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I don’t think closed-source tools are ever going to be a major part of my development workflow in the future.

Every part of my toolchain needs to be subject to my own itch-scratching, as well as the ability to patch out the telemetry/spyware that everyone seems to want to put in their apps these days.

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Many people feel this way. This is why there are so many incredibly high-quality open source tools today. Chime is definitely not made for people that want to tinker. Some major components of the app are open source, though, and more are coming.

But, there's no spyware in the app and there absolutely will never be in the future. Of course, if you don't want to take my word on that (and also do not trust Little Snitch), open source is the best option. There are tons of good things out there, even specifically for the Mac.

The Golang ecosystem into which your product will presumably be marketed would not exist if not for free software.

Your decision is an outlier, and you should reconsider.

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