Cinema Mode for Mac

🎬 Download the latest release — or grab it on the App Store.

A lightweight macOS menu bar app. One click to dim your screen and hide distractions — so you can focus on what you're watching.

Screenshots

What it does

• Hides the menu bar and Dock
• Shows a minimal floating exit button you can drag anywhere
• Restores your system state exactly as it was when you exit
• Remembers your preferred volume and exit button position

Get it

Direct download: Grab the latest release from GitHub Releases.

Easiest way: Search "Cinema Mode" on the Mac App Store and download it directly.

From source: Clone this repo and run ./script/build_and_run.sh. See Build & Run below.

Requirements

• macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later
• Apple Developer account only if you want to code-sign and distribute your own build

Build & Run

# Clone and build
git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/CinemaMode.git
cd CinemaMode
swift build

# Run
./script/build_and_run.sh run

# Debug
./script/build_and_run.sh --debug

# View logs
./script/build_and_run.sh --logs

Open in Xcode

open CinemaMode.xcodeproj

License

MIT

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