Oreja de Van Gogh · Office #61,533

What it is

Calls itself “menu bar app”.

• Calls itself: menu bar app

“A macOS menu bar app that pauses or lowers Apple Music while ChatGPT speaks”

Where it puts itself

Claims “one player”. Rules out “record or transcribe what ChatGPT says”.

• Superlative claim: one player
• Says it will not: record or transcribe what ChatGPT says

“Apple Music is the one player Oreja controls today.”

“Does Oreja record or transcribe what ChatGPT says? No.”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever. No monthly or yearly plan. No one-time option.

• One-time: no
• Monthly: no
• Yearly: no
• Free plan: free forever

“Free, GPL-3.0”

“There is no account to create and no analytics or crash reporting in the bundle.”

Who it sells to

Sells to consumers.

• Sells to: consumers

“A menu bar app for ChatGPT and Apple Music. Runs on your Mac and keeps no record of what it hears.”

How it runs

A desktop app for macOS. Runs locally and works offline. No API. Open source. AI is a side feature. Built with Vercel.

• Kind: desktop
• Runs on: macOS
• Runs where: on the device, offline
• API: no
• Open source: yes
• AI role: a side feature
• Built with: Vercel

“A macOS menu bar app that pauses or lowers Apple Music while ChatGPT speaks”

“Menu bar app for macOS 14.2 and later”

What it works with

Names Apple, Apple Music and 5 more on its pages.

• Names: Apple · Apple Music · ChatGPT · +4

“Apple”

“Apple Music”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.

• Trial asks for: nothing

“No account”

“Docs -> https://oreja-tau.vercel.app/docs.html”