DayRecap

macOS menu bar app that tracks only the apps you choose, summarizes your day on-device, and delivers an evening recap via notification — no dashboard.

Requirements

• macOS 14+
• Full Xcode 15+ (Command Line Tools alone may fail with SDK/toolchain mismatch)
• Accessibility permission (window titles)
• Screen Recording permission (OCR for full-capture apps)

Run

Requires full Xcode (not just Command Line Tools).

# After installing Xcode:
sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer
cd DayRecap
./build.sh
open .build/DayRecap.app

Or open DayRecap/Package.swift in Xcode and press Run (⌘R) — easiest option.

First launch

1. Add apps to track (Cursor, Slack, Safari, etc.)
2. Grant Accessibility + Screen Recording in System Settings
3. Work in tracked apps
4. Menu bar → Generate Recap Now (or wait for chunk summaries to accumulate)

All data stays in ~/Library/Application Support/DayRecap/.

Architecture

• Allowlist-first — untracked apps are completely ignored
• Metadata vs Full capture — per-app setting
• Vision OCR — on-device text from screenshots
• Template summarizer — local recap generation (Foundation Models can be added on Apple Intelligence Macs)