Sky.app
Sky.app is a great way to use Bluesky Social on MacOS, featuring keyboard shortcuts, Dark Mode Sync, and notification badges.
Free · Open sourceLatest versionMac
About Sky.app
Sky.app is a great way to use Bluesky Social on MacOS. It features keyboard shortcuts, Dark Mode Sync, and notification badges.
_If you're looking for the official Bluesky Social iOS app, head on over to the App Store (opens in a new tab)._
The current release is **0.5.3** (opens in a new tab).
Keyboard Shortcuts
Posting
⌘-NNew Post
Navigation
⌘-⇧-RRefresh⌘-⇧-]Next Tab (or^-Tab)⌘-⇧-[Previous Tab (or^-⇧-Tab)
In Compact Mode:
⌘-1Home⌘-2Search⌘-3Chat⌘-4Notifications⌘-5Profile
In Desktop Mode:
⌘-1Home⌘-2Search⌘-3Notifications⌘-4Chat⌘-5Feed⌘-6Lists⌘-7Profile⌘-8Settings
Other
⌘-,Settings...⌘-KJump To...⌘-TOpen in Browser⌘-⇧-CCopy Share URL^-⌘-⇧-CCopy Current URL
0.4.1
- Clean up ⌘-n behavior as
nis bound to New Post in-app - Fix color scheme sync (again)
- Some code cleanup around old window and view controllers
- Fix: Window control boxes disappear during lost focus #22 (opens in a new tab)
- Fix: White title bar and scroll bar #24 (opens in a new tab)
- ⌘-2 (Search) a second time will focus on search box
- Fix tab navigation
- Fix setZoomFactor crash
0.4.0
- Add (
⌘-,) to go to the Settings page - Fix color scheme sync
- Remove "Toggle Dark Mode" (for now?)
- Notification badges now include unread chat messages
- Fix notification badges
- Fix keybindings and menu items between Compact and Desktop modes
0.3.9
- Remove Developer Console #7 (opens in a new tab)
- Remove Mute Terms
- Fix page up/down #8 (opens in a new tab)
- Fix ⌘-n for New Post #9 (opens in a new tab)
- Fix ⌘-# for refresh #10 (opens in a new tab)
0.3.8
- Restore scrolling
- Restore tab navigation
- Fix menu item shortcuts (
⌘-1)
0.3.7
- More bug fixes for keyboard navigation
0.3.6
- Bug fixes for keyboard navigation
0.3.5
- Performance cleanup
0.3.4
Advanced > Translations in Windowopens up translations in its own window.- FIX: badge notification counts reflect muted threads
0.3.3
Advanced > Hide Replies in Followinghides replies in your Home Following timeline.
0.3.1
Jump To...allows for quick access to various sections- FIX: Dark Mode toggle when not in System mode
0.3.0
Check for Updates...available.
0.2.5
- Update View Menu and navigation hotkeys
0.2.4
- Zoom support
Description adapted from the project README.
- Version
- 0.5.3
- Updated
- May 9, 2026
- Size
- 4.5 MB
- License
- BSD 2-Clause License
Open source details
- Source code
- Exact source for 0.5.3
- Released
- May 9, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 335
Community project. Help and bug reports go to the maintainers on GitHub; AppsXi does not provide support for this app.
License
PermissiveBSD 2-Clause License
Use, change and share it freely, including in closed source apps, as long as the copyright notice stays.
Read the full licenseHow this app was checked
AppsXi checks every version before it is listed.
Signed by Jerry Chen (A7B28PS5HF)
Apple Developer ID team A7B28PS5HF
Notarized by Apple
Hardened Runtime on
File matches the hash GitHub published
SHA-256 1cbf4cd430ef7ff9a6aa1d42c4bf491b02b6c84952644eada20c7ac2ddf971d5
No malware found
ClamAV 1.5.4 on Oct 16, 2026
Install and behavior test in a virtual machine: not run yet
Coming soon for all listings.
Updates itself from the maintainer's own feed
sparkle: https://jcsalterego.github.io/Sky.app/appcast.xml. AppsXi checks each new version too.
Versions
0.5.3checked
Checked Oct 16, 2026 · Mac
DMG · 4.5 MB
Questions about Sky.app
Is Sky.app free?
Yes. Sky.app is free and open source under the BSD 2-Clause License. AppsXi lists the maintainers' official release and does not charge for it.
Is Sky.app safe to download?
AppsXi downloads every version of Sky.app from the maintainers' official GitHub release and checks it before it is listed. For version 0.5.3 (checked Oct 16, 2026), the Mac download is signed by its developer and notarized by Apple, each file matches the checksum GitHub publishes for the release, byte for byte and a malware scan found nothing.
Does Sky.app run on Apple silicon Macs?
Yes. Sky.app has a native Apple silicon build, and it runs on Intel Macs too.
What does Sky.app need to run?
Sky.app needs macOS Big Sur (11) or later.
Who makes Sky.app?
Sky.app is an open source project by Jerry Chen on GitHub (jcsalterego/Sky.app). Help and bug reports go to its maintainers there.
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