We're glad you're brewing with it.
Have a question, a bug, or an idea? Email hello@gongfutimer.app and you'll hear back. Please include your operating system and app version if it's a problem.
Yes — that's the point. On Windows the widget floats on top while a steep is running and during the “ready” window, then steps back when idle. You can set it to always stay on top, or never, in Settings.
If you installed a direct download rather than the store version, Windows may show an “unknown publisher” notice because the build isn't code-signed yet. The Microsoft Store version is the trusted, one-click way to install.
The Mac build isn’t notarized by Apple yet, so the first time you open it macOS asks you to confirm. It’s safe — just a one-time step:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Gongfu Timer.app"
A properly signed & notarized build (no warnings at all) is on the roadmap.
Entirely on your own computer, in your user application-data folder — your teas, steep counts, and settings. Nothing is sent anywhere. See our privacy policy.
Each tea has a list of steep times plus a small increment that's added for steeps beyond the list — so long sessions keep getting sensible times. Pick a preset when you add a tea, then adjust to taste. You can nudge any steep by ±5 seconds before starting it.
There's a macOS build (universal — Intel and Apple Silicon); see the install note above for the one-time “Open” step. A mobile version is planned too — on phones the always-on-top idea becomes a lock-screen / notification experience, since phones don't float windows.