NightJar 1.0.0

Download NightJar Lite.

Run your dev servers, terminal panes, logs, status, and ports from one local app. Lite is free forever on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Free forever for up to 3 apps and 4 themes. No trial and no subscription.

Choose your platform.

Every Lite build includes the same core workflow. Siri shortcuts remain a macOS Pro feature.

Universal · Apple silicon + Intel · ZIP

Menu bar controls, native app bundle, and Siri shortcuts with Pro.

Download Lite for macOS NightJar-Lite.zip

x64 · AppImage

Portable build with no install step. The ports table uses lsof from your system.

Download Lite for Linux NightJar-Lite-1.0.0-x64.AppImage

x64 · NSIS installer

System-tray app with PowerShell or cmd.exe, process trees, netstat, and CIM metrics.

Download Lite for Windows NightJar-Lite-Setup-1.0.0.exe

First run

NightJar keeps its configuration, logs, and license cache in ~/.nightjar on macOS and Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.nightjar on Windows.

Install or open the app.
Move the macOS app to Applications, run the Windows installer, or make the AppImage executable.
Add your folders.
Choose one project or select several. NightJar detects their stacks and runnable commands.
Run the workspace.
Open split terminals, follow status and logs, and inspect every listening port from one window.

Private by defaultThe control server only listens on 127.0.0.1.
Lite is free foreverKeep 3 apps, 4 themes, and every core workflow feature with no time limit.
Pro is one purchase$17.77 unlocks unlimited apps, workspaces, all themes, and macOS Siri shortcuts.

NightJar Pro

Buy Pro once, then sign in with the email used at checkout. Your Pro installers appear in your account only after the paid key is verified.