Aether

Aether is a small native macOS menu bar app for creating clean floating windows. Windows can switch between solid black/white backgrounds and a native transparent glass effect.

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Requirements

• macOS 14 or newer
• Apple Silicon Mac
• Xcode command line tools with swiftc

Build

./build.sh

The script writes the app bundle to dist/Aether.app and opens it after a successful build.

Shortcuts

• Cmd+N: New window
• Cmd+W: Close the focused Aether window
• Cmd+T: Toggle clear glass mode
• Cmd+1: Black theme
• Cmd+2: White theme
• Cmd+Q: Quit Aether

Project Layout

Sources/Aether/    Swift source files
Resources/         App metadata and icon
dist/              Generated app bundle
build.sh           Local build script

License

MIT License. See LICENSE.