Find your way around Balise

Download and open the DMG, then drag Balise into Applications. Launch Balise from Applications and eject the DMG. Without a license, the features remain available and the welcome page appears at launch.

Balise requires macOS 26.4 or later, a Mac that supports Apple Intelligence, and Apple Intelligence turned on.

Balise costs 19.99 USD as a one-time payment for up to three Macs. Applicable taxes are calculated at checkout. Polar provides your key on the order confirmation and in your customer portal.

In Settings > License, choose “Activate a License…” and paste your key. “Verify Now” checks with Polar. To release an activation before changing Macs, choose “Deactivate This Mac…” with an Internet connection.

In the Balise menu or Settings > General, choose “Check for Updates…”. Versions distributed by Balise use Sparkle to download and install signed updates. An Internet connection is required. “Automatically check for updates” controls periodic checks.

Whiteboard is turned off by default. Turn on “Experimental options” in Settings > General to make it available. Your choice is saved across launches. Turning it off preserves boards, their cards, links and layouts, and unsaved changes. Balise explains how to turn the option back on if you open a board while it is off.