Notifications for Hark's replies
You hear about a new message, brief or finished plan while Hark is in the background. Your own messages never notify.
Hark, in its own window.
A small, fast desktop app for Hark on Windows, macOS and Linux. It lives in your tray, notifies you when Hark replies, and opens from anywhere with one shortcut.
Free and open source. Unofficial: not affiliated with Hark.
Everything Hark, a little more native.
The app loads the real hark.com, so new Hark features arrive the day Hark ships them. The desktop parts are added around it.
Waits in the tray
Closing the window hides Hark instead of quitting. Click the icon to bring it back in a blink. An orange dot shows what is unread.
Quick ask from anywhere
Press Ctrl Shift H (Cmd Shift H on a Mac). Type, press Enter, and Hark opens with your question drafted. It never sends for you.
Progress on the taskbar
A Handoff plan in flight shows on the app icon, like a download. Three of eight steps reads as 38%.
It never sees your password
You sign in on Hark's own pages, as in a browser. The web page can only send the app a few small events, and the app checks each one.
Open source, MIT
Read it, change it, build it yourself. The whole app is a small Rust program plus a short script that runs inside the Hark page.
2.3 MBinstaller
16 msquick ask to on screen
60 fpsvisible and idle
0trackers on this page
Measured on Windows 11 with a signed-in account. Memory is mostly the system web view, about what a browser tab on Hark costs, because no second browser is bundled.
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Windows is the tested platform. macOS and Linux builds are new and have not yet been run by the maintainer, so expect rough edges and please tell us what you find.
Windows
TestedWindows 10 and 11. Installs for your account only and needs no admin rights. Windows may warn that the app is unrecognised: choose More info, then Run anyway.
Download for WindowsmacOS
New, untestedmacOS 11 or newer, Apple silicon and Intel. The app is not notarised: open it with a right click, then Open, the first time.
Download for macOSLinux
New, untesteddeb and rpm packages (about 3 MB) use your system's WebKitGTK 4.1; the AppImage (about 78 MB) carries its own. A tray icon needs AppIndicator support, which GNOME gets from an extension.
Download for Linux| Windows | macOS | Linux | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Window | Frameless, with Hark-style controls and rounded corners | Native, with a transparent title bar | Your window manager's frame |
| Close button | Hides to the tray | Hides to the menu bar | Quits |
| Start at login | On by default | Off | Off |
Questions
Is this the official Hark app?
No. It is an independent open source project and is not affiliated with Hark. It opens the real hark.com in its own window and adds desktop features around it. Hark and the Hark logo belong to their owners.
What can the app see?
Only what a browser tab on hark.com can see. You sign in on Hark's own pages, so the app never handles your password. The Hark page can send the app a few small events, such as "show a notification", and the app checks each one before acting. It cannot read your files or run commands.
Why does my computer warn me when I open it?
The builds are not code-signed, and signing costs money every year. Windows shows a SmartScreen notice: choose More info, then Run anyway. On macOS, open the app with a right click and choose Open. You can also build it yourself from the source.
Why is it using several hundred megabytes?
Almost all of that is the web view that draws hark.com, which is the same engine your browser uses. The app itself is about 10 MB. Hark animates its background, so the page is never fully idle while the window is visible. When Hark is hidden in the tray, it settles down.
Does it update itself?
Not yet. Download a new release to update. Hark's own features update by themselves, because the app loads the live site.
How do I remove it?
On Windows, use Settings, Apps, Installed apps. On macOS, drag the app to the Bin. On Linux, remove the package or delete the AppImage.