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Tendling keeps you company while you work

Tell it what you’re working on. It naps in the corner of your screen, nudges you back when you drift, and goes on a little expedition of its own until you’re done.

Coming Soon for Mac

Lives in your menu bar · macOS 14 or later · Everything stays on your Mac

How it works

Say what matters
Then get to it

It all starts in the menu bar, in one small window that looks like it came with your Mac.

  1. 1

    Say what you’re working on

    Type it, or pick a tag. One line is enough.

  2. 2

    Pick a length, and how firm

    15, 25, 50 or 90 minutes. Company only keeps you company, Nudge asks when you drift, Close goes one step further.

  3. 3

    Start, and settle in

    Your companion curls up in a corner and keeps watch. Put on a sound to work to, if you like.

Your companion

Drawn like a picture book
Alive like a cat

A small black cat with big cream eyes. It naps, washes, stretches, follows your cursor and now and then looks right at you. Every scene on this page comes straight from the app.

Your companion sits up and greets you.
Says helloA little wave when you first meet.
Your companion closes its eyes slowly and opens them again.
Slow blinkThe way cats say they trust you.
Your companion stretches with its front paws far out.
A big stretchAfter a long nap, before a long session.
Your companion kneads with its front paws.
Making biscuitsPaw, paw, paw, eyes half closed.
Your companion plays with a ball of yarn.
YarnBats it, chases it, loses it.
Your companion sleeps curled up, its paws twitching.
DreamsPaws twitching. Probably about moths.

There’s a cat, a dog and a cat-dog. Switch at the top of the page.

While you work

It goes on its own little expedition

During a session your companion sets off along a trail with its bindle. It stalks mice, fishes in puddles, chatters at moths, and comes home with something it found.

The expedition trail, from a little house along a dotted path to a red flag, with the cat halfway.

The sky follows your hour. Weather is optional: switch it on, and it rains on the trail when it rains where you are.

Stalking a mouse (and letting it go)
Fishing in a puddle
Chattering at a moth
Fireflies after dark

And it brings things home

A feather, a brass key, a paper boat. Every catch belongs to a place on the map, and the map fills in as you work. Nothing decays, and nothing is ever lost.

The world map, with the places found so far and stickers of what was caught there.

When you drift

A nudge, not a lecture

Wander off to a feed in the middle of a session, and your companion notices. What happens next is up to you.

Company: you open a feed, and your companion only notes it for the recap after the session.

No blockingNothing is locked. You can always say it’s work.
No punishmentNo pet that suffers, no lost streaks, no guilt.
Careful with your workIt closes a window with the window’s own close button, so apps that ask “Save changes?” still ask.

Sounds to work to

Put on a purr

Four real recordings, laid out anew so they can sit under your work for hours without repeating: a cat purring, summer rain, small waves and a fireplace.

Headphones bring out the purr’s low rumble.

Breaks

Take a break together

When a session ends, pet your companion, or catch fireflies on the meadow for 30 seconds. Try it right here.

Nothing is kept. It’s just a break.

Privacy

It stays on your Mac

No account, no telemetry, no analytics. Your companion keeps what it needs in one file on your Mac, and you can export or delete it any time.

On your Mac

Sessions, rules and finds live in one local file. None of it is ever uploaded.

No telemetry

No analytics, no tracking, no account to sign up for.

Never your keystrokes

No keystrokes, no screenshots, nothing from inside your pages or documents.

Weather only if you want

Off unless you switch it on. Your location is rounded to about 10 km.

Export or delete

Everything, from Settings → Privacy & Data, any time.

Easy to hide

One shortcut hides your companion before you share your screen.

Questions

Which Macs does it run on?

Any Mac with macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon or Intel.

Does it block websites?

No, nothing is blocked. In Close mode your companion can close the tab or window you drifted to, only in apps you allow and always with Undo. Closing is still in testing, so for now it nudges instead.

Can it lose my unsaved work?

It’s built not to. It won’t close a tab while you’re typing in it, and it closes a window with the window’s own close button, so apps that ask “Save changes?” still ask. You can undo any close for 30 minutes.

Does it need permissions?

Only if you want it to close things. Without Accessibility, the timer and your companion work as usual; it just nudges instead of closing.

Will others see it when I share my screen?

They might. Before you share, hide it with one shortcut, or switch on privacy mode.

Is there a dog?

Yes. You can pick a cat, a dog or a cat-dog, and each has its own scenes and catches.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay $5 once and keep it, with every 1.x update included. If it isn’t for you, you get a full refund within 14 days.

Something isn’t working. Where do I go?

Have a look at Support, or choose Report a Bug in the app. It opens an email you can read before you send it.

Why does macOS say it can’t check Tendling?

Tendling is in early access and not notarized by Apple yet. The first time you open each version, macOS asks you to confirm it in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway. It takes a minute, and Support walks you through it.

Ready when you are

Download Tendling, tell it what you’re working on, and let it curl up in the corner.

$5once

  • Pay once. No subscription, no account.
  • Every 1.x update included
  • On all your own Macs
  • A cat, a dog and a cat-dog
  • English and Czech
  • 14-day refund, no questions asked
Coming Soon for Mac

macOS 14 or later · English and Czech