DevPing

Native macOS notifications for AI coding tools.

DevPing is a lightweight menu bar app that plays a sound or shows a polished popup when your coding assistant finishes, needs approval, or needs your attention — then lets you jump back to the right editor or terminal window.

Platform: macOS 14+
Status: Direct-download launch in progress
Current integrations: Claude Code, OpenCode, Aider

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Why DevPing

AI coding sessions are easy to lose track of.

DevPing solves that by giving you:

• native macOS notifications for long-running coding sessions
• configurable sounds and popup behavior
• smart focus detection
• one-click return to the right editor or terminal window
• menu bar access for settings and test notifications

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Features

• Smart focus detection — only chimes when your editor is already focused, shows a popup when you’re away
• Completion alerts — know when a coding session has finished
• Permission alerts — hear and see when approval is needed
• Settings UI — configure sounds, timing, display, and appearance
• Multiple macOS system sounds — including Glass, Tink, Ping, Pop, and more
• Smart editor detection — works across popular code editors and terminals
• One-click focus — jump back to the correct app/window
• Stacking notifications — multiple panels stack cleanly
• Auto-dismiss timer — configurable from short alerts to persistent notifications
• Menu bar mode — lives quietly in the background until needed

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Supported tools

AI tools

• Claude Code
• OpenCode
• Aider

Supported editors / terminals

• Zed
• Cursor
• VS Code
• Windsurf
• Void
• Sublime Text
• Fleet
• Nova
• Warp
• iTerm2
• WezTerm
• Alacritty
• Ghostty
• Terminal.app

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Screenshots

Website

Mobile

Install

Homebrew (recommended)

brew tap vibe-marketer/devping
brew install devping
devping-setup

Manual install

swift build -c release
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
cp .build/release/devping ~/.local/bin/
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/devping
./bin/devping-setup

The setup script installs the DevPing hook and patches supported tool settings.

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Open settings

devping --settings

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How it works

1. Your AI tool fires a hook when it finishes or needs approval.
2. The DevPing hook detects the runtime and the active editor/terminal context.
3. DevPing checks whether your editor is already frontmost.
4. If you’re already in the editor, it can play a softer sound only.
5. If you’re away, it shows a floating notification panel and plays the configured sound.
6. Clicking the action button brings the correct app/window back to the front.

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Trust, privacy, and support docs

Before public launch, these docs should ship with the product:

• docs/PRIVACY.md
• docs/SUPPORT.md
• docs/PERMISSIONS.md
• docs/WHAT-DEVPING-CHANGES.md
• docs/UNINSTALL.md
• docs/LAUNCH-CHECKLIST.md
• docs/FREE-VS-PRO.md
• docs/WEBSITE-COPY.md

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Development files

devping/
  Package.swift
  Sources/
    main.swift
  Resources/
    DevPing.icns
  bin/
    devping-setup
  hooks/
    notify-complete.sh
  scripts/
    build-app.sh
    package-release.sh

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Current launch direction

DevPing is being prepared first as a:

• free direct download
• GitHub release
• Homebrew install
• lead magnet for developers using AI coding tools

The Mac App Store path is intentionally deferred until a sandbox-safe edition exists.

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Notes

• DevPing modifies supported tool config files to install hooks.
• DevPing does not require an account to use the core product.
• DevPing is being prepared for a future free + Pro model, but launch priority is a polished free release first.

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License / rights

Copyright © 2026 Andrew Naegele. All rights reserved.

For support, launch assets, and release planning, see the docs/ folder.