Litra Native is an experimental macOS menu bar utility that turns a Logitech Litra Beam on for an active physical camera and turns it off after the camera session ends. It is a source-visible portfolio project, developed by Alberto Garrido (@agarpac).
Experimental and unsupported. This repository publishes the source code and may provide downloadable application builds. It has not been tested as a general-use product, and hardware behaviour can vary with macOS and device state.
- macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon (
arm64) - A Logitech Litra Beam accessible to macOS
- A physical camera available to macOS
- Download the
.zipfrom the latest public release. - Expand it and move
Litra Native.appto/Applications. - Open the app from
/Applications.
Release builds are ad-hoc signed and not notarized. If macOS blocks the first launch, open System Settings → Privacy & Security, find the message about Litra Native, and select Open Anyway. Confirm the prompt, then open the app again.
Public availability permits downloading the release but does not grant permission to redistribute it. See LICENSE for the applicable terms.
Only an authorized maintainer or a person with prior written permission from Alberto Garrido may build the source. This section does not grant a licence to use, copy, or redistribute the repository or resulting application. An authorized source build requires Xcode Command Line Tools.
git clone https://github.com/agarpac/litra-native-mac.git
cd litra-native-mac
swift build
Support/package.sh 0.1.0The last command creates a local dist/Litra Native-0.1.0.zip.
Open the app, then use a physical camera. The first active camera starts one automation session; the light turns off two seconds after the last camera stops. The menu also provides manual power, brightness, colour-temperature, and automation controls. A manual power action temporarily takes ownership from automation until manual power is turned off.
The interface is currently Spanish (Spain). Launch-at-login is best-effort and should be verified manually after installation.
The app is a native Swift package with:
- camera activity observation through macOS media-device state, without reading frames;
- an ownership state machine separating automatic and manual light control;
- a Litra Beam transport built on IOKit HID and HID++; it does not use a BLE or CoreBluetooth implementation;
- local preferences and no network service.
Run the available checks with:
swift build
swift run LitraDomainSelfTest
swift run LitraHIDSelfTest
swift run LitraCameraSelfTest
swift run LitraRuntimeSelfTestLitra Native runs locally and does not include telemetry, analytics, accounts, or cloud services. It does not capture camera frames, audio, screenshots, meeting metadata, or application names.
This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Logitech. Logitech, Litra, and related marks are trademarks of their respective owners. The project includes no Logitech SDK, firmware, or assets; protocol constants are present only for interoperability with the Litra Beam.
Copyright © 2026 Alberto Garrido. All rights reserved. See LICENSE.