Privacy Policy

Last updated: 25 June 2026

Linen is a file-search app for macOS. It is built to be private by default: the app does its work entirely on your Mac. This policy explains exactly what the app does, and the limited information the website collects.

Short version: the app sends nothing about you or your files anywhere. The only personal data we ever receive is an email address you choose to give us on this website to get a free license.

The app

Everything is local. Linen builds an index of your file names and paths on your Mac and keeps it on your Mac. It does not read, upload, or transmit the contents of your files, your index, or your searches.
No telemetry, no analytics, no accounts. Linen contains no tracking, no usage analytics, and no advertising, and requires no sign-in.
Full Disk Access. macOS asks for this so Linen can index protected locations (Mail, Messages, other folders). Linen uses it solely to read file metadata locally for the index. Nothing read from disk leaves your Mac.
Network use is minimal and explicit. The app makes no network connections on its own. It contacts the internet only when you explicitly choose “Check for Updates…”, which sends a standard web request to linen.openprai.com to compare version numbers. That request carries no personal data beyond what any web request includes (e.g. your IP address and app version).
License keys are verified offline. If you enter a license key, it is checked on your Mac using a built-in public key. No server is contacted to validate it.

The website & your free license

What we collect: if you request a free license, we collect the email address you submit.
Why: to email you the license key, and occasionally to tell you about Linen updates. That’s it.
We don’t sell or share it. Your email is not sold, rented, or shared with third parties for their marketing.
Storage: your email is delivered via Resend (our email provider) and stored in our subscriber list on Cloudflare, solely to provide the above.
Server logs: like most websites, our host may keep standard request logs (IP address, browser type, timestamps) for security and reliability.
Unsubscribe / deletion: you can ask us to remove your email at any time — see Contact. Update emails include an unsubscribe link.

Children

Linen is a general-purpose utility and is not directed at children under 13.

Changes

If this policy changes, we’ll update this page and the “last updated” date above.

Contact

Questions or requests: contact@openprai.com.