Build from source
Needs Xcode 16.4 or later, which runs on macOS 15.3 or later. Unzip build/Stow.zip and move Stow.app to Applications. The package is for your own Mac.
git clone https://github.com/byanthny/stow.git cd stow./scripts/package.shmacOS 14 or later · Apple silicon and Intel
A quiet board for your notes and pull requests.
Stow keeps your Markdown notes and the GitHub pull requests that need you in one small native window. Free, open source, and local to your Mac.
Alpha · 0.2.0 · Free under GPL-3.0 · No account needed
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example/desktop #27
Handle refresh retries
Checks failing
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example/desktop #24
Preserve window placement
Changes requested
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example/website #12
Fix flaky upload test
Checks failing
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sample-org/api #58
Drop legacy flags
Ready to merge
desktop: Handle refresh retries · desktop: Preserve window placement
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example/desktop #24
Markdown
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example/toolkit #8
Add keyboard shortcuts
Waiting for review
toolkit: Add keyboard shortcuts
Updated 2 min ago
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Notes are plain Markdown
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Needs you and Waiting, from the GitHub CLI login you already have. Partial data never looks ready to merge.
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Section order, cards per section, collapsed notes, even the header title. Every choice is a setting.
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Share a theme like a terminal config
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font-family = Menlo
font-size = 14
background-opacity = 0.85Get Stow
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gh auth login --hostname github.comDownload
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