DriftVibe Support
A quiet app. Quiet support too.
Installation and permissions
DriftVibe asks for Accessibility permission. Why?
macOS isolates apps from each other. To know which window is in the foreground and attribute time to the right project, DriftVibe needs this permission. No keystrokes and no screen content are read or recorded.
How do I revoke a permission?
System Settings › Privacy & Security › Accessibility. Uncheck DriftVibe.
Trial and purchase
How does the free trial work?
30 full days, all features unlocked, no credit card required. On day 31, you decide: yearly, lifetime, or nothing.
What happens at the end of the free trial?
On day 31, DriftVibe shows a screen prompting you to pick a plan (yearly or lifetime) to continue. Your data is preserved. Until you purchase, the app stops recording new time, but your history remains viewable.
What's the difference between yearly and lifetime?
Yearly ($9.99/year) renews each year as long as you use it. Lifetime ($35.99) is a one-time payment with lifetime updates. After about 4 years of use, lifetime becomes the better deal.
How do I cancel my subscription?
Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions › DriftVibe › Cancel. Your data stays. You can resume anytime.
Can I get a refund?
Refunds go through Apple. Request via reportaproblem.apple.com.
Usage
How do I add a project?
Open DriftVibe, go to Preferences › Projects, click "Choose folders" and select the root folder of the project. You can add multiple folders to a single project.
Why is a project showing up with a weird name like "stupefied-lalande-686644"?
It's a folder DriftVibe couldn't identify (probably a temporary or auto-generated project). You can rename it or hide it from Preferences › Projects.
What exactly is AI Satellite time?
Time spent with Claude Chat, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Codex, Cursor or Xcode in the foreground, outside of any identified project. It's informational. If you're in Cursor with a project folder open, the time goes to the project, not to the satellite.
How does the daily goal work?
In the dashboard footer, click GOAL. Choose TIME (minutes) or HOURS, set the value. When the threshold is reached, you get a macOS notification. The counter resets at midnight.
Data
Where is my data stored?
In the app sandbox, locally. The projects.json file contains your projects and sessions. No copy is made anywhere else.
How do I delete all my data?
Uninstall DriftVibe. Everything disappears with the app, since nothing is stored elsewhere.
Miscellaneous
Is DriftVibe part of Drift&Grain?
Yes. Drift&Grain is a small studio making quiet tools for people who make things. DriftVibe is one of them, alongside DJI AEB Sorter, MeteoShoot and Archi Ultra Drop.
Contact
Need help?
Write to info@driftgrain.app. Reply within a few days, from a human (Stéphane).
info@driftgrain.app