work / napcat · own product · 2026
NapCat
The menu-bar night shift for AI coding agents — shipped and sold
statusshipped — one-time purchase at napcat.app
distributiondirect download + Homebrew tap
platformnative Swift, SwiftPM (no Xcode project)
marketingRemotion-rendered product video, full brand system
system
your Mac, 1am: ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ frosted display ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ │ │ [ notch: 3 agents running ] │ │ claude ▸ needs approval [y/n] │ │ codex ▸ build passing │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ agents keep working · you see status at a glance · approvals without unlocking
the product
AI coding agents run for hours; your screens don't need to. NapCat frosts your displays while agents keep working underneath, and turns the notch into a status island for every agent on the machine — with opt-in approval prompts and a Claude usage meter.
why it's on this list
Because it's the full loop, solo: a native Swift app (SwiftPM, Accessibility APIs, per-agent detection), a landing site, a rendered product video (Remotion), a brand system, Homebrew distribution, and actual paying customers. Shipping a product end to end is a different skill from writing code, and this is my proof of it.
stack
Swift · Next.js 15 · Supabase · Remotion · anime.js