So tired of forced magic links logins...
https://preview.redd.it/4b3p6g17bdfh1.png?width=772&format=png&auto=webp&s=15b78843b0c9482ce42fa06db376831bf46446efI hate magic links and verification codes. I despise being yanked out of the flow and being forced into one of the most distracting places of modern existence: the mailbox. So I built a menu bar app that catches them.ProblemVerification codes and magic links yank you out of the flow. Cmd-tab to Mail, hunt for the email, see that bill reminder you haven’t paid yet, avoid that 10% discount on something you really oughta not buy right now, remember you should get the stairs fixed really, wonder what you’ll make for lunch, ponder if you should unsubscribe from that newsletter you never read anyway...... every single time.OTPop watches your inbox and drops incoming codes and sign-in links straight into the menu bar (and as a notification). One click to copy a code, or to open a link. Read-only IMAP, nothing leaves your Mac, and the only thing kept on disk is the codes themselves, encrypted. Emails are never stored.ComparisonI’ve honestly been looking for an app that does this for ages, never found anything. The closest things I could find are:2FHey: the closest thing, but it reads codes from Messages, so it's SMS/iMessage only. OTPop covers email, which is where magic links live and where a lot of services (still) send codes.macOS native autofill: It only detects codes, and needs Mail to be open and running. And only autofills in Safari, AFAIK.(If you know of something I’ve missed, please let me know!)PricingCurrent feature set free forever. In the (far) future advanced features may be gated behind a small one-time payment.To download it: https://www.glaze.app/app/otpop-6OxvwVIt's got a few rough edges and I have several QoL updates coming in the next few days, but detection is already quite reliable. If you give it a spin, let me know how it goes - especially false detections 🙏Please note: the current version was built on the r/glazeapp platform. It’s heavily AI-oriented, but it’s backed by the developers of Raycast. Additionally, the code itself is Typescript, which has been my day job for several years now.Future versions may be re-written as native mac apps, depending on interest.Using OTPop does require downloading Glaze first. But you’ll see it gives access to many, many more cool/fun/useful apps. TransparencyThe app itself doesn’t have a proper website yet, but about me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuelejsarfatti/https://github.com/mjsarfatti

Submitted July 25, 2026 at 02:46PM by mjsarfatti
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