Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Minigami runs entirely on your Mac. It does not collect, transmit, or sell your personal information. There are no accounts, no tracking, and no ads.

Who we are

Minigami is a macOS menu-bar app made by Film Grain Brain LLC (Columbus, Ohio). You can reach us any time at contact@filmgrainbrain.com.

What the app accesses on your Mac

To replace the standard minimize animation, Minigami asks macOS for two permissions on first launch. Accessibility lets it notice when you minimize a window. Screen Recording lets it take a snapshot of that window so it can fold the actual picture into a paper crane or airplane.

Those snapshots exist only for as long as the animation needs them, stay on your device, and are never uploaded, stored long-term, or shared. Minigami does not read your screen at any other time, does not log your keystrokes, and does not record what is in your windows beyond the single frame it folds.

Data we collect

None from the app itself. Minigami has no analytics, no telemetry, and no network calls for tracking. It may check for app updates, which involves a basic request to our update host but sends no personal data.

Purchases

Minigami is sold for a one-time price through a third-party payment processor. Your payment details are handled by that processor under its own privacy policy. We receive a record of the sale (so we can provide your license and support) but never your full card information.

The website

This site, filmgrainbrain.com, may use privacy-respecting, aggregate analytics to understand general traffic. It does not build advertising profiles or sell visitor data.

Your choices

You can revoke Minigami's Accessibility or Screen Recording permissions at any time in macOS System Settings, though the app needs them to run. Deleting the app removes everything it kept on your Mac.

Changes

If this policy changes, we'll update the date above and post the new version here. Questions are welcome at contact@filmgrainbrain.com.