Privacy & data

PaceBar runs locally. Two small bits of data leave your machine, described below. Neither includes your account, your credentials, or how you use the app.

Update checks

PaceBar checks for new versions about every 15 minutes. The check goes through a small proxy that records, anonymously:

• Release channel (stable or rc)
• OS and CPU architecture
• Current app version
• A coarse country code (from your IP region, via Cloudflare)

There is no opt-in toggle, no stable identifier, and no account or personal data. The check has to happen for updates to work at all, and all it tells us is which builds are still in use so we know what to keep supporting. If the proxy is ever unreachable, the app falls back to checking GitHub directly, so updates keep working either way.

Anonymous telemetry (opt-in)

As of v0.15.0, PaceBar includes optional anonymous telemetry. It is off by default and shares nothing unless you turn it on under Settings.

When enabled, the app sends — at most once per day — exactly:

• A random install id (a UUID generated on your device, not tied to any account or personal data)
• The app version
• Your OS
• Your CPU architecture

That's the entire payload. There's no account, no credentials, and no information about how you use the app — nothing about which providers you connect or your usage numbers. On receipt, the Cloudflare Worker additionally derives a coarse country code (from your IP region, via Cloudflare) and records first-seen and last-seen timestamps for the install id.

Turning the toggle off stops sharing immediately.

Future telemetry (opt-in)

If we ever add genuinely new measurements — for example, which AI providers you connect or how heavily you use them — they would follow the same rules: off by default, documented here before they ship, and just as anonymous as everything above. No personal details, and never shared with third parties. The only goal is making PaceBar better.