Keyboard-driven productivity panel for macOS — slides in from the right edge of the screen on a global hotkey, surfaces snippets, app-launches, and URL shortcuts that match the workflow.
Background
Constant context-switching between IDE, browser tabs, Slack/Mail, and AI tools adds up to real time and broken flow. Existing launchers (Raycast, Alfred) are powerful but heavyweight — the goal was a focused panel with just the few high-frequency actions, accessible without a mouse.
What we built
Electron macOS app with global hotkey (⌥.) that opens a right-edge sliding panel. Three action types: copy-snippet, launch-app, open-URL. Section switching via ⌥1–4, Esc to close, persistent tray icon.
Approach
Electron because the renderer is a thin web view we can iterate on quickly — no native Mac learning curve for a personal tool. Keyboard-first design: the panel is invisible until summoned, and every action is one keystroke from open to executed.
Outcome
Baseline running with global shortcut + section-switching + tray icon. Next pass: define actual snippet/launch/URL content matching the workflow, plus optional auto-launch on login.