The first public release of Linea Prompt — a keyboard-first prompt manager for macOS 26.1 Tahoe.
What it does
Quick-access hotkey panel. Press ⌃⌥L from anywhere. Search your blueprints, pick one with arrows + ⏎, and the rendered prompt pastes directly into the frontmost app when it accepts text — Mail, Slack, Cursor, Notes, and similar editors. Linea hands focus back instantly; you stay in your flow.
The Lens and the Stage. Blueprints are lightweight prompt templates. Racks are heavier containers that hold files and named variables. Drag a blueprint onto a rack and it docks — the template now has access to every file and variable in the rack, rendered inline at inject time.
Variables. Write {{author}} in a blueprint, fill it once at inject time. Write {{Rack:Brief.md}} to inline an entire file from the active rack. Write {{@OtherBlueprintTitle}} to compose blueprints from other blueprints. Everything resolves at the moment you inject.
iCloud sync. Sign in to iCloud on your Mac and your blueprints, racks, versions, and ratings sync silently across your devices. No Linea account or AI-provider login is required; sync uses your own iCloud account.
Version history with ratings. Every save creates a version. Rate the ones you like up to five stars; scrub the time machine to compare. Deleting an old version is a deliberate act.
Injection history. Every inject is logged with the rendered text, target app, and timestamp. Audit what you sent where, replay it, export to markdown.
Share and export. Send a single blueprint, a curated set, or an entire rack via the system share sheet or as a portable .lineablueprints / .linearack file. Friends can drag the file into Linea to import.
Beta caveats
A few honest notes — this is the first public build:
- Accessibility permission required. The first time you press ⌃⌥L, macOS asks Linea for Accessibility access. It's required to paste into other apps. Revoke it anytime in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility.
- macOS 26.1 (Tahoe) or later. Linea uses Liquid Glass surfaces and Tahoe-specific APIs. Earlier macOS is not supported.
- Some apps reject synthetic paste. Password managers, terminal secure-input modes, and the macOS login window deliberately block synthetic keyboard events. Linea shows a notification when this happens; the prompt stays on your clipboard so ⌘V still works.
- First-launch tour coming. The next release adds an onboarding flow that walks you through the Lens & Stage concept. For now: drag a blueprint onto a rack to dock it; press ⌃⌥L to use it.
Updates
Linea checks for updates daily. When a new version is available you'll get a single prompt — install, defer, or skip. Updates are cryptographically signed; Linea verifies every update before installing.
You can trigger a check manually: Linea Prompt → Check for Updates...
Reporting issues
Beta feedback is the most useful thing you can send: hello@lineaprompt.com.