Stir
Stir turns every Mac wake-up into a cinematic moment. A fullscreen or bubble overlay greets you the instant your Mac wakes - with AI-generated messages, 19 visual themes, and Quiet Hours. Native SwiftUI, lives in your menu bar.
Stir - Beautiful Mac Wake-Up Experience
Turn every wake-up into a moment.
Stir greets you with a beautiful overlay the instant your Mac wakes from sleep - a calm, cinematic transition between rest and focus.
Overlay Modes
Two distinct ways to experience your wake-up greeting:
- Echo - Full-screen takeover. Dark, minimal, typographic. The greeting fills your entire display for maximum presence.
- Presence - Compact bubble overlay. Rich, immersive backdrop without covering your whole screen.
- Random - Let Stir surprise you by switching between modes automatically.
Auto-dismisses after a configurable duration (1-8 seconds).
19 Visual Themes
A rich collection of visual styles to match your mood and workspace.
Free (7 themes): Minimal, Her, Terminal, Paper, Pulse, Grain, and more. Pro (12 themes): Graphite, Ivory, Cream, Drift, Nocturne, Ink, Prism, Mist, Ember, Signal, Tape, Silk, Void - including animated themes with particle effects and dynamic gradients.
Preview any theme instantly from Settings before applying.
AI-Powered Greetings
Connect your preferred AI provider and get a fresh, unique greeting every time your Mac wakes. Customize the system prompt to set the tone, style, and context - motivational, poetic, funny, or professional.
Custom Greeting Presets
Write your own greetings for morning, afternoon, evening, and night. Stir selects the right one based on time of day. No AI required - works entirely offline.
Multi-Language Support
Generate greetings in 8 languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, or follow your system language.
Quiet Hours
Suppress overlays during a configurable time window (default: 22:00-07:00). Set your own schedule - midnight boundary fully supported.
Wake History
Every wake-up logged with timestamp, greeting text, and streak tracking. See your consecutive wake-up streaks and browse your greeting history. Private, local, no cloud sync.
Menu Bar First
Lives quietly in your menu bar - no Dock clutter. Toggle Show Now, open Settings, or Quit from the context menu. Lightweight native SwiftUI - zero background drain when idle.
Free vs Pro
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Overlay Modes | Echo, Presence, Random | Echo, Presence, Random |
| Visual Themes | 7 themes | All 19 themes |
| AI Greetings | 1 provider | All providers |
| Custom Presets | Morning/Night | All time slots |
| Quiet Hours | Default schedule | Custom schedule |
| Wake History | 7 days | Unlimited |
| Languages | 8 languages | 8 languages |
Privacy
No telemetry. No analytics. No account required. All data stays on your Mac.
Requirements
macOS 13.0 or later. Apple Silicon and Intel supported.