Repository contents
FlowTree reads local repositories and worktree directories to show status, diffs, and files. It does not copy those repositories into any hosted service.
Privacy
FlowTree does not upload your repositories.
This page explains what FlowTree stores on your Mac and when Git, external CLIs, or Pro licensing can use the network.
No telemetry, analytics, or crash reports.
FlowTree reads and changes repositories through local files and Git operations on your Mac. It has no service that receives your code or usage data.
Application data
What stays on your Mac.
Configuration and cached state
Added projects, worktree metadata, terminal profiles, linked paths, cached Git state, review state, and command logs are stored locally in FlowTree's application-support folder. Deleting the application data removes them.
Terminal sessions
Terminal processes and tmux sessions run on your machine. Any external CLI you start inside a terminal has its own behaviour and privacy terms, separate from FlowTree.
Authentication
FlowTree does not require custom Git authentication and never asks for your Git credentials. Local Git uses the SSH keys, credential helpers, tokens, and remote configuration already present in your environment.
Remote operations
When information leaves your Mac.
FlowTree has no repository backend. These are the network connections involved when you use its features.
1 · Git remotes
If you fetch, pull, push, delete a remote branch, or leave background synchronisation on, your local Git process communicates with the host already configured for that repository, using your existing authentication. FlowTree does not proxy or inspect that traffic. Background sync is disclosed in Settings with an on/off control and an interval, and the in-app activity view shows recent fetches.
2 · Licence verification
If you activate FlowTree Pro, the app sends your licence key to Lemon Squeezy's licensing service and validates it periodically. Activation uses the same device name, "FlowTree for Mac", for every install; the service creates an activation ID that the app sends on later checks. FlowTree does not send your computer name. Free-plan users do not contact this service.
3 · External CLIs
AI coding tools and other commands you launch in FlowTree terminals may contact their own providers under their own terms. FlowTree does not change or proxy those tools' networking behaviour.
Buying a licence
Personal data involved in a Pro purchase.
FlowTree has no account system or sign-up. You can use the Free plan without providing personal details to FlowTree. A Pro purchase involves the information described below.
- Lemon Squeezy is our reseller and merchant of record. They sell the licence to you, take the payment, and handle invoicing and VAT. They collect your name, email address, payment details, and billing country. We never see or handle your card details.
- We can see your name and email address in the Lemon Squeezy seller dashboard, together with your order and licence status. We use this only to fulfil and support your purchase.
- Your licence key is stored on your Mac in the macOS Keychain, alongside the name and email address returned by the licensing service when the key is checked. This stays on your machine.
- We do not send marketing email, and we do not sell, rent, or share your details with anyone beyond the services listed below.
Lemon Squeezy's own handling of your data is governed by their privacy policy at lemonsqueezy.com/privacy. They retain order and tax records for as long as their legal obligations require. Where we can act on a request ourselves, we will; where the data sits with Lemon Squeezy, we will pass your request on.
Services we rely on
Third-party services.
Lemon Squeezy
Payment processing, merchant of record, and licence issuing and verification. Receives your purchase details and, on activation, your licence key.
GitHub
Hosts this website and the application download. Like any web host, GitHub processes standard request information such as your IP address when you visit a page or download a file. We do not add any tracking of our own.
This website sets no cookies and runs no analytics, advertising, or tracking scripts. There is no consent banner because there is nothing to consent to.
Your rights
Your data rights.
If you have bought a licence, UK data protection law gives you the right to request a copy of the personal data held about you, to have it corrected or erased, to object to or restrict how it is used, and to receive it in a portable form.
To exercise any of these, email nebuliftapp@gmail.com. We will respond within one month. Because your purchase data is held by Lemon Squeezy, some requests will be passed to them to action.
We process this data in order to perform the contract you entered into when buying a licence, and to meet the legal obligations that come with selling software. If you are unhappy with how we have handled your data you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk.
Contact
Contact and data controller.
FlowTree is made by Daniel Sims, who is the data controller for the purposes described on this page.
Questions about privacy, your data, or the application itself: nebuliftapp@gmail.com.
Last updated 20 September 2026. If this policy changes materially, the revised version will be published here with a new date.