Build notes
Build notes
How the apps get made, what went wrong, and what we learned from it.
Sheet N-01Factory
19 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Why macOS stops our apps on first launch, and how to open them
Our Mac apps are ad-hoc signed and not notarized, so macOS blocks the first launch once. What that signature means, how to open the app and how to check your download.
Sheet N-02ScreenShare
16 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
What happens to a screen recording when the Mac crashes
A recording that dies with the app is worse than no recording at all. Why ScreenShare writes two-second fragments, saves its state every five seconds and keeps the camera apart.
Sheet N-032Password
13 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Commit the reference, keep the secret in the vault
A plaintext .env file is one careless git add away from a leaked API key. Here is how a committed file of references works instead, and where its protection stops.