Full-screen meeting fly-by
A plane flies across the screen above every app, carrying a banner with the next meeting reminder so it is harder to miss than a standard corner toast.
Quakpit
Quakpit is a macOS meeting reminder app that sends a duck in a plane across your screen before meetings, syncing from your calendar without a backend. It is free and open source, with a paid Pro upgrade for extra customization and multi-calendar support.
Meeting reminders that fly across the screen
Quakpit is a meeting reminder app that sends a duck in a plane across your screen before a scheduled meeting. It syncs with your calendar, runs from the menu bar, and is designed to be visible even when other apps are full screen.
The app currently ships for macOS, with Apple Silicon and Intel support, and the site says a Windows version is coming soon. Quakpit is presented as free and open source, with a paid Pro upgrade that unlocks additional characters, colors, themes, faster fly-bys, and multi-calendar support.
Core features
Calendar sync from your machine
Set up the app with an iCal/ICS link or Apple iCloud, and it reads the calendar from your device without a login flow for the basic connection.
Customizable flight appearance
Choose from multiple characters, plane colours, banner themes, your own message, font, and sound so the reminder can be adjusted to the meeting or your preference.
Reminder timing options
Pick a 5- or 10-minute heads-up, with an optional ping at the meeting start, to match how early you want the reminder.
Lightweight background workflow
The app lives in the menu bar, launches the fly-by automatically, and is described as click-through so it does not block interaction with other apps.
Free core app with paid extras
The site says the app is free and open source, with Pro available as a one-time purchase for extra characters, colours, themes, faster fly-bys, and multi-calendar support.
Common ways people use Quakpit
Avoid missing meetings
Use it as a visual pre-meeting nudge when you want a reminder that is more noticeable than a silent notification or a small system toast.
Run reminders in the background
Connect a calendar once and let the app launch reminders automatically without checking a separate reminder list throughout the day.
Personalize the reminder experience
Use the customization options to make the reminder fit your workflow, from message text and fonts to the character, plane colour, and banner theme.
Work across fullscreen apps
Keep working during calls or presentations while the reminder still appears above fullscreen apps and does not block clicks.
Scale up from single-calendar use
Start with the free version for a single calendar source, then move to Pro if you need multiple calendars, extra characters, or faster fly-bys.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- The reminder is hard to miss because it appears above every app, including fullscreen windows.
- Setup can use an iCal/ICS link without a login, or Apple iCloud for read-only sync.
- The app can be customized with characters, plane colours, banner themes, message text, fonts, and sound.
- The product states a privacy-first setup with no backend, no database, no telemetry, and no analytics.
- The basic app is free, and the site also describes the project as open source.
Cons
- Windows is not available yet; the site says it is coming soon.
- Google and Outlook support are not available yet and are listed as upcoming.
- The free plan connects one calendar source, while multi-calendar support is part of Pro.
FAQ
Which calendars does Quakpit work with?
Quakpit supports either an iCal/ICS link or Apple iCloud. The site says Google and Outlook are on the way.
Does it appear over fullscreen apps?
Yes. The duck-and-plane alert is designed to sit above fullscreen apps, including calls and presentations, while remaining click-through.
What is included in the free version versus Pro?
Free includes the duck, one calendar source, 5- or 10-minute reminders, your own message, and all five fonts. Pro adds more characters, more plane colours, more banner themes, faster fly-bys, several calendars at once, and a custom plane.
How does Quakpit handle privacy?
Quakpit says it has no backend, no database, no telemetry, and no analytics. Calendar data is read directly on the device, kept in memory, and not written to disk or sent anywhere.
Which platforms are supported?
macOS is available now for Apple Silicon and Intel. The site says a Windows version for 10 and 11 is coming soon.
Quick Facts
- Category
- Productivity
- Platform
- macOS now; Windows coming soon
- Source domain
- quakpit.app
- Calendar inputs
- iCal/ICS link or Apple iCloud
- Pricing shape
- Free core app; Pro one-time purchase
- Distribution
- Free and open source
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