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Hey MacOSApps community,
I'm Wessel, an indie dev from the Netherlands. After getting frustrated by every Calendly-style tool wanting full access to my calendar, I built Volao — a native Mac menu-bar scheduler that keeps your calendar local.
What it does:
- Lives in your menu bar (no Electron, no web tab)
- Reads your calendar locally via EventKit — titles/attendees/notes never leave your Mac
- Server only sees anonymous "busy 14:00–15:00" blocks
- Share availability as link, webcal feed, or formatted text for emails/WhatsApp
- iOS companion in TestFlight beta
The privacy angle:
- All data stored on Cloudflare EU (Amsterdam)
- Newsletter via MailerLite (Lithuania, EU)
- Booking emails via Resend (EU hosting)
- No tracking pixels, no third-party JS, no analytics
Architecture page if you want the technical details (with SQL schema, endpoints, etc): https://volao.so/how-it-works
Free during beta — direct download is signed + notarized via Apple: https://volao.so
Happy to take questions, bug reports, suggestions, or even harsh criticism. I'm the only one reading replies.
u/Altruistic_Celery423 — 16 days ago