Question 1

What is FavTray?

Accepted Answer

FavTray is a macOS menu bar application that consolidates 14 developer tools into a single icon: Eye Rest Timer, AI Usage Tracker, Port Kill, Window Manager, System Info, Menu Bar Manager, Keep Alive, Cloud Costs, GitHub Notifications, Reminders, Meetings, AI Writer, Screenshot, and FavShelf — a Dynamic Island for the Mac notch (glance free on every install; full island with Lifetime). It runs 100% locally on your Mac with no accounts, no cloud sync, and no telemetry. Six tools are free forever (three of them in core form). FavTray requires macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later and supports both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

Question 2

What is the 20-20-20 rule for eye strain?

Accepted Answer

The 20-20-20 rule recommends that every 20 minutes of screen time, you look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. This relaxes the ciliary muscles in your eyes and reduces digital eye strain, which affects an estimated 65% of people who work at screens for extended periods. FavTray automates this with smart break reminders that detect when you're in meetings or typing, and pauses automatically during screen recordings, presentations, and video calls.

Question 3

How do I track my Claude API spending on Mac?

Accepted Answer

FavTray reads Claude's local usage logs from ~/.claude/ on your Mac and displays real-time cost data in your menu bar. The average developer using Claude Code spends approximately $6 per day, or $120-250+ per month. FavTray shows per-session costs, daily totals, and weekly spending with configurable budget alerts. All data stays on your Mac — nothing is sent to external servers.

Question 4

How much does FavTray cost?

Accepted Answer

FavTray offers a free tier with Eye Rest Timer, Port Kill, and Menu Bar Manager (full) plus core versions of AI Usage Tracker, Window Manager, and System Info, and the Dynamic Island glance (media, weather, AI usage). The Personal plan is ₹49 per month (1 Mac), and the Lifetime license is ₹2499 for one-time access to all current and future features plus the Lifetime-exclusive Dynamic Island (1 Mac). A 30-day free trial of all Pro features requires no credit card or account.

Question 5

How do I prevent my Mac from sleeping without changing system settings?

Accepted Answer

FavTray's Keep Alive feature simulates subtle mouse movements to keep your Mac awake without changing any Energy Saver or Lock Screen settings. It offers 5 movement patterns (Random, Square, Triangle, Circle, Jitter) with stealth mode that returns the cursor to its exact position. Toggle it from the menu bar and your Mac stays awake, your Slack status stays active, and your VPN stays connected.

Question 6

Does FavTray send my data to the cloud?

Accepted Answer

No. FavTray is 100% local-first. All data — eye rest statistics, AI usage costs, window layouts, and settings — is stored locally on your Mac using SwiftData and UserDefaults. No usage data, API keys, or personal information ever leaves your machine. API credentials used for cloud cost monitoring are held in memory only and never written to disk. The app works fully offline for all features except cloud cost refresh.

Question 7

Can FavTray track both Claude and OpenAI costs?

Accepted Answer

Yes. FavTray tracks usage and costs for both Anthropic Claude and OpenAI APIs. It reads local log files and API usage data to show combined spending across providers, with per-provider breakdowns, per-model token costs, session limits, and weekly budget alerts. The free tier shows current session costs; the Pro tier adds full 30/60/90-day history and multi-provider comparison dashboards.

Question 8

What apps does FavTray replace?

Accepted Answer

FavTray replaces up to 9 separate applications: Time Out or Stretchly (eye rest), Rectangle or Magnet (window management), iStat Menus or Stats (system monitoring), Amphetamine or caffeinate (keep-alive), Helicone or LangSmith (AI cost tracking), AWS/GCP console tabs (cloud billing), Bartender or Hidden Bar (menu bar tidy), and the GitHub web notifications inbox. Instead of paying $50-100+ per year across these separate subscriptions and running 5-9 menu bar icons, FavTray consolidates everything into one icon for ₹49 per month.

Question 9

What are body breaks in FavTray?

Accepted Answer

FavTray includes 36+ guided desk exercises across 8 categories — neck, shoulders, wrists, back, legs, hydration, posture, and walking. Every few eye breaks, a body break triggers with 3 exercises shown in a floating HUD. You can choose from 3 intensity levels (Gentle, Moderate, Active), configure the interval, and enable specific categories. Smart rotation ensures you see fresh exercises every session.

Question 10

How do I kill a process using a specific port on Mac?

Accepted Answer

FavTray's Port Kill feature scans all listening TCP ports on your Mac and lets you terminate any process in one click. Instead of running 'lsof -i :3000' and 'kill -9 PID' in the terminal, Port Kill shows every listening port with automatic categorization by type (web server, database, dev tool, container). Search by port number or process name and kill with one click. Port Kill is free forever with no restrictions.

Fourteen tools. One icon.
And a Dynamic Island.

Your notch, finally alive.

Fourteen tools.
One scroll.

Protect your eyes with the 20-20-20 rule.

Know exactly what you spend on AI.

Keep your Mac awake with one toggle.

Snap windows into place with a keyboard shortcut.

AWS and GCP billing at a glance.

CPU, RAM, disk, network — always visible.

Find and kill processes by port number.

Hide and reorder menu bar icons.

Never miss a PR review or merge.

Reminders you can't ignore.

Never join late.

Rewrite anything, anywhere.

Capture. Annotate. Done.

Your notch, alive. Lifetime exclusive.

Replace five apps
with one

Protect your eyes

Track AI spending

Stay productive

Integrations you
use every day

Your data stays
on your Mac

100% Local

No Cloud. No Accounts.

Memory-Only Credentials

No Telemetry

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Simple pricing plans

Free

Personal

Lifetime

Stay organized and
boost your productivity

Fourteen tools. One icon.And a Dynamic Island.