Ricardo Benthem

Ricardo Benthem

I build the apps nobody sees (literally)

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  • Ghostbar
    GhostbarNative Swift macOS AI chat invisible to screen sharing
    May 2026
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    Joined Product HuntApril 25th, 2026

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Ghostbar - Native Swift macOS AI chat invisible to screen sharing

Ghostbar is a macOS menu bar AI client invisible to screen sharing. Zoom, Teams, Meet, OBS, QuickTime — nobody sees it but you. Uses NSWindow.sharingType = .none to remove the window from macOS's compositor before any recorder touches it. What makes it different: → Native Swift — ~5MB vs 150-500MB Electron alternatives → Ollama, OpenAI, Claude, OpenRouter, LM Studio, llama.cpp → On-device voice input via Whisper → Zero telemetry, no account, MIT license, free forever
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