Most of the 'Settings' are contained within the gear icon (a few are in the main window) of the Reminders MenuBar entry and task display window, so it's unclear how this behavior would occur. It might be helpful that from the 'Settings' there is an option to 'Launch at login' so that the app will open automatically each time the Mac is restarted.
I just upgraded to macOS Sequoia and can now replicate the issue you are seeing. This looks like a bug in the current version of Reminders MenuBar. An update will need to be issued from the developer to address it.
It mentions using "EKEventStore to access reminders on macOS."
It is always good to question the privacy implications of any app running on your Mac. One positive aspect of Reminders MenuBar is that it is fully open source, so that the actual code can be downloaded from GitHub and inspected by anyone to determine if there is anything malicious going on.
Another method for checking apps is to see if any suspicious connections are being attempted through something like Little Snitch. On this front, I have not seen any unusual connections made in my usage.
You're welcome! I am happy that it was helpful to you.
Apple also has an App Notarization program, so that apps outside of the Mac App Store can be checked and cleared for security issues and run under the macOS Gatekeeper feature. This comes at a yearly cost for developers, so many free apps don't participate. You will notice that an app has been notarized if a dialog appears upon first launch saying, "Apple checked (App name) for malicious software and none was detected."
When I launch the app the Reminders Menubar Settings windows pops up. How do I stop this please?
Most of the 'Settings' are contained within the gear icon (a few are in the main window) of the Reminders MenuBar entry and task display window, so it's unclear how this behavior would occur. It might be helpful that from the 'Settings' there is an option to 'Launch at login' so that the app will open automatically each time the Mac is restarted.
Thanks for the reply. Tried launching at login and same problem; It's no big deal - just strange
I just upgraded to macOS Sequoia and can now replicate the issue you are seeing. This looks like a bug in the current version of Reminders MenuBar. An update will need to be issued from the developer to address it.
The developer just released a new version (1.23.0) of the app that fixes this bug in macOS Sequoia: https://github.com/DamascenoRafael/reminders-menubar/releases
What are the privacy policies for this app? It looks interesting and useful, I'm simply concerned about what is done with my data.
This app outlines it's access to your system here: https://github.com/DamascenoRafael/reminders-menubar?tab=readme-ov-file#permission-request
It mentions using "EKEventStore to access reminders on macOS."
It is always good to question the privacy implications of any app running on your Mac. One positive aspect of Reminders MenuBar is that it is fully open source, so that the actual code can be downloaded from GitHub and inspected by anyone to determine if there is anything malicious going on.
Another method for checking apps is to see if any suspicious connections are being attempted through something like Little Snitch. On this front, I have not seen any unusual connections made in my usage.
Thank you for your reply. I am rather naive about such checking techniques and appreciate hearing your experience.
You're welcome! I am happy that it was helpful to you.
Apple also has an App Notarization program, so that apps outside of the Mac App Store can be checked and cleared for security issues and run under the macOS Gatekeeper feature. This comes at a yearly cost for developers, so many free apps don't participate. You will notice that an app has been notarized if a dialog appears upon first launch saying, "Apple checked (App name) for malicious software and none was detected."