PinTop
Keep any window on top. A tiny Mac menu-bar utility — press ⌘⌥T and the window you care about stays visible while you work in another.
Free for 7 days, fully featured · macOS 13 or later, Apple Silicon · Notarized by Apple
See how it works
Two ways to pin
macOS has no public way for one app to force another app's window to stay on top — so PinTop gives you the two honest alternatives, and lets you pick per pin.
Genuinely always on top
PinTop floats a live video copy of your chosen window above everything, at the window's real size. The original keeps keyboard focus — keep typing in it while the mirror stays visible. Perfect for a video call, a build log, or reference material. View-only, draggable, resizable.
The real, clickable window
PinTop asks macOS to re-raise the actual window whenever something covers it. You interact with the window itself — it just keeps coming back to the front as you switch between apps.
Simple pricing
Try everything free for a week. If PinTop earns its place in your menu bar, buy it once and it's yours.
- 7-day free trial, no signup
- License key delivered by email
- All future 0.x and 1.x updates
Private by construction
PinTop has no accounts, no analytics, and no tracking. Mirrored video never leaves your Mac and is never written to disk. The app's only network request, ever, is the single call that validates your license key when you enter it. The source is public on GitHub — check for yourself.
Questions
Why does PinTop ask for Accessibility or Screen Recording permission?
Raise mode uses macOS Accessibility to identify the focused window and ask the system to raise it — nothing else. The live mirror uses Apple's ScreenCaptureKit, which requires the Screen Recording permission to capture the one window you pin, only while it's pinned. PinTop is notarized by Apple and the source is public.
What happens when the trial ends?
Creating new pins pauses until you enter a license key. Nothing is deleted, nothing nags you on a timer — the menu simply shows a buy link and a key field.
Which Macs does it run on?
Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 13 Ventura or later. Raise mode works back to macOS 12.
Is the mirror interactive?
No — the mirror is a live, view-only copy. That's what lets the original window keep keyboard focus while the mirror stays on top. Click the visible edge of the original (or the mirror's source window) to interact with the real thing.
Refunds?
If PinTop doesn't work out within 14 days of purchase, reply to your purchase email and you'll get a refund.