About Bouncer
The About window shows which version of Bouncer you have. Support will ask for this version number.
Open the About window
Section titled “Open the About window”Click the Bouncer icon in the menu bar, then click About Bouncer. While Settings is open, the app menu also has About Bouncer.
What the window shows
Section titled “What the window shows”| Item | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Version | The version and build number, for example “Version 1.0.0 (28)”. You can select the text to copy it. |
| Tagline | ”Routes every link to the right browser, profile, or app.” |
| Website | Opens the Bouncer website, getbouncer.app. |
| Acknowledgements | Opens the Acknowledgements sheet. |
| Copyright | ”© 2026 Octave Partners LLC” |
Acknowledgements
Section titled “Acknowledgements”The sheet starts with “Bouncer is built on Apple’s frameworks. These projects and people made it better.” The entries are in three groups. Each name is a link.
| Group | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Sparkle | Software updates |
| Prior Art | Finicky | Scriptable URL routing for macOS |
| Prior Art | Browserosaurus | Open source browser prompter |
| Prior Art | Choosy | Longtime macOS browser chooser |
| Prior Art | Velja | Browser picker by Sindre Sorhus |
| Research | Quinn “The Eskimo!” | Apple Events and TCC guidance |
| Research | Jeff Johnson | Hardened Runtime and macOS security writing |
| Research | Michael Tsai | Research on SIP and TCC behaviour |
Click Done to close the sheet.