The Mac App
Orrique on Mac uses the same journal as iPhone and iPad, with desktop navigation and system features suited to a keyboard and pointer.
The window layout
Section titled “The window layout”The main window has a sidebar for Today, Collection, Diary, Formulas, Scent Atlas, Discover, Dupes, and Settings. Choose a row to replace the content area. The View menu can hide or show the sidebar.
Closing the red window control leaves Orrique running. Open the Dock icon or choose Open Orrique from the menu bar bottle to bring the window back. Choose Quit when you want to stop the app.
Wider content can use multiple columns, while narrow windows keep the same information in a single flow. Today stays vertically contained as the window width changes. Right click or standard menu actions replace touch only swipe actions.
Keyboard shortcuts
Section titled “Keyboard shortcuts”| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Command + N | Log today’s scent |
| Command + Shift + N | Add a fragrance |
| Command + R | Check for synced changes |
| Command + 1 through Command + 7 | Today, Collection, Diary, Formulas, Scent Atlas, Discover, or Dupes |
| Command + Comma | Settings |
| Command + Space | macOS Spotlight |
App shortcuts work when Orrique is the active app. Search Collection and other commands are also available from the menus.
The menu bar bottle
Section titled “The menu bar bottle”Turn on Show menu bar bottle in Settings, under Menu bar, to add the optional Orrique item at the top of the screen. The panel changes with the current journal state.
The panel remains attached to the bottle when the main window is closed. Bottle artwork can finish loading in place without moving or reopening the panel. The panel sizes itself to what it is currently showing and adjusts if that content changes while it is open, so shorter states do not leave empty space above or below.
It can:
- Show Today’s Pick or the latest wear.
- Wear, repeat, or start tracking a fragrance.
- Check in to or end the current live session.
- Rate a recent wear.
- Log or track a wearable saved formula.
- Open Ask Orrique, Add Fragrance, Backup and Export, or the main window.
If App Lock is active, the item hides private shelf, Diary, and formula actions until you unlock the app.
When Reduce Motion is on in System Settings, the menu bar panel opens without its popover animation and pointer surfaces do not use a hover lift.
Log or track from the menu bar
Section titled “Log or track from the menu bar”- Choose the bottle item.
- Use Wear, Repeat, or a formula’s Log action for an immediate Diary wear.
- Use Track to begin a live session, then return later for Check In or End.
These actions use the same Diary and live session state as the main app. With iCloud Sync on, the active session can follow your supported Orrique devices.
The main menus and keyboard shortcuts
Section titled “The main menus and keyboard shortcuts”- File opens Log Today’s Scent, Add Fragrance, and Backup and Export.
- View controls Collection layout, Atlas lens, sidebar visibility, and Check for Synced Changes.
- Scents provides repeat, formula, rating, live session, Compare, and Scent Wrapped actions when their requirements are met.
- Go moves between the main sections and opens Settings or Collection search.
- Help opens Orrique Help or the FAQ in your browser.
Unavailable commands remain hidden or disabled until the relevant collection, Diary, live session, plan, or screen state exists.
Settings and Spotlight
Section titled “Settings and Spotlight”Open Settings from the Orrique menu, Command + Comma, or the main app sidebar. The dedicated Settings window has its own persistent sidebar with Overview and direct entries for every preference page. It remembers your last selected page when you reopen it.
Privacy records and support conversations open inside the selected Settings detail area, so the Settings sidebar remains available. Calendar & Planning can open a planned fragrance in the main Orrique window without closing Settings.
Press Command + Space to search saved fragrance names, brands, notes, and other indexed details. Diary indexing is optional and is controlled in Orrique Settings under Privacy. Each Mac builds its own Spotlight index after journal data arrives.
Desktop widgets
Section titled “Desktop widgets”Orrique offers Scent of the Day, Rhythm, Pinned Scent, Rate Yesterday, Running Low, and Scent Fingerprint on the Mac desktop.
Control click the desktop or open Notification Center, choose Edit Widgets, then search for Orrique. Control click Pinned Scent and choose Edit Widget to select its fragrance.
See Widgets and Controls for widget content and refresh behavior.
Mac differences
Section titled “Mac differences”- The menu bar bottle and full File, View, Scents, Go, and Help menus are Mac only.
- Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, the Action button, Control Center controls, camera capture, and Visual Intelligence are not Mac features.
- Collection table rows support pointer actions. Column order and visibility can also be adjusted on Mac.
- Share Studio uses a desktop tools rail instead of the compact touch layout. Its searchable Installed font category includes local fonts that macOS makes available to Orrique.
- App Lock can use Touch ID when available and otherwise uses the system authentication path.
- Backup, CSV, and calendar files can be created on Mac. Calendar planning has its own Settings route.