Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 20, 2026

SlideBrowser is a local macOS application. It has no server, no account system, and no analytics. We cannot see what you browse, and we designed the app so that this stays true.

What the app stores, and where

• Your site list and settings (names, URLs, panel size, shortcuts) are stored in local files inside the app's own sandbox container on your Mac.
• Website data — cookies, logins, caches, local storage — is managed entirely by Apple's WebKit framework in its standard persistent data store, the same mechanism Safari-technology apps use. SlideBrowser does not read, copy, or transmit this data.
• Favicons are fetched directly from each site you add and cached locally. No third-party icon service is used, so your site list is never shared with anyone.

What the app never does

• No browsing history is recorded or uploaded.
• No page content, form input, or passwords are read or collected.
• No analytics, telemetry, crash reporting, or advertising SDKs are included.
• No network connections are made other than the ones you initiate by loading pages.

Diagnostics

An optional, off-by-default verbose logging mode exists for troubleshooting. It prints to the local console only, never to disk in a form the app collects, and never leaves your Mac. Standard system logs contain only coarse events (for example, “a page was blocked”) and deliberately exclude addresses you visit.

Permissions

SlideBrowser runs inside the macOS App Sandbox with the minimum entitlements a browser needs: outgoing network access, and read/write access only to files you explicitly pick in open and save dialogs.

Changes

If this policy ever changes, the updated version will appear on this page with a new date. Since the app collects nothing, changes can only make that statement more precise, not weaker, without an explicit in-app notice.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be raised through the app's Mac App Store product page.