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Notes from the launcher
Product updates, deep dives into keyboard-first workflows, and the occasional rant about Spotlight. Written by the CmdSpace team.
Spotlight Search privacy in 2026: what Apple sends, and what stays local
Spotlight is one of the most-used features on macOS and one of the least-examined. Most users type ⌘Space dozens of times a day and never read a privacy disclosure. The mechanics are not secret — Apple has documentation for most of it — bu…
Turn off Siri Suggestions on macOS: a step-by-step privacy reset
Siri Suggestions is the umbrella name for the predictions macOS surfaces in Spotlight, Safari, Mail, Messages, the Share sheet, and a handful of other places — the "you might want to text this person", "you might want to open this app", "h…
Raycast privacy in 2026: what their AI and sync features mean for your data
Raycast is a good launcher and a well-run company. The privacy posture is also genuinely transparent — the privacy page and security page are clearer than most SaaS competitors. None of what follows is "Raycast is shady." It is a careful l…
macOS apps with zero telemetry: a verified 2026 list
Most macOS apps phone home in some way. App opens, button clicks, crash reports, "anonymous usage analytics," feature gates that check a license server — all of it shows up as network traffic that 99% of users will never notice. For the 1%…