Support

How may the Butler help?

Most controls are one click away from the moon in your menu bar.

GitHub

Report a problem

Open the guided GitHub issue form to report a bug or accessibility issue.

Privacy

Review your data

See exactly what Beddy stores locally and what it never collects.

Submit a bug report through GitHub

GitHub hosts Beddy Butler's public issue tracker. To report a problem:

Open the Beddy Butler issue form on GitHub.
Choose Bug report. Sign in to GitHub if prompted.
Enter the Beddy Butler version from About, your macOS version, what you expected, what happened, and the steps that reproduce the problem.
Review the report for private bedtime details, then select Submit new issue.

You may include a screenshot when it helps explain the problem. Remove personal information before uploading it.

Where did the app go?

Beddy Butler is a menu bar app and intentionally has no Dock icon. Look for the moon near the right side of the macOS menu bar. Click it for the Tonight panel. Right click it for Preferences and the complete command menu.

I cannot see the moon

Open Beddy Butler again from Applications. On Macs with a crowded menu bar, macOS or a menu bar organiser may hide the icon. Temporarily reveal hidden menu bar items, then keep Beddy visible.

I cannot hear a reminder

Open Preferences and confirm Nudge style includes Sound.
Check Beddy Butler's voice volume.
Check the Mac's output volume and selected audio device.
Right click the menu bar moon and choose Hear a Butler Sample.

I prefer a silent reminder

Choose Visual in Preferences. The menu bar icon gains a persistent badge when a nudge is due. You can also enable silent Notification Centre alerts with Acknowledge, Snooze, and Pause actions.

My schedule changes from week to week

Use a rotating schedule. Choose an anchor date, then enter the number of active and rest nights in your cycle. Beddy calculates the pattern in either direction, so it remains stable before and after that date.

Friday or Saturday needs a different bedtime

Enable the second schedule, give it a meaningful name, and select exactly the nights it should use. This supports religious observance, family routines, weekends, and any other weekly pattern.

Beddy opened at the wrong local time after travel

The app listens for time zone, clock, sleep, and wake changes. If the displayed schedule has not refreshed, quit and reopen Beddy Butler. Please report the original and destination time zones if the problem returns.

Does Beddy Butler need an account or collect analytics?

No. The app has no account, advertising, analytics, tracking, or network entitlement. Schedule and preference data stays in the app's sandboxed local settings on your Mac.

Does Beddy Butler use the microphone?

No. The voices are bundled recordings. Beddy Butler does not request microphone, camera, contacts, calendar, photos, or location access.

Why does Beddy Butler ask for notification permission?

Permission is requested only if you enable optional Notification Centre alerts. These alerts are local and silent. They offer Acknowledge, Snooze, and Pause actions.

How do I change Open at Login or quit completely?

Open Preferences to turn Open at Login on or off. To quit immediately, right click the menu bar moon and choose Quit Beddy Butler.

System requirements

Beddy Butler 2.0 requires macOS 13 Ventura or later.

When reporting a bug: include the Beddy Butler version, macOS version, selected personality, nudge style, and whether the bedtime window crosses midnight. Please omit private bedtime details you do not want to share publicly.