Sulguni Documentation & macOS Workflow Guides
Browse step-by-step guides for installing, customizing, and mastering Sulguni Taskbar and Sulguni Explorer on macOS.
All Documentation Articles
- Account & billing — Trial rules, cancellation, refunds, and where to get help.
- Contact support (email + Discord) — The fastest ways to get help, what to include, and where to post bugs and requests.
- Trial, billing, cancellation, refunds — 3-day trial, auto-renew, cancel anytime, refunds on request - and what we store for licensing.
- Sulguni Cortex Overview & 5 HUD Layouts — Get started with Stream HUD, Bento Grid, GTA Radial Wheel (⌥V), Floating Mini Shelf, and Stealth Ghost HUD.
- Local GGUF AI Copilot & Live Omnibox Calculator — Run offline llama.cpp GGUF models on Apple Silicon Metal or evaluate math, currencies, and CSS units in search.
- Sequential Paste Stack (⌘⌃V) & Side-by-Side LCS Diff — Queue multiple fields in FIFO or LIFO order and compare code or JSON revisions line-by-line with the D key.
- Smart Clipboard Firewall, Zero-Cloud Privacy & ;trigger Snippets — Automatically strip URL trackers on ⌘C, exclude password managers, auto-expire 2FA codes, and expand ;trigger snippets.
- Table Studio, Apple Vision OCR & Screenshot Redactor — Extract editable tables from screenshots, export as Markdown/JSON/CSV, and blur sensitive API keys.
- Sulguni Explorer docs — Tabs, column view, Quick Look, search, favorites, transfers, and everyday file operations.
- Clipboard — Copy/cut/paste with optional system clipboard watching and “copy as path”.
- Column view — Navigate deep folder trees fast while keeping context in view.
- Content search — Search inside files (Spotlight index or lightweight text scan) and understand limitations.
- Copy/Move with progress — Clear progress for copy and move operations so you know what’s happening.
- Density & icon size — Tune spacing and icon size for different folders and screens.
- Drag & drop — External drag-and-drop rules, modifier keys (copy/move), and safety guards.
- Favorites — Pin folders you use daily so they’re always one click away.
- File extensions — Show file extensions to avoid rename mistakes and understand file types.
- Common file operations — Rename, duplicate, delete, copy, move - the things you do constantly.
- Filters — Filter a folder by file type (folders, documents, pictures, music, videos, archives).
- Grid view — Scan folders visually with thumbnails, icon size, filters, and sorting.
- Hidden & system files — Show dotfiles and system folders safely, and know when to keep them hidden.
- Keyboard shortcuts — Tabs, navigation, Quick Look, clipboard, and file operation shortcuts.
- List view — Dense, sortable file browsing with columns and keyboard-friendly selection.
- Network volumes / connect to server — Fast access to NAS and server shares, plus tips for organizing them.
- Opening folders — Choose whether folders open in the current tab, a new tab, or a new window.
- Permissions — Desktop/Documents access prompts, Full Disk Access, and common permission issues.
- Preferences — A quick map of Explorer settings: view, sorting, transfers, clipboard, and navigation.
- Preview pane — Optional right-side pane with details and Quick Look previews while you browse.
- Properties — Quick file info (Get Info) with path, type, size, and dates.
- Quick Look — Preview files instantly without opening full apps.
- Search scope — Search current folder vs subfolders, and choose Spotlight or file system search.
- Shortcuts (symlinks) — Create shortcuts as symbolic links without duplicating files or folders.
- Sorting — Sort by name, date, type, or size - plus natural sort and folders-on-top.
- Spotlight search — Find files quickly with Spotlight-style search inside Explorer.
- Status bar — Item counts, selection, clipboard state, and quick view controls.
- Tabs — Keep multiple folders open and switch contexts instantly without extra windows.
- Trash & restore — Move items to Trash, restore them, or delete permanently when needed.
- Zip / unzip — Create archives for sharing and extract archives you receive.
- Privacy & permissions — What we collect, what we don’t, and which permissions unlock which features.
- Accessibility permission (Taskbar) — Enable Accessibility so Taskbar can focus and control windows reliably.
- Calendar access (agenda) — Calendar permission is optional and only used for agenda/calendar views.
- Privacy overview — Minimal telemetry (version + update install status). We store only what’s needed for licensing and support.
- Screen Recording permission (live previews) — Enable Screen Recording to preview windows on hover (live previews).
- Sulguni Taskbar docs — Start, Search, Quick Settings, tray/notifications/calendar flyouts, previews, themes, and multi-display workflows.
- AI in Sulguni (optional) — Optional AI features (Gemini + GPT). Bring your own key.
- Enable AI (Gemini + GPT) - bring your own key — Connect a provider in Taskbar settings using your own key.
- AI troubleshooting (keys, errors, limits) — Fix invalid keys, rate limits, network errors, and other common issues.
- AI window arrangements (prompts that work) — Examples and tips for prompts that produce useful window layouts.
- Alignment & size — Tune Taskbar layout: left/center alignment and small/medium/large sizing.
- Auto-hide — Hide Taskbar until you need it - useful for small screens and focused work.
- Badges — Dot badges on app icons (a quiet “needs attention” signal).
- Calendar + agenda — A calendar and agenda peek on the clock - see what’s next without switching apps.
- Calendar settings — Time format, seconds, and locale options for the clock and calendar.
- Combine mode — Choose how windows group on the bar: never, auto, overflow, or always.
- Dock integration — Hide the macOS Dock on launch and optionally restore it on quit.
- Document search — What Taskbar indexes (Documents/Desktop/Downloads), what it skips, and why.
- Flow Dock theme — A minimal floating glass theme designed to stay out of the way.
- Hotkeys & shortcuts — Bind global hotkeys for Start, Search, and Quick Settings to keep your workflow fast.
- Install Sulguni Taskbar (DMG) in 3 steps — Download the installer, drag to Applications, launch - then enable only the permissions you need.
- Live window previews — Preview windows on hover before you switch (requires Screen Recording permission).
- Media controls — Now Playing info and quick playback controls in the Taskbar.
- Multi-display + Spaces — Recommendations for multi-monitor setups and macOS Spaces.
- Non-activating mode — Interact with Taskbar without stealing focus from the app you’re using.
- Notifications — A dedicated notifications panel with unread count and quick actions.
- Quick Settings — Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, display, sound, and battery in a single flyout.
- Quick Settings system info — Battery, CPU/memory/GPU, network, display, storage, and firewall at a glance.
- Search / command palette — A keyboard-first palette for apps, files, and quick actions - built for speed.
- Search sources — Apps, documents, web, and actions - what Taskbar Search can pull from.
- Show Desktop corner — Add a corner target to reveal the Desktop instantly and restore windows.
- Show on all displays — Put Taskbar on every monitor so Start/Search is always within reach.
- Start menu basics — Pinned apps, recent items, and quick actions in a clean Start-style panel.
- Start menu customization — Pinned apps, recommended/recent toggles, and bootstrapping from your Dock.
- Themes & presets — Pick a preset and fine-tune size, alignment, blur, tint, spacing, and behavior.
- Trackpad middle click — Map a 2–5 finger gesture to a global middle click (requires Accessibility + Input Monitoring).
- Tray (system tray) — Enable the tray and overflow to keep background icons organized.
- Tray overflow — Keep your tray clean: essentials visible, everything else in overflow.
- Weather widget — Optional glanceable widget slot on the right side of the bar (requires Tray).
- Where settings live (web vs app) — Use in-app settings for workflow; use your web account for billing, downloads, and support.
- Window previews — Preview windows on hover; live previews require Screen Recording permission.
- Window scope — Show windows from the current display or from all displays.
- Fast window switching patterns — A handful of habits that make switching windows fast and reliable.
- A “Windows workflow” on macOS (without hacks) — Start, Search, Quick Settings, previews - a modern workflow layer on macOS.
- Troubleshooting hub — Fast fixes for common Taskbar issues.
- Taskbar doesn’t control windows (Accessibility missing) — Fix window control by enabling Accessibility and relaunching.
- Billing / activation issues — Fix locked downloads and activation problems, or contact support with the right info.
- Live previews are blank — Enable Screen Recording, relaunch, and learn common limitations.
- Search doesn’t find apps/files — Try shorter queries, check indexing, and relaunch if Search feels stuck.