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PadBuddy

Your CoderPad pads and questions in a fast, native, unofficial app.

Join the beta on TestFlight

Download for macOS macOS 26+

The PadBuddy window: a sidebar of sections, a filterable list of interview pads, and a detail pane with participants and syntax-highlighted code.

Mac Menubar

Quickly start a new pad or jump to a recent one.

Mac MCP Server

Ask Claude, Codex, or any MCP client about your pads, questions, and quota.

Widgets & Control Center

Glance at recent pads from a widget, or open a new one straight from Control Center.

Spotlight & Shortcuts

Find a pad in Spotlight, or wire PadBuddy actions into your own Shortcuts.

Notifications

Get a heads-up when something changes on a pad you care about.

Private by design

Your API key is protected by Apple Keychain and may sync through iCloud Keychain when enabled. It otherwise talks only to your configured CoderPad API. No analytics, no ads, no server of ours.

PadBuddy's menu bar menu showing active interviews, new pad actions, recent pads, settings, and favorite questions.
PadBuddy's recent pads widget showing upcoming and recent CoderPad interviews.

Requires CoderPad Enterprise