Observed arrival · 2026-11-10

Doorman: a focus guard for Mac

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Editorial interest 78/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A Mac utility that sends interrupting windows to the background, gives coding-agent windows their own lane, and can take back pasted API keys.

Landing page captured for the 2026-11-10 issue.

For: Mac users working alongside coding agents
Worth noticing: Per-app rules can allow, hide, or route an app to an agent lane; the page also shows an option to hide Doorman while screen sharing.

Field notes

The examples show rules that can leave an app alone, bring it forward while typing, hide it, or send its windows to the agent lane. The activity view groups events by time and category, and includes an Export CSV control. A screen-sharing setting is also shown for hiding Doorman while sharing.

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