Terms of use

The app

Vale is a free, open-source app for Windows 11 (x64) that puts a notch at the top of the screen. By downloading, installing or using Vale you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, do not use Vale.

Licence

Vale is released under the MIT licence, © 2026 hartono0297. The full text is in the LICENSE file, and the source code is in the GitHub repository. The licence lets you use, copy, modify and share Vale, as long as you keep its copyright and licence notice.

Google Calendar

Connecting Google Calendar is optional. When you use it in Vale, Google's own terms also apply to your Google account. You can read them at policies.google.com/terms. What Vale does with your Google data is set out in the Privacy policy.

Acceptable use

• Use Vale lawfully.
• Use it on your own PC, or on a PC where the owner has given you permission.
• Do not use Vale to reach data you have no right to access.

At your own risk

These features change files, settings or the system. You use them at your own risk, so keep backups of anything you cannot replace.

• The cleaner. It has 7 categories. It deletes caches and temporary files permanently. It moves old installers, and log files in your user folder and Roaming folder, to the Recycle Bin. It removes Windows Update leftovers through a helper that asks for administrator rights, and you approve that in the UAC prompt. Nothing is deleted until you click the confirm button.
• Mole mode. This runs your own copy of Mole, which Vale never installs. Vale does a dry run first. If you add the system part, it runs with administrator rights, and you approve that in the UAC prompt.
• The CLI. It runs any command you type, in PowerShell or cmd. Vale does not check what the command does.
• Eject. It sends a safe-removal request to Windows. Windows can refuse it.
• Screenshots. Saving writes image files to your Windows Screenshots folder, which is %USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Screenshots by default. Deleting one from the preview moves the file to the Recycle Bin and also takes the picture off your clipboard, if it is still there, and out of the clipboard history unless you pinned it. Copying it again puts it back on the clipboard. If you set If ignored to Delete in Settings, a screenshot you leave alone is moved to the Recycle Bin when its preview closes, and taken off the clipboard the same way. That file can be one that Snipping Tool saved, not Vale. The default is Keep.
• Volume. The Mixer and the mouse wheel over the notch change your volume.
• Autostart. Vale starts with Windows by default. You can turn this off in Settings.
• Claude Code hooks. Installing them edits %USERPROFILE%\.claude\settings.json. Vale first saves a backup as settings.json.bak-vale.
• Shortcut tiles. They launch apps, folders and URLs, and they can lock your PC.

No warranty

Vale is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied. That includes any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement, as in the MIT licence.

Limitation of liability

As in the MIT licence, the author and copyright holder are not liable for any claim, damages or other liability that comes from Vale or from using it. This covers lost files, lost settings, and anything else, whether the claim is in contract, tort or otherwise. The limit applies as far as the law of your country allows.

Trademarks

Vale is inspired by Apple's Dynamic Island. Vale is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Apple or Google. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft. All other names belong to their owners.

Changes to these terms

When these terms change, the new version goes on this page with a new date. The history of every change is in the GitHub repository.

Contact

Questions about these terms go to GitHub Issues. There is no email address for Vale.