Starlie

Starlie is a native Mac app for Jira that brings your Jira projects, issues, and workflows into a fast desktop experience. It is built for the Jira work people do every day: find an issue, see what is going on, update it, leave a comment, move it across the board, and get back to work. Instead of relying on the browser, Starlie connects to Jira's API and presents your projects, issues, and workflows in a native macOS application. It supports both Jira Cloud and self-hosted Jira instances, so teams using different Jira setups can work from the same kind of desktop client. During setup you choose the Jira site you want to use, and you do not need a separate Starlie account. The problem Starlie addresses is the absence of a native Jira desktop app on the Mac. Atlassian stopped supporting its own Jira Cloud for Mac app in February 2022 and now offers the web app and mobile apps instead. That leaves Mac users working with Jira primarily through a browser, which the product's own materials describe as an experience that will never match a native app. Starlie was created to fill that gap. One App Store reviewer described it as a better answer to Jira's sunsetted native app, calling the web experience inferior to a native app and the app a game changer compared with the old app Jira put out. Starlie positions itself as the native Mac option for people who spend their day in Jira and want less friction from the first search to the last update. Search and JQL are central to the Starlie experience. Pressing Command-K lets you find an issue, summary, or project. For a more specific view, you can write JQL with suggestions for fields, operators, and values, so you can build precise queries such as filtering a project by high priority. This means you can move from a quick lookup to an exact list of the work that needs you. The product also links to a dedicated JQL query builder and a keyboard shortcuts guide, reinforcing that search and navigation are designed to be fast and keyboard-driven. Sprint boards in Starlie show the active sprint at a glance. You can drag a card to its next column and the change syncs to Jira, giving you smooth Kanban drag and drop without leaving the desktop app. Issue details bring the whole conversation into one Mac window: you can read the description, subtasks, and comments together, and change the status, assignee, or priority right from the issue. The Outline feature goes further by bringing epics, stories, and subtasks from multiple projects into one expandable tree, so you can see who is doing what and how the work is progressing. Quick filters, custom fields, Quick Look, and reminders are also part of the app, along with Command-K for recent issues. Starlie is deeply integrated with macOS in ways that make it feel at home. You can jump into search with Command-K and move through your work with keyboard shortcuts. You can open multiple windows to keep more than one issue in view. Native macOS notifications keep you in the loop, and the app supports light or dark appearance. The app is built with native macOS technologies rather than an Electron wrapper, which supports native notifications, light and dark mode, multiple windows, and fast issue loading. It requires macOS 15 or later and is installed from the Mac App Store; setup takes about five minutes. Starlie also connects to coding workflows. You can open coding tasks in Claude Code or Codex with issue context and your local project attached, bridging the gap between tracking work in Jira and actually implementing it in your development environment. Starlie is an Atlassian Marketplace partner, reviewed and approved for distribution, with an Atlassian Marketplace privacy and security review completed. It is private by design, with no analytics or tracking. Your credentials are stored in the macOS Keychain, and issues, comments, and attachments travel directly between your Mac and Atlassian's official API. Starlie's server handles secure sign-in but never sees your Jira content. By keeping your Jira projects in Jira while presenting them in a fast native Mac app, Starlie aims to reduce the friction of everyday Jira work. Search, sprint management, issue editing, and notifications all happen in a desktop environment designed for the Mac, which means fewer distractions and quicker interactions. The focus is on small interactions that add up across a working day, from the first search to the last update, so that routine Jira tasks become smoother and less disruptive to the rest of your work. Concrete scenarios include finding a specific issue, summary, or project with Command-K, writing a JQL query to list high-priority work in a project, reviewing the active sprint and dragging a card to its next status column so the change syncs to Jira, reading a description, subtasks, and comments together in one window while updating status, assignee, or priority, and viewing epics, stories, and subtasks from multiple projects in a single expandable outline. You can also open multiple windows to compare issues, receive native macOS notifications to stay informed, and start a coding task in Claude Code or Codex with issue context and your local project attached. Starlie works with Jira Cloud and self-hosted Jira and installs on Macs running macOS 15 or later. It is distributed through the Mac App Store and is an Atlassian Marketplace partner app that has completed Atlassian's privacy and security review. Pricing begins with a 7-day free trial, after which there is a choice of $2.99 per month, $14.99 per year, or a $29.99 lifetime license. No separate Starlie account is required; you connect the Jira site you want to use during setup. For Mac-based teams and individuals who work in Jira every day, Starlie offers a native, keyboard-friendly, privacy-conscious desktop client that fills the gap left by Atlassian's discontinued Mac app. It keeps your projects in Jira while making everyday issue work faster and more comfortable on the Mac.