01
Install
Two ways to install Setpiece — Homebrew or direct DMG.
A Recommended
Homebrew
- 1 Run: brew trust chifunghillmanchan/tap (Homebrew 7+ needs this once).
- 2 Run: brew install --cask chifunghillmanchan/tap/setpiece
- 3 Homebrew places Scene.app in /Applications.
- 4 Launch Setpiece from Launchpad or Applications.
- 5 Grant Accessibility permission on first launch (see next step).
B Alternative
Direct DMG
- 1 Download the latest Scene-X.Y.Z.dmg from the Releases page.
- 2 Double-click the DMG to mount it.
- 3 Drag Scene.app into /Applications.
- 4 Open Setpiece from Launchpad or Applications — no Gatekeeper prompt.
02
Grant Accessibility permission
Setpiece needs Accessibility access to move and read window frames. It does not log, transmit, or store this data.
- 1 Launch Setpiece — the menu bar icon appears.
- 2 Setpiece shows an onboarding screen. Click Open System Settings.
- 3 In Privacy & Security → Accessibility, toggle Setpiece on.
- 4 Return to Setpiece. Click I've granted access. Setpiece starts working.
03
Upgrading from v0.4.3 or earlier
Earlier releases were ad-hoc signed; v0.5.0+ is notarized with a Developer ID. macOS treats the new signature as a different app, so you need to re-authorize Accessibility once. Every update since keeps the grant automatically.
Quick fix
Quick fix: in Privacy & Security → Accessibility, toggle Setpiece off and on again.
Full reset
If that does not work, reset the grant with the command below, relaunch Setpiece, and re-authorize.
tccutil reset Accessibility com.hillman.SceneApp 04
Uninstall
- 1 Quit Setpiece (menu bar icon → Quit).
- 2 Drag /Applications/Scene.app to Trash.
- 3 Optional — remove settings with the command below.
rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Scene