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Pricing launch brief
09:41 Summary We’re moving to annual billing by default
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3 November 2026 at 09:41
Pricing launch brief
Owner: Product team · Ship date: Thursday
Summary
We’re moving to annual billing by default, with monthly as an option. The new pricing page ships with the dashboard refresh, so both land in one announcement.
What’s left
• Final copy for the plans table
• Toggle animation review with design
• QA the sign-up redirect on Safari
Notes from today
launch-site
Explorer
launch-site
node_modules
public
src
components
PlanCard.tsx
Pricing.tsx
Toggle.tsx
lib
data
App.tsx
globals.css
main.tsx
package.json
tsconfig.json
vite.config.ts
Pricing.tsx
package.json
src
› components
› Pricing.tsx
› Pricing
1 "use client" ;
2
3 import { useState } from "react" ; 2.8k (gzipped: 1.3k)
4 import { PlanCard } from "@/components/PlanCard" ;
5 import { Toggle } from "@/components/Toggle" ;
6
7 type Billing = "monthly" | "annual" ;
8
9 export function Pricing () {
10 const [ billing , setBilling ] = useState < Billing > ( "annual" );
11 const discount = billing === "annual" ? 0.2 : 0 ;
12
13 return (
14 < section className = "pricing" >
15 < h2 > Simple pricing </ h2 >
16 < Toggle value ={ billing } onChange ={ setBilling } />
17 < div className = "plans" >
18 < PlanCard name = "Starter" price ={ 9 } off ={ discount } />
19 < PlanCard name = "Pro" price ={ 19 } off ={ discount } />
20 </ div >
21 </ section >
22 );
23 }
24
25
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One shortcut. Wherever you are. Flip between Always and Never from any app, full screen included.
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Per-app rules
Curate each app once. Set a default, then fine-tune full-screen apps in Settings. When you need the menus back, one shortcut brings them in.
The setup from the demo above.
The desktop
Notes, Finder, every window · Default: Always
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Full screen · Hidden until you press the shortcut
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Full screen · Games and immersive pages
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Details
Barely there. Built like it. Native
Swift and AppKit. No browser engine in the wings.
1.3 MB
A little download that stays out of the way.
No account
No sign-up, no subscription. Open it and go.
100% local
There’s no network code in the app.
Installer size rounded. Headroom 0.4.0 · Apple Silicon preview.
Does Headroom change system settings?+ It switches the macOS setting that automatically hides and shows the menu bar, the same one in System Settings, and switches it back when you leave.
What happens in full-screen apps?+ They follow your default unless you give them their own rule in Settings. TV and Safari can hide; VS Code can stay put.
Can I get the menu bar back quickly?+ Move the pointer to the top edge to peek, or press the shortcut to show it until you switch apps.
Is it really free?+ Yes. No account, no subscription, no tracking.
Which Macs does it run on?+ Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 15 or later.
Enjoy the show. We’ll get out of the way.
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