Launch your Shortcuts
from the menu bar.

TopStart pins your favorite Apple Shortcuts to the menu bar, lets you run any one of them with a click or a hotkey, and gets out of your way. No dock icon, no shortcuts app hunting, no fuss.

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One-time payment · MacOS 14+ on Apple Silicon · Requires the Shortcuts app · No account, no data collection

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TOPSTART
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Type to Jump⌥⌘T
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Capabilities

Everything a shortcuts launcher should be, nothing it shouldn't.

TopStart is deliberately small. It does one job, and it does it from one quiet menu-bar icon.

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One-click launch

Your pinned shortcuts live in the menu bar. Click, and the Shortcut runs. No dock icon, no window, no waiting for the Shortcuts app.

02

Type to jump

A Spotlight-style palette (default ⌥⌘T) filters your shortcuts as you type. Arrow keys to pick, ⏎ to run, esc to dismiss.

03

Hotkeys for anything

Give any pinned shortcut its own key combination, and set one global quick-open hotkey. Launch in a single keypress, even when the menu bar is hidden.

04

Start at login

TopStart is there when you are. It can launch at login and auto-run whichever shortcuts you choose, on your schedule.

05

Groups

Keep Work, Personal, and custom shortcuts in their own sections, so the right set is always a glance away, not a scramble.

06

Run everything

Fire your whole pinned set with one action, in two-second steps, so nothing hammers the system at once.

Private by design

Your shortcuts never leave your Mac.

Only a license check on activation
No analytics or tracking
No data collection
No account or sign-in
Cliff Wade, creator of TopStart

TopStart is a small utility I wanted, so I built it. I run Shortcuts from the menu bar every day, and digging through the Shortcuts app each time never stopped feeling slow. This puts them one click, one hotkey away, out of sight until you need them. No accounts, no tracking, and your shortcuts stay on your Mac. Just a fast, private launcher that gets out of your way.

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Pricing

One price. Yours forever.

TOPSTART
$4.99
one-time · MacOS 14+ · Apple Silicon
Buy TopStart $4.99
Buy once, key emailed to you, keep it forever. One $4.99 payment, all future updates included.
Requires MacOS 14 or later on Apple Silicon Needs the free Shortcuts app (built into MacOS) Install drag the app to Applications; open once to allow inputs
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Download TopStart for freefull features for 7 days
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Drag TopStart to Applicationstakes a second
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Open it once, allow inputshotkeys turn on
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Buy a one-time key to keep it$4.99, emailed on purchase
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Check your email for the keysent the moment you buy
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Paste it into TopStartunlocks permanently
Questions

Fair questions, honest answers.

Will MacOS warn "unidentified developer" when I open TopStart?
No. TopStart is notarized by Apple, so it opens with a normal double-click on MacOS 10.15 and later, with no warning. (Untrusted apps still need the right-click Open step, but TopStart is not one of them.)
How do I install it?
Download the DMG, drag TopStart into your Applications folder, and open it once. It will ask for Input Monitoring permission in System Settings so your global hotkeys work.
Is it a subscription?
No. $4.99 one-time. One license key is emailed to you on purchase, and you keep all future updates.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. Download TopStart and it runs with every feature for 7 days. When the trial ends, buy a one-time $4.99 license to keep it: your key is emailed to you, and you paste it in once to unlock permanently.
Does it work on my Mac?
TopStart requires MacOS 14 or later on Apple Silicon and the free Shortcuts app built into MacOS.
What does my license cover?
Your key runs TopStart on the Macs you own. Moving to a new Mac is no problem; the key stays yours.
What if I lose my license key?
Lemon Squeezy emails your key at purchase and keeps it in your account under My Orders. Search your email for the TopStart receipt, or log in at Lemon Squeezy and open My Orders to find it again. Still stuck? Email support@topstart.app with your purchase email and we'll resend it.
Do you collect any data?
No. Your shortcuts and settings stay on your Mac. The only request TopStart ever makes is a one-time check against Lemon Squeezy when you activate your license key, and it sends only the key itself. No analytics, no usage data, no tracking.
Isn't this just Spotlight?
No. Spotlight finds files; TopStart runs your saved Shortcuts. Pin what you use, give any shortcut its own hotkey or group, and fire whole sets on a schedule. TopStart is a small, independent utility and is not affiliated with Apple.

Your shortcuts, a click away.

One-time $4.99. Runs on your Mac, respects your privacy.

Buy TopStart $4.99