Odak — The keyboard launcher for developer projects

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Sat 25 Apr 23:33

web-app · page.tsx

ios-app

react-dashboard

api-gateway

design-tokens

payments-svc · main.kt

platform-ios

admin-panel

etl-pipeline.py

odak-mac

plexo-cli · main.go

ml-notebook.ipynb

TS

web-app

~/code/web-app · feat/pricing
GO

api-gateway

~/code/work/api-gateway · main
TS

react-dashboard

~/code/work/react-dashboard · feat/onboarding
RB

notion-clone

~/code/side/notion-clone · main
SW

platform-ios

~/code/work/platform-ios · main
PY

etl-pipeline

~/code/work/etl-pipeline · main

⌥ SpaceSearch

⌥ TabSwitch

⌘ KActions

Three letters in. Window in focus.

When you're deep in a problem, every detour through Finder breaks the train of thought. Press ⌥ Space, type three letters, hit ↵ — the right window pops into focus, and your attention stays where it belongs.

Fuzzy, frecency-ranked"wba" finds web-app. "adak" finds odak. Recent + frequent rises to the top, so the projects you live in land on the first letter.
⇥ flips the editorSame project, three editors open — Cursor, VS Code, Xcode. Tab cycles through the ones already running; ↵ focuses the one you picked.

⌥

+

Space

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web-app

~/code/web-app · feat/pricing · 7
GO

plexo-cli

~/code/side/plexo-cli · main
GO

api-gateway

~/code/work/api-gateway · main
TS

react-dashboard

~/code/work/react-dashboard · feat/onboarding · 3
RB

notion-clone

~/code/side/notion-clone · main

Press↵to open

⌥ SpaceSearch

⌥ TabSwitch

⌘ KActions

Every editor window. One list.

Cmd+Tab groups by app, which gets thorny when ten Cursor windows share one icon. Odak shows every window as a labelled row, grouped by project, most-recent first.

One list, not sixCursor, VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA, and GoLand work out of the box. Add Xcode or anything else by bundle ID — every window in one place, grouped by project.
Most recent, firstThe window you just left always sits at the top, so the keystroke you reach for is the right one.

WEB-APP
web-app

~/code/web-app

⌥1
web-app

~/code/web-app

⌥2
PLATFORM-IOS
platform-ios

~/code/platform-ios

⌥3
PLATFORM-API
platform-api

~/code/platform-api

⌥4
PLATFORM-ETL
platform-etl

~/code/platform-etl

⌥5

⌥K⌥J Navigate ⌥W Close

⌥ SpaceSearch

⌥ TabSwitch

⌘ KActions

One actions library, every project.

Define your shortcuts once in ~/.odak/config.yaml. Drop an .odak file in any project to pin its IDE and variables. Odak applies the right action to the right project — automatically. Read the docs →

Pin an editor per-projectDrop "ide": "Xcode" in .odak and that project always opens in Xcode — even when you live in Cursor.
Variables that travelDeclare STAGING_URL in .odak once. Reference it from any global action — same shortcut, project-specific result.

TS

web-app

~/code/work/web-app · feat/pricing · 7
GO

webhooks

~/code/work/webhooks · main
TS

web-store

~/code/work/web-store · main · 2
GO

api-gateway

~/code/work/api-gateway · main
RS

auth-service

~/code/work/auth-service · main

~/.odak/config.yaml

actions:  - id: open-github    key: "⌘R"    run: open https://github.com/{repo}  - id: open-staging    key: "⌘S"    run: open https://{STAGING_URL}  - id: tail-logs    key: "⌘L"    run: kibana --tail {repo}  - id: terminal-here    key: "⌘⏎"    run: $SHELL -c "cd {root}; $SHELL"

⌥ SpaceSearch

⌥ TabSwitch

⌘ KActions

The notch, finally useful.

Apple gave you back a strip of screen. Odak puts your active project, branch, and uncommitted-file count up there — a quick glance and you know exactly where you are. Hover for recent windows and per-project actions, no shortcut needed.

Project, branch, dirty countThe status you'd usually ⌘Tab to check is always in your peripheral vision. A red dot lights up when work is uncommitted.
Hover drops the menuRecent windows for this project, plus the same actions you fire from ⌘K. No keystroke to remember — your cursor's already up there.

Positioning

Why not just use Raycast?

Three tools, three jobs. The difference is that Odak knows what a project is.

Swiss-army launcher

Raycast

Fires anything. Calculator, clipboard, snippets, emoji, extensions, AI. Powerful. General-purpose.

Knows apps

Knows commands

Doesn't know what a project is

Project switcher

Odak

One tool. It knows your projects, which editors have them open, and what each one wants you to do next.

Knows your projects

Knows which editor has them

Per-project actions

Window switcher

AltTab

Every window in the OS, in a flat list. Great at what it does — but it can't see that two Cursor windows belong to the same project.

Knows windows

Doesn't group by project

Can't open what isn't open

Pricing

$15. Once. Yours.

No seats, no subscription, no usage tiers. Buy it once, use it forever. Upgrades are free for two years.

Odak · one-time

14 days free

$15once

3 Macs · 2 years of updates

Every feature, unlocked. No pro tier, no add-ons.
Use on 3 Macs — desktop, laptop, work machine.
Two years of updates included. After that, keep the version you have.
14-day free trial. No credit card.

Start 14-day trial ⌘ + D See what's inside

One-time payment · instant activation · Sparkle auto-updates · 30-day refund

Pays for itself in a week.

Save fifteen seconds finding the right window, twenty times a day. Do the math.

Developers pay for tools that earn their place on the keyboard. We don't think that relationship should renew every month.

Sandboxed Universal 2 Telemetry opt-out

FAQ

Quick answers.

A few things people often ask before they try it.

Will this run on my Mac?

macOS 26 Tahoe or later, on Apple Silicon and Intel. The Liquid Glass UI relies on macOS 26 APIs that don't backport to older systems.

I already use Raycast — why this?

Raycast knows apps and commands, but not projects. Spotlight indexes everything, which makes it slow at finding any one thing. Odak focuses on projects — which editors have them open, and what each project lets you do next. Use them side by side.

Which editors does it support?

Cursor, VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA, GoLand out of the box. Xcode and any other editor via a one-line bundle ID in Settings. Terminals and Chrome localhost tabs are tracked too.

What goes in `.odak` vs `~/.odak/config.yaml`?

The .odak file in your project root is small — just the IDE to use and any per-project variables. Your custom actions live globally in ~/.odak/config.yaml so you write them once and they apply everywhere. Conditional fields (e.g. fileExists: Package.swift) keep the palette relevant per project. Read the full reference →

What does Odak send back?

By default, nothing. Your project list, search history, settings, and search queries live entirely on your Mac in ~/.odak — never synced, never uploaded. If you opt in (once during onboarding, or any time at Settings → Privacy), Odak shares anonymous usage events and crash reports — no email, no IP, no person profile, no project names or paths, no window titles. The same toggle controls both events and crash reports. Full details →

What happens after the 14-day trial?

Every feature is unlocked during the trial. After 14 days, you can buy it for $15 (one time), or simply stop using it. No card up front, no cancellation flow.

Refunds?

30 days, no questions. Email [email protected].

Any project. Two keys.

Three letters in. Window in focus.

Why not just use Raycast?

$15. Once. Yours.

Pays for itself in a week.

Quick answers.

Will this run on my Mac?

I already use Raycast — why this?

Which editors does it support?

What goes in .odak vs ~/.odak/config.yaml?

What does Odak send back?

What happens after the 14-day trial?

Refunds?

What goes in `.odak` vs `~/.odak/config.yaml`?