sheepdogFree for macOS 14 and later
The meeting alarm
that barks.
Meet Tug, the border collie who takes your meetings seriously. He lives in your menu bar, gives you a heads-up when a meeting is near, and counts down until it’s time. Ignore him, and he’ll take over your screen. He even remembers what you were working on so you can pick up right where you left off afterward. Once you join, Tug settles down.
Signed and notarized. Open source under Apache 2.0.
Runs on your Mac. No account, no tracking.
9:55 AM
Team standup2:05Join✕
You already have reminders.
Calendar, Outlook, Teams and Slack all ping you before a meeting. So does every other app, all day, in the same corner of the screen. Heads down on something hard, or bouncing between ten things, those pings slide by. Sheepdog has one job. Tug gets louder as the meeting gets closer and takes the whole screen when it's time, so you can't miss it unless you wave him off.
Works with what you already use
Your calendars. Your meeting apps.
sheepdog reads every calendar macOS Calendar knows about, and signs in to Microsoft directly for the ones it does not show. When it is time, Join opens the link it found in the invite, straight into the Zoom or Teams app.
Calendars
- Microsoft 365 and OutlookDirect sign-in
- Microsoft ExchangeThrough macOS Calendar
- Google CalendarThrough macOS Calendar
- iCloudThrough macOS Calendar
Meeting links
- Microsoft TeamsOpens the app
- ZoomOpens the app
- Google MeetOpens in your browser
- WebexOpens the link
- Slack huddlesOpens the link
Hold my place
Pick up right where you left off.
Ever lose track of what you were doing right as you join a meeting? Tug knows it happens, so he throws you a bone. Type what you were in the middle of before you jump in. When the meeting ends, he hands it back. Notes stay on your Mac and clear themselves at 4 a.m. after they are returned.
He knows when you are off
Quiet when you want quiet.
Working hours
Overnight shifts work too. Outside your hours Tug stays silent, goes quiet, or barks anyway.
Nap
The menu bar glyph shows he is asleep, so you never forget.
Running late
From the alarm, pick Running late or Can't make it. sheepdog copies the message and opens the meeting's Slack channel.
Themes
Twelve ways to dress him.
Every theme is a color set checked for contrast. Pick one and this whole page changes, including the alarm above. The app uses the same names.
Get Tug
It only reads. It never writes.
sheepdog reads the calendars already in macOS Calendar and can sign in to Microsoft directly. No server, no account, no analytics. It never creates, changes or deletes an event. Read the privacy policy.