tendedero README

The project's README from github.com/alejandrobujan/tendedero. As one markdown file: README.md.

Tendedero. Screenshots, hung out to dry. Three screenshots in glass frames hang from a thin line under the macOS menu bar.

Free and open source. For macOS 14 and later.
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Out of sight. Within reach.

Every screenshot you take hangs on a line just above your screen. Rest the pointer in the menu bar and it glides down. Move away and it's gone.

The pointer rests against the top edge, the line slides down with three screenshots swinging gently, a click copies one, and the line tucks away when the pointer leaves.

A gesture for everything.

Click to copy. Hold to mark up. Drag to share. Let it go.

Click Copy the image.
Press and hold Open it in Markup.
Double click Open it in Preview.
Drag into an app Send a copy. It stays on the line.
Drag into a folder Keep it there. It leaves the line.
Drag to the Trash, or click the cross Let it go.
Rest the pointer in the menu bar Bring the line down on that screen.
Click anything in the menu bar Put it away.
⌃ ⌥ T Show or hide the line.

Your Desktop. Finally clear.

Hand Tendedero your screenshots1 and they skip the Desktop entirely. No floating thumbnail. No five-second wait. Each capture hangs the instant you take it, and only what you drag out is kept.

Same shortcuts. Same muscle memory. Just less mess.


Private by design.

No account. No network. No analytics. Tendedero runs entirely on your Mac, and your screenshots never leave it.


Tech Specs
Compatibility macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple silicon and Intel. Designed for macOS 27.
Size 1.7 MB
Languages English, Spanish
Built with Swift, AppKit and SwiftUI
Network access None
Price Free
License MIT for the code. The name and icon are not included.

Install

Download the disk image from the latest release, open it and drag Tendedero to Applications. Or install it with Homebrew:

brew install --cask alejandrobujan/tap/tendedero

Tendedero is signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so it opens like any other app.


Build from source

git clone [email protected]:alejandrobujan/tendedero.git
cd tendedero
scripts/build-app.sh
open build/Tendedero.app

Requires the Swift toolchain. Xcode is optional. With the Command Line Tools for macOS 27, the script falls back to the macOS 26 SDK they install alongside, because the new SDK needs a SwiftUI macro plugin only Xcode includes. Local builds are signed ad hoc, so macOS asks again for access to the Desktop after each rebuild.

Inside the app
File Role
AppDelegate.swift Menu bar, shortcut, revealing and tucking away the line
LinePanel.swift The transparent strip along the top of the screen
LineView.swift The line and where each photo hangs
PeggedView.swift One photo: glass frame, clip, swing and breeze
GrabArea.swift Click, long press, drag and drop
ScreenshotWatcher.swift Notices new screenshots
Inbox.swift Takes over screenshot settings and puts them back
Markup.swift Opens the system Markup editor and saves the result
FullScreen.swift Knows when to stay hidden
Line.swift What is hanging, and what you can do with it

Every image here, the icon included, is drawn in code by scripts/make-icon.swift and scripts/make-readme-art.swift. scripts/make-dmg.sh builds the disk image for releases.


1. On first launch, Tendedero offers to handle your screenshots. If you accept, it turns off the floating thumbnail and saves new screenshots to its own folder, two settings also found under Options in Cmd+Shift+5. Your previous settings are saved and restored when Tendedero quits or the option is turned off from the menu bar. Tendedero hides automatically while an app is in full screen.


The code is MIT licensed. The Tendedero name and icon are not, so forks need their own. See LICENSE.
Designed and built by Alejandro Buján.

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Tendedero
What is this?Tendedero is a tiny native macOS app that hangs every screenshot you take on a line just below the menu bar, instead of letting it pile up on your Desktop.
Is this a menu bar utility or a full app with a window?It is a menu bar-only utility: there's no main window, just an icon in the menu bar that reveals a transparent strip where screenshots hang when you hover over it.
Does it work on every Mac?It requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later and runs on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs, with the project designed around macOS 27.
Does it send my screenshots anywhere?No, it has no network access at all; everything runs locally and nothing ever leaves your Mac.
Can I fork it and reuse the name and icon?The code is MIT licensed, but the Tendedero name and icon are excluded, so forks need their own branding.
What gestures can I use on a hanging screenshot?Click copies the image, press and hold opens it in Markup, double click opens it in Preview, dragging it into an app sends a copy while keeping it on the line, and dragging it into a folder or the Trash removes it from the line.
Does it change where my screenshots are saved?If you opt in on first launch, Tendedero disables the floating thumbnail and redirects new screenshots to its own folder, restoring your previous settings if you turn the option off later.
Is there a shortcut to show or hide the line manually?Yes, pressing Control+Option+T toggles the line's visibility without needing to hover over the menu bar.
What happens to the line when an app goes full screen?Tendedero automatically hides itself while any app is in full screen so it doesn't get in the way.
What are similar projects?macos-sysdata, OpenYoink, rooms, BetterDisplay, dimble, Ice, vorssaint-utils, macspace-releases
Which topics is it in?screen-capture, menubar, screenshot, menu-bar, self-hosting, swiftui, privacy-tools, native, privacy-first, macos-app, homebrew, apple-silicon
Creator
alejandrobujan
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38.6 MB
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CommitOct 14Releasev1.5.0Oct 11
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