Laptop with blacked-out built-in display in front of an active external monitor.

Mac menu-bar utility suite

XHelpers Pro

The useful desk features, merged into one Mac utility.

XHelpers Pro combines display control, window shortcuts, Finder actions, local file protection, input-device tuning, app audio control, and privacy-focused behavior into one focused menu-bar app.

Display Control Window Shortcuts Finder Actions Encrypt & Zip (.safe/.7z/.zip/.dmg) Mouse Sensitivity & Scroll Speed Key/Button Remapping App Audio Mixer Private by Design

Display & Window Control

Manage the visual workspace without jumping between System Settings, third-party window tools, and display menus.

Black out the built-in MacBook display while mirroring to an external monitor.
Switch mirroring, dim displays until key press, sleep, restart, shut down, and adjust brightness or contrast.
Install and switch supported HiDPI/custom display modes.
Move windows to halves, corners, center positions, full-screen layouts, other displays, or other desktops.
Highlight the active window with a configurable click-through border.

Includes arranged-window focus and Rectangle/Rectangle Pro conflict guidance.

Finder Actions & Local Safes

Make Finder more useful while keeping selected files, passwords, and encrypted Safes on your Mac.

Create new files and folders from Finder.
Paste, move, copy paths, and open folders in Terminal, TextEdit, VS Code, Codex, Claude, or another supported app.
Encrypt selected files or folders into local .safe files.
Add files to an existing Safe or decrypt only selected contents.
Work with supported .7z, .zip, and .dmg archive flows.

Finder and Safe actions run only after you choose a XHelpers Pro context-menu action.

Pointer, Scroll & Input Profiles

Tune mice, pointing devices, keyboard behavior, and button mappings per device.

Adjust pointer sensitivity and acceleration per mouse.
Set scroll speed and scroll acceleration per pointing device.
Use linear scrolling behavior with LinearMouse-compatible scaling.
Remap keys or supported mouse buttons to keys, shortcuts, dual-role keys, or Hyper-style modifiers.
Keep profiles and rules stored locally on this Mac.

Useful when one desk has multiple mice, keyboards, or workflow-specific shortcuts.

App Audio & Desk Utilities

Control the small desk details that interrupt work when they are scattered across separate apps.

Set per-app volume from the menu bar.
Boost quiet apps up to 200%.
Mute individual apps.
Let Auto Wi-Fi Switch move to a better known access point when signal drops.
Run from the menu bar without adding a Dock window.

Audio Mixer requires macOS System Audio Recording permission on macOS 14.4 or later; audio is processed locally.

Private by Design

XHelpers Pro is built for local Mac workflows. It does not turn your desk utility into another account, analytics stream, or cloud file service.

No account required.
No analytics, advertising SDKs, usage telemetry, or session tracking.
No Wi-Fi password collection and no Safe password logging.
Plaintext, Safe passwords, encryption keys, pointer profiles, remap rules, and audio processing stay local.
Optional permissions are explained clearly: Accessibility, Input Monitoring, System Audio Recording, Location, Finder Extension, and Full Disk Access.

Permissions overview listing Accessibility, Finder Extension, Full Disk Access, Location, System Audio Recording, Display Resolution Helper, and Automation with live grant status. — Permissions overview with live status

What's good about it?

Less fuss at your desk.

Only blacks out when it should dark when mirrored, normal when the MacBook screen is part of your workspace
Fast everyday actions switch mirroring, dim until key press, sleep, arrange windows, open Finder paths, encrypt Safes, remap buttons, tune pointer behavior, and let Wi-Fi switch when needed
Helpful, not noisy runs from the menu bar without a Dock window, account, or analytics

For desk setups made for Macs that spend real time connected to external displays, keyboards, mice, speakers, and changing networks

For window speed global shortcuts handle layout, display moves, arranged-window focus, app focus, and Rectangle conflict resolution

For Finder and private files create, paste, move, open, encrypt, decrypt, and extract selected items from the context menu you already use

For pointer and input control per-device pointer and scroll settings plus key and mouse-button remapping for workflows that need a little more precision

For privacy no account, no analytics, no Wi-Fi passwords, no Safe password logging, local audio processing, and feedback opens as a reviewable email draft