Menu Bar Apps Tools

FunKey adds satisfying mechanical keyboard and mouse click sounds to your Mac, making typing more immersive and enjoyable. Every key press sounds realistic and plays instantly as you type. Perfect for coding, designing, writing, or everyday work. Features • Realistic mechanical keyboard sounds • Instant sound feedback while typing • Easy access from the Mac menu bar • Fast, lightweight, native macOS app

Celyn lives in your notch and translates audio in real time. Speak into your mic, join a Zoom call, watch a YouTube video, listen to a podcast — and Celyn shows you the translation instantly, right at the top of your screen. No switching apps, no interrupting anyone, no lag.

Claunnector is a native macOS menubar app that gives AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Codex direct access to your Mail, Calendars, Reminders, Contacts, and Notes — all running locally on your Mac. With 70+ MCP tools, your AI can manage emails, events, reminders, contacts, and notes. Everything runs on localhost — your data never leaves your Mac. Features: Client Profiles for per-client access control, full Audit Log, Keychain storage, and one-click install for Claude Desktop.

Anthropic removed /buddy from Claude Code after a week. Buddi keeps your buddy alive — in the MacBook notch. Your buddy animates based on what Claude is doing: working, reading, sleeping, erroring out. 18 species, rarity tiers from common to legendary, unique eyes and hats. Monitor multiple Claude Code sessions, approve permissions from the notch, chat with full history. Also works as a notch utility with music, calendar, battery, and file shelf. Native Swift. Free. Open source.

Wispr Flow's dictation pill is locked to bottom-center. PillFloat moves it anywhere — top, side, corner, wherever it's out of your way. Free, open source, installs via Homebrew in 30 seconds. Built with macOS Accessibility APIs. Works as a lightweight menu bar utility — set your position, forget it exists.

A lightweight macOS menu bar app that automatically minimizes background windows when you switch apps — so you always have a clean, focused workspace.

LookAway is a smart break reminder for Mac that helps reduce eye strain and screen fatigue. It combines break, blink, and posture reminders with context awareness and iPhone sync, so your breaks stay in sync across devices and never interrupt you at the wrong time.

CPU, GPU, memory, thermals, fans, network, power, storage, and battery always visible in your Mac menu bar. A compact strip sits near the notch showing everything at a glance. Click to expand for detailed metrics.

MacYaps turns your Mac into a personality-packed companion that talks back. It automatically plays audio clips for real system events: Battery levels & charger plugged/unplugged - High CPU usage - WiFi connect/disconnect & latency spikes - USB devices plugged in/out. Every trigger is fully customizable. Choose from multiple voice packs (Cheeky Irish, Thick Australian, Savage New Yorker, Dramatic Opera, Valley Girl, and more) or add your custom sounds. Your Mac finally has personality.

Every new app claims another shortcut, forces another awkward combo. Your best keys are taken. You're left remembering things instead of doing them. HyperCap reclaims your keyboard. Caps Lock + any key is yours, conflict-free. Fully customisable, with Apple Shortcuts for unlimited actions — including AI workflows. Forgot what you mapped? Double-tap Caps Lock for a live overlay. Never lose a thought — the research notebook saves selected text with source app and URL, without switching apps.

A macOS menu bar app built with SwiftUI that tracks NASA’s Artemis II mission in real time, showing mission phases, countdowns to key lunar flyby and return events, mission elapsed time, crew, live telemetry context, and a space-themed Earth-Moon-Orion timeline. Uses publicly available NASA mission data and timeline updates.

Track your RevenueCat revenue from the macOS menu bar. See MRR, subscribers, and transactions at a glance.

A pixel pet for your macOS menu bar or MacBook notch: Tamagotchi-style companion with a built-in Pomodoro timer, focus sessions, activity streaks, and lightweight virtual-pet charm. Seamless notch mode on newer MacBooks — not another cluttered dock window.

Chunk is a macOS menu bar app for time-blocking your day. Create colour-coded blocks, build reusable templates, and automate your week with routines that apply your schedule automatically. Sync Google, Outlook, Apple calendars, switch into Todo mode to manage tasks with your schedule, and connect Apple Reminders so everything's in one place. Ask Claude to plan your day and your blocks are created for you. Fullscreen notifications when it's time to switch. One shortcut away, even in fullscreen.

DemoVeil is a focused macOS menu bar utility that helps you prepare your screen fast before calls, live demos, screenshots, and recordings. It includes 3 presets: • Call • Present • Capture You can quickly hide desktop clutter, hide selected apps, and show a neutral clean screen depending on the situation. Current limitations: Finder windows are not hidden automatically, and some Dock items can remain visible.

Radial is a pie-menu launcher for macOS that appears right at your cursor. Open apps, insert text snippets, trigger workflows, run scripts, and more with a single gesture. No memorising shortcuts. No breaking your flow.

MacMonitor is a free, open-source system monitor built specifically for Apple Silicon (M1–M4). It lives in your menu bar, updates every 2 seconds, and opens a full dark-mode dashboard showing CPU per-core usage, GPU, memory, battery health, power rails, network, disk I/O, and your top processes — all from the metal, no subscriptions. Install in one command: brew tap ryyansafar/macmonitor && brew install --cask macmonitor

Dipshot is a lightweight macOS menu bar app for capturing and annotating screenshots. Add arrows, text, shapes, and callouts, then export clean, polished visuals — all without breaking your flow.

Key Features: Smart Gaze Detection: Instantly blurs content when you look away. Shoulder Surfing Protection: Detects if someone else is looking at your screen and activates privacy mode. Selective Blur: You choose which apps (Mail, Notes, etc.) to protect. Privacy First: All processing happens locally on your Mac using Apple's Vision Framework. No camera data ever leaves your device.

Hard blockers kill your flow. GentleLimit protects it. GentleLimit is a macOS app that helps you build mindful screen habits without blocking apps. Instead of interruptions, it keeps your usage visible through subtle signals and floating widgets in your peripheral view. Stay aware of how you spend time in distracting apps while keeping your focus intact. Private by design — all data stays on your Mac.

simplebanking shows your bank balance directly in your Mac's menu bar. Connect your bank via Openbanking and see your balance update in real-time without opening any apps. ✨ Features: • Menu bar widget with live balance • Search all transactions instantly • Automatic subscription detection with cancellation links • Financial Health Score (3 rings: income, savings, stability) • MoneyMood heatmap for spending patterns • Multi-banking support (Sparkasse, N26, ING, Volksbank, etc.)