Privacy

Your notes never leave your Mac.

This page covers two different things: the Peekie app (which collects nothing), and this website (peekie.app), which — like almost every website — involves some minimal data processing through its hosting provider.

Nothing goes online

Peekie makes no network connections, has no analytics, and sends no data anywhere. There are no accounts, no sign-in, and nothing to sync.

Accessibility, only for capture

Quick capture uses the macOS Accessibility permission to send ⌘C and read your current selection, then it restores your clipboard. Every other feature works without granting this permission.

Saved only if you ask

Turn on Save notes between launches and open notes are kept in a local file on your Mac. Closing a note without saving deletes it. Nothing is ever uploaded.

Open source, so you can verify it

Peekie's source is public on GitHub under the MIT license. Rather than take this page's word for it, you can read the code that implements each of these claims yourself.

This site and the Peekie app are made by Max Benschop, acting as an individual open-source maintainer, not a registered company. For any privacy question or request — open an issue on GitHub.

Last updated 2026-09-29.