Settings
All of hyperbin’s settings live in the menu — click the hyperbin item in your menu bar (macOS) or system tray (Windows). There is no separate settings window.
Show Animation
Section titled “Show Animation”The master switch. Untick it to pause every effect without changing any other setting. The menu’s status line at the top tells you at a glance what is in the bin and whether something is blocking the effect (for example a missing permission on macOS).
Effect
Section titled “Effect”Picks which effect runs: Flies, Ooze, or Tentacles. See The Effects for what each one does. If you never choose, the default is Flies.
Amount
Section titled “Amount”How much of the running effect you get, in four flavours:
| Option | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| Just a Little | A small, fixed presence |
| More Trash, More Effect (default) | Scales with how full the bin is, relative to the Trash Threshold |
| Oh the Horror! | A lot, regardless of fullness |
| Make It Stop | The maximum |
Note — Trash Threshold The Trash Threshold submenu (1 MB, 100 MB (default), 1 GB, 5 GB+) only applies in More Trash, More Effect mode — it defines how much in the bin counts as “full”. In the other three modes it is greyed out.
Low Power Mode
Section titled “Low Power Mode”Three states: Auto (default), On, or Off.
- Auto follows your system’s own low power setting (macOS Low Power Mode, Windows Battery Saver)
- On throttles the effects whenever you’re using it, even on mains
- Off runs every effect at your display’s full refresh rate
Open at Login
Section titled “Open at Login”Starts hyperbin when you log in. It is on by default and is registered once on first run; unticking it afterwards sticks.
- macOS: registered through the system, so it appears in System Settings → Login Items like any other app
- Windows: registered in the Startup folder
Share Usage Data
Section titled “Share Usage Data”hyperbin can send optional usage analytics, and from 1.1.0 this is on by default. Turning it off in the menu makes it stay off.
What is collected is deliberately small: which effect is running, how the amount and threshold are set, whether the bin got emptied, the app version and the operating system. It is never file names, paths, or anything about what you threw away.
Show Splash
Section titled “Show Splash”Shows the splash screen on demand — for anyone who wants another look at it. On login it appears once and clears itself after a few seconds.
Check for Updates…
Section titled “Check for Updates…”Checks for a new release. Checks run in the background daily and nothing installs itself without being asked.
Quit hyperbin
Section titled “Quit hyperbin”Ends the app. Since it opens at login by default, it will be back at your next login unless you untick Open at Login first.