Hustler

Hustler is a private macOS menu bar app for tracking financial goals without accounts, subscriptions, or cloud sync.

Download

Download the build for your Mac from Releases, unzip it, and drag Hustler.app into Applications:

• Intel Macs: Hustler-macOS-x86_64.zip
• Apple-silicon Macs (M1, M2, M3, M4): Hustler-macOS-arm64.zip

On first launch, macOS may ask for confirmation because Hustler is not distributed through the App Store. Control-click Hustler.app, choose Open, then confirm once.

First Launch

Hustler helps you name a first goal, set the amount and deadline, then points you straight to your first Quick Log. A Freedom Fund example is ready to adapt—nothing is sent anywhere.

Use It Daily

• Quick Log: type +500 client work or -120 Food lunch; it pre-fills your last entry so repeat logging is fast.
• Quick Add and Quick Spend: add common amounts in one click, or use Repeat Last Entry for recurring work.
• Add Revenue and Add Expense: log detailed entries.
• Insights: see spending, budgets, streaks, milestones, and recent activity without making the main menu long.
• Manage Entries: edit, delete, or undo recent entries.
• Settings: switch goals, create another goal, set category budgets, and manage monthly recurring entries.
• Tools: import/export CSV, create a progress card, read a monthly review, copy a weekly recap, and create or restore local backups.

Each goal keeps its own entries and progress. The menu bar always shows the active goal.

Updates

Hustler checks GitHub Releases once after launch. When a newer version is available, click Update Available once: Hustler downloads the correct Intel or Apple-silicon build, briefly quits, replaces itself, and reopens automatically. What’s New is optional if you want to read the release notes first.

Privacy

Your data stays on your Mac in ~/Library/Application Support/Hustler/hustler_data.json. Hustler automatically keeps a daily pre-save snapshot in ~/Library/Application Support/Hustler/Backups, and you can create or restore a backup any time. Hustler has no accounts, analytics, or cloud sync.

The only network request is the one-time update check after launch. It only asks GitHub whether a newer public release exists.

License

MIT