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Gearbox for Mac

Local automation manager for scheduling and running background tasks.

By hgayan7. Free and open source, Apache-2.0 licence.

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Gearbox at a glance

Version
1.3.0
Released
13 September 2026
Download size
11 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
Apache-2.0
Category
Utilities
Developer
hgayan7
GitHub stars
76

About Gearbox

Schedule and manage local tasks on macOS. Features a native SwiftUI interface, live log streaming, and natural language scheduling.

Screenshots

Gearbox screenshot 1

How to install Gearbox on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for Gearbox and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.3.0 from hgayan7's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to Gearbox show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: gearbox-1.3.0.zip (11 MB).

What is new in Gearbox 1.3.0

## What's Changed in Gearbox v1.3.0

### 🛡️ Execution Resilience & Power Safety
- **Python Decoupling:** Universal support for Python >= 3.9 across CLI, daemon, and embedded bundle.
- **Multi-Trigger Modalities:** Native launchd WatchPaths trigger for file/folder watching automations.
- **Execution Resilience:** Timeouts (--timeout), automatic retry with backoff (--max-retries, --retry-delay), and pipeline chaining (--on-success, --on-failure).
- **Power Safety:** AC power detection (--requires-ac) and sleep prevention (--prevent-sleep).

### ⚙️ Declarative GitOps & System Doctor
- **Declarative Gearboxfile:** Export (gearbox export), load, apply (gearbox apply -f), and reconcile (gearbox sync) tasks via YAML/JSON dotfiles.
- **System Doctor:** gearbox doctor diagnostic tool for environment health, permission checks, LaunchAgents orphan cleanup, and binary PATH traps with automatic repair (--fix).

### 🚀 macOS Native UI & Ecosystem Integration
- **Local Webhook Server:** Apple Network.framework loopback HTTP server on 127.0.0.1:43272 (/status, /tasks, /run/<task>, /pause/<task>, /resume/<task>).
- **Apple Shortcuts App Intents:** Native RunTaskIntent, PauseTaskIntent, ResumeTaskIntent, and GearboxShortcuts.
- **Dynamic Menu Bar Activity:** Real-time rotating gear indicator on active runs, failure badge dot, and next-run countdown header.
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