Privacy Policy.

What we collect

Nothing about how you use the app. ProToys has no analytics, no telemetry, no crash reporting, no usage tracking, and no advertising SDKs.

The only time ProToys talks to a server is when you activate or recover your license — that exchange happens between your Mac and our payment provider, Polar.sh. Polar receives the information you typed into checkout (your email and billing details) under their own privacy policy.

What's stored on your Mac

License key — saved to your macOS Keychain so the app remembers you've activated.

Trial counter — a small counter (also in Keychain) that tracks how many of the 15 trial uses you've spent.

Your settings — module preferences, hotkeys, and saved layouts live in ~/Library/Application Support/PowerToys/. None of this leaves your Mac.

Color, OCR, and ruler results — anything you copy via Color Picker, Text Extractor, or Screen Ruler goes only to your clipboard. ProToys never sees or stores it.

Permissions ProToys asks for

macOS requires explicit permission for the kinds of things ProToys does. We only ask for what's actually needed:

Accessibility — used by window-management tools (Always On Top, FancyZones, Workspaces, Crop and Lock) to find and move windows.

Screen Recording — used by tools that read pixels on screen (Color Picker, Screen Ruler, Text Extractor, Crop and Lock, ZoomIt, Always On Top in Mirror mode).

Input Monitoring — used so global keyboard shortcuts work even when ProToys isn't the front app.

Each permission is requested only by the module that needs it, when you first use it. Granting them creates no record outside the standard macOS Privacy & Security panel.

What we don't collect

We don't collect or have access to: your name, your IP address, your location, the apps or windows you have open, the contents of your screen, what you type, what files you rename or resize, or any other activity inside ProToys.

If we ever change that, this page will say so first.

Email support

If you write to support@protoys.app, we'll have your email address and whatever you wrote in the message. We use it only to reply to you. We don't add support emails to a mailing list.

Children's privacy

ProToys is a productivity tool for adults. It's not directed at children, and we don't knowingly collect anything from anyone of any age (see above — we don't collect anything).

Changes to this policy

If we update this policy, the "Last updated" date at the top changes. Material changes will be announced on the homepage.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email support@protoys.app.