Boltbar is a native macOS AI chat bar. Press ⌥ Space in any app to ask GPT or Claude, then get back to work. Agent mode hands Claude Code or Codex a project with Look/Ask/Edit/Full permissions. MIT, signed and notarized; brew or DMG. Optional €19 supporter license.
I built Boltbar because I was tired of switching windows just to ask GPT or Claude something small.
It’s a tiny native macOS chat bar (Swift, not Electron). Press ⌥Space in any app → ask → get back to work. There’s also an agent mode that can hand a project folder to Claude Code or Codex with Look / Ask / Edit / Full permissions.
Free and open source (MIT).
Signed + notarized. Install it by grabbing the DMG from the site or with brew
brew install --cask juanluisrto/boltbar/boltbar
Would love feedback on the agent permissions UX and anything that feels off on your Mac. What would make this a daily driver for you?
a spotlight-style bar for asking GPT or Claude without switching apps is handy. does it keep the chat history between launches or start fresh each time?
About Boltbar on Product Hunt
“Spotlight-style AI chat for your Mac”
Boltbar launched on Product Hunt on October 28th, 2026 and earned 66 upvotes and 3 comments, placing #30 on the daily leaderboard. Boltbar is a native macOS AI chat bar. Press ⌥ Space in any app to ask GPT or Claude, then get back to work. Agent mode hands Claude Code or Codex a project with Look/Ask/Edit/Full permissions. MIT, signed and notarized; brew or DMG. Optional €19 supporter license.
Boltbar was featured in Mac (103.8k followers), Productivity (664.2k followers) and Artificial Intelligence (482.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 316.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Boltbar?
Boltbar was hunted by Juan Luis Ruiz-Tagle Oriol. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Juan Luis Ruiz-Tagle Oriol
Hey Product Hunt 👋
I built Boltbar because I was tired of switching windows just to ask GPT or Claude something small.
It’s a tiny native macOS chat bar (Swift, not Electron). Press ⌥Space in any app → ask → get back to work. There’s also an agent mode that can hand a project folder to Claude Code or Codex with Look / Ask / Edit / Full permissions.
Free and open source (MIT).
Signed + notarized. Install it by grabbing the DMG from the site or with brew
Would love feedback on the agent permissions UX and anything that feels off on your Mac. What would make this a daily driver for you?