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Helm sits in the macOS menu bar. One click opens every app, tab, and window a workflow needs. Capture turns your real screen into a workflow. Free for two workflows. $9 one time unlocks unlimited workflows and teardown. No subscription.
Hi, I'm Richard, a college student fighting a problem. My solution: I built Helm.
It started with a count: rebuilding my environment after a context switch — the right Chrome profile, the right Slack channel, the VS Code workspace, specific tasks for every class I was taking, the windows arranged — took about five minutes, and I was doing it six times a day.
Helm lives in the macOS menu bar. One click opens an entire workflow: every app, every tab, every window, in the state you need.
The part I'd want you to try first is Capture. Helm reads your current screen and turns it into a workflow — apps, Chrome tabs with their profile, the VS Code workspace, the Slack channel, open files. You build by doing, not by configuring.
Worth knowing:
- It talks to macOS through JXA and the Accessibility APIs, not URL schemes or shortcut hacks. - Chrome tabs open in the right profile, detected automatically. Override with one click. - Teardown is the reverse move: one click closes a workflow's apps and tabs, per Chrome profile, leaving everything else alone. - Workflows live on your machine, in Application Support. No account.
Pricing is one decision, made once: Helm is free for two workflows, forever. $9 unlocks everything — unlimited workflows and teardown. One time. No subscription.
I'm here all day. Ask me anything, I'll be happy to answer
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About Helm on Product Hunt
“One click. Every app, tab, and window in position ”
Helm was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #115 on the daily leaderboard. Helm sits in the macOS menu bar. One click opens every app, tab, and window a workflow needs. Capture turns your real screen into a workflow. Free for two workflows. $9 one time unlocks unlimited workflows and teardown. No subscription.
Helm was featured in Mac (103.6k followers), Productivity (655.6k followers) and Menu Bar Apps (12.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 156.1k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Helm?
Helm was hunted by Richard Xun. 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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Richard Xun
Hi, I'm Richard, a college student fighting a problem. My solution: I built Helm.
It started with a count: rebuilding my environment after a context switch — the right Chrome profile, the right Slack channel, the VS Code workspace, specific tasks for every class I was taking, the windows arranged — took about five minutes, and I was doing it six times a day.
Helm lives in the macOS menu bar. One click opens an entire workflow: every app, every tab, every window, in the state you need.
The part I'd want you to try first is Capture. Helm reads your current screen and turns it into a workflow — apps, Chrome tabs with their profile, the VS Code workspace, the Slack channel, open files. You build by doing, not by configuring.
Worth knowing:
- It talks to macOS through JXA and the Accessibility APIs, not URL schemes or shortcut hacks.
- Chrome tabs open in the right profile, detected automatically. Override with one click.
- Teardown is the reverse move: one click closes a workflow's apps and tabs, per Chrome profile, leaving everything else alone.
- Workflows live on your machine, in Application Support. No account.
Pricing is one decision, made once: Helm is free for two workflows, forever. $9 unlocks everything — unlimited workflows and teardown. One time. No subscription.
I'm here all day. Ask me anything, I'll be happy to answer