Menu Bar Apps Tools

A small, focused Pomodoro app that lives in your Mac menu bar. Free, open source, sandboxed. Focus journal, streaks, global hotkeys, and optional Calendar export.

ScreenVeil helps you hide sensitive parts of your screen and place useful overlays on top of any app on macOS. It’s built for screen sharing, presentations, live streams, recordings, and everyday work when you need full control over what stays visible. You can add floating panels in seconds and save complete setups as presets. It’s a simple way to protect private information, keep notes visible, highlight content, or prepare reusable on-screen layouts for meetings and demos.

PeekFocus brings intentional focus to your Mac workflow. One keystroke dims or blurs everything behind your active window — so your screen matches the clarity you're going for. Three modes: your normal desktop, a calm ambient backdrop, or full focus where only your active window stays visible. Frosted blur, smooth dim, or custom wallpaper. Multi-display. Menu bar. No subscription. 7-day free trial. One-time purchase.

This is an interactive demo builder that leverages the Xcode simulator directly from macOS. It capture what you want how you want and allows you to link hotspots (clickable areas) to screens or animations. It then allows you to either export to a self contained html file or publish to a shareable link that you can also embed into any site. This gives your landing page a interactive demo sitting right there for users!

Ghosted is an “away mode” for your Mac. It uses on-device presence detection to pause media or lock your screen when you leave, then resumes when you return. No cloud, no accounts, no tracking. Just automatic control of your workspace without breaking focus.

MacWiFi helps you answer the question that speed tests don’t: will this connection actually hold up for calls, streaming, browsing, and real work? This a perfect companion for anyone who is always on the go and has to deal with flaky internet connection on a daily basis. I cannot tell you how many times when the internet was slow and then I went and did a speed test and everything looks perfect. But when I attend my call and it is still same shitty connection.

GitBar is the macOS menubar app for pull requests. Connect GitHub, GitLab (cloud or self-hosted), and Azure DevOps across any number of accounts, and every PR you care about is one click away. See what's yours, what's waiting on your review, and what's happening across your team. Status badges show approved, draft, conflicts, and checks at a glance. A live PR count lives in your menubar. Built with React Native for macOS. Free on the Mac App Store.

Speakmac is private voice typing for Mac that works anywhere. Dictate with live preview, hands-free mode, custom words, multilingual packs, and audio-file transcription. It runs locally, feels fast, and gives Mac users a one-time purchase instead of another subscription.

The fastest clipboard manager for macOS. Press ⌥V to access everything you've ever copied.

Native macOS app that transforms system stats into interactive 3D objects. Monitor network speed, CPU usage, battery, and more through smooth, animated visuals that live on your desktop. Designed to feel fast, minimal, and alive - not like traditional widgets. More collections, animated objects, and new system modules for deeper insights are already in development and coming soon

The official Gemini app is now available natively on macOS. Use a simple shortcut (Option + Space) to bring up Gemini instantly. Share your active window for contextual help, analyze local files, and generate content without ever switching tabs.

Lounge is a Bartender alternative built for macOS Thoe. Every app clutters your menu bar, and MacBook'snotch hides icons you need. Lounge solves this with🖥️ Notch-Aware Panel — Hover near the notch to revel all hidden icons in a beautiful panel. ✋ Drag & Drp — Hold ⌘ to rearrange icons across your menu bar. ️Shortcut — Cmd+Shift+L toggles hidden items instanty. 🎨 Customizable — Pick icon styles, dividers, and nimations. $3.99/year. 7-day free trial, no credit ard needed.

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.