key is stored in the macOS Keychain. |
| Settings | Layout of tools, mascot and other preferences | App preferences. |
Deleting Machka removes its container and the data above. The plugin Machka adds to ~/.claude (see below) can be removed in the Code settings, or by deleting ~/.claude/skills/machka-usage and ~/.claude/machka.
Features that connect to other apps or services
These features run only when you use them, and only exchange the data described here.
- Media controls. Machka asks Music and Spotify on your Mac what is playing and sends play, pause and skip commands to them with Apple Events. macOS asks for your permission first. For Spotify, album artwork is downloaded from the address Spotify provides, so Spotify’s servers see an ordinary web request from your Mac, including your IP address. Spotify’s privacy policy applies to that request.
- Code widget: Claude Code. If you turn it on and grant access to your
~/.claudefolder, Machka installs a small plugin there. While Claude Code runs, the plugin writes your current usage limits to local files that Machka reads. Machka sends nothing anywhere. - Code widget: Codex. If you grant access to your
~/.codexfolder, Machka reads the usage limits Codex records in its local session logs. Machka sends nothing anywhere. - Code widget: OpenRouter. If you add an OpenRouter API key, Machka sends it to
openrouter.aiover HTTPS to read your key’s usage and limits. The key is sent only to OpenRouter, and OpenRouter’s privacy policy applies to that request. - TV server. When you turn it on, Machka shares the folders you pick with TVs and other DLNA/UPnP devices on your local network. Any device on that network can see and play the files in those folders while the server runs. Nothing is sent outside your local network. Share only folders you’re comfortable showing to everyone on that network.
- Translate. Translation runs on your Mac with Apple’s Translation framework. Language downloads are handled by macOS.
Third parties
Machka contains no third-party analytics, advertising or crash-reporting code. When you use the features above, your interaction with Spotify, OpenRouter, Anthropic (Claude Code), OpenAI (Codex) or Apple is governed by their own terms and privacy policies. Machka is not affiliated with any of these companies.
If you downloaded Machka from the Mac App Store, Apple may share anonymous, aggregated statistics such as installs and crash reports with the developer, if you allowed sharing with app developers in your Mac’s settings. This is controlled by Apple and your system settings.
Children
Machka is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children under 13.
Your choices
- Turn any tool or widget off, or hide it, in Machka’s Settings.
- Clear the clipboard history at any time.
- Remove folder access and the OpenRouter key in Settings.
- Revoke Machka’s control of Music or Spotify in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Automation.
Because the developer holds none of your data, there is nothing to request, export or delete on our side: removing the app removes its data.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Material changes will also be mentioned in the app’s release notes.
Contact
Questions about this policy: apptechlab@proton.me