Air Traffic ControlAir Traffic Control routes web and email links on your Mac. It does not include advertising, tracking, third-party analytics, or a developer-operated service that receives your links or configuration.
Information used on your Mac
The app processes a link's URL, the sending application's identity when available, your selected context, Focus Filter state, and the time of day to choose a destination. Email links may contain recipients, subjects, and message text. This information is used to open the destination you configured.
Your settings, contexts, schedules, and domain or source-app exceptions are stored locally. The five most recent routed links are kept in memory for rerouting and are cleared when the app exits. Routine routing logs omit URLs, domain names, and profile names. macOS may retain system diagnostics separately.
If you grant Chrome profile access, the app reads Chrome's Local State metadata file to obtain profile names and directory IDs. That file may contain other Chrome metadata, but the app does not use it for routing. The app does not read Chrome browsing-history databases, passwords, or cookies. The saved read-only permission stays on this Mac. Use Settings → Chrome Profiles → Forget Access to remove it from the app.
The optional Chrome helper runs outside the main app's sandbox. It receives the selected profile ID and web URL and passes them to Chrome. It does not send them to the developer or a separate server. The helper is installed only after you confirm its location in the macOS Save dialog.
Optional iCloud sync
If you enable iCloud sync, your routing configuration is stored using Apple's iCloud key-value service and shared with your Macs signed into the same Apple Account. This includes context and profile names, destination IDs, schedules, exceptions, and picker settings. Recent routed links, Chrome file-access permissions, helper installation, and the manual context selection do not sync.
Turning sync off stops further synchronization on that Mac; it does not erase settings already stored in iCloud or on another Mac. The developer does not operate a server that receives these settings.
Destination applications and websites
Your chosen browser or email application receives the link. A webmail destination receives the compose URL and its email fields. Those applications, websites, and Apple services have their own privacy practices.
Feedback and support
If you use TestFlight, you can send feedback through TestFlight. Apple may make crash reports and beta-testing information available to the developer through its distribution services. Feedback you deliberately send may include your contact information, screenshots, or diagnostic details. Avoid including confidential links, email content, or account credentials in feedback.
Managing your information
You can edit or remove contexts and exceptions in Settings, disable iCloud sync, forget Chrome profile access, or quit the app to clear recent links. Your configuration file's location is shown in Settings → General. The optional helper is named atc-chrome-profile.sh in your user Library/Application Scripts/com.bradtallon.AirTrafficControl folder and can be removed in Finder.
For privacy questions, email support will be available at support@airtrafficcontrol.app once the mailbox is set up ahead of launch. TestFlight users can send privacy questions through TestFlight feedback in the meantime.
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