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Free macOS menu bar apps
Menu bar apps for Mac that cost nothing to use. Some are open source, some are freemium with an optional paid unlock. The listing says which.
28 apps
- About PokeTokenBar
PokeTokenBar, opens the developer's site in a new tab Raise Pokémon With Your AI Token Usage
A free, open-source macOS menu bar app that turns your AI coding token usage into a Pokémon-raising game. Reads local Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI logs to show today's usage, 5-hour and weekly limits, all 100% locally.
Free - About Lid Keeper
Lid Keeper, opens the developer's site in a new tab Keep a MacBook awake with the lid closed—one menu-bar switch, session telemetry, and a fail-safe return to normal sleep.
Keeps long downloads, builds and local jobs running after a MacBook lid closes, with battery, thermal and watchdog fail-safes that restore normal sleep.
Free - About Kanary
Kanary, opens the developer's site in a new tab On-Device Meeting Notes, Plus Keyboard Powers
A menu bar app with no Dock icon that records, transcribes and summarises meetings on-device, and carries modifier-key taps, per-app hotkeys, input modes and window snap gestures on the same icon. macOS 14+, Apple Silicon.
Freemium - About Dropshare
Dropshare , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Upload to Your Own Storage, Share a Link
Uploads screenshots, files and folders to your own server or one of 36+ supported providers and hands you a link to share, so the file lands somewhere you chose.
Free - About Fonti: Font Finder AI
Fonti: Font Finder AI , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab AI-Powered Font Identifier for Mac Menu Bar
Font Identifier for Mac menu bar, quickly detect fonts from images or screenshots, explore alternatives, and streamline typography design.
Free - About NotchLive
NotchLive, opens the developer's site in a new tab Live Captions at the Top of Your Mac
Keeps live captions at the top of your Mac, capturing system audio or microphone speech from Zoom, Meet, Teams, videos, and podcasts, then transcribing locally with Whisper and CoreML.
Freemium - About sketchetc
sketchetc, opens the developer's site in a new tab Themeable SketchyBar Menu Bar for macOS
A themeable, fully interactive macOS menu bar built on SketchyBar. Vice City and four more themes, 20+ toggleable widgets, Option+V clipboard history, aura points, and a tamper-evident journal.
Free - About VibeMenu
VibeMenu, opens the developer's site in a new tab Keep Your Mac Awake While Coding Agents Work
Prevents Mac sleep while Claude Code, Codex, or ChatGPT Work is active and releases the hold when work finishes, showing session state, usage limits, approval alerts, and thermal pressure.
Free - About WhatCable
WhatCable, opens the developer's site in a new tab Know What Your USB-C Cable Can Really Do
Reads the e-marker chip inside your USB-C cables and tells you in plain English what each one can actually do, and names the weak link when charging or data speed is limited.
Freemium - About Agent Island
Agent Island, opens the developer's site in a new tab Status Companion for Claude Code & Codex
A free, open-source macOS menu bar status companion for Claude Code and Codex. Live agent state, quota/cost countdowns, attention alerts, and auto-resume for trusted sessions. Native SwiftUI, local-first, no account or telemetry.
Free - About Horizon
Horizon , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Adaptive Wallpapers for Mac Menu Bar
A native macOS menu bar wallpaper app that changes your desktop by time, weather, Focus Mode, and mood. Free to download with a one-time $7.99 Premium unlock.
Freemium - About Holeberry
Holeberry, opens the developer's site in a new tab Your Pi-hole, From the Menu Bar
Controls up to two Pi-hole instances from the menu bar: status and query stats, timed or indefinite disabling, one-click unblocking of the domain in your current browser tab, and allowlisting recent blocks. Open source under MIT, macOS 14+.
Free - About MirAIe AC Bar
MirAIe AC Bar, opens the developer's site in a new tab Panasonic MirAIe AC Controller for the Mac Menu Bar
A fast, lightweight menu bar controller for Panasonic MirAIe ACs. Control your AC from your Mac instead of reopening the phone app, with optional Siri Shortcuts.
Free - About FlareBar
FlareBar , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Cloudflare Dashboard in Your Mac Menu Bar
Access your Cloudflare dashboard from the menu bar. Jump to any page instantly.
Freemium - About Mimir
Mimir, opens the developer's site in a new tab Every AI Coding Quota in Your Menu Bar
Tracks AI coding quotas for Claude, Codex, Gemini, and Antigravity in one popover, with live limits, reset countdowns, and colour-coded status dots, read entirely on your own machine. Open source under the MIT licence, macOS 14+.
Free - About Hotspot Guard
Hotspot Guard, opens the developer's site in a new tab Per-App Data Limits for Metered Connections
Tracks how much data each app uses on a metered connection like an iPhone hotspot, with per-app limits over 1-minute and 1-hour windows, a budget with overspend forecast, and a four-step escalation.
Free - About Posturio
Posturio , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Smart Desk Wellness for macOS Menu Bar
A native macOS menu bar app that helps desk workers build healthier work habits with active-time reminders for posture, eye breaks, eye exercises, movement, hydration, and guided stretching.
Freemium - About Mini Stopwatch
Mini Stopwatch , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Ultra-Minimalist macOS Menu Bar Stopwatch
The most minimalist Stopwatch. One click to start, one click to stop, double click to reset. That's it!
Free - About Belay
Belay, opens the developer's site in a new tab
Keeps your Mac awake while AI coding agents work, then lets it sleep the moment they finish. Auto-detects Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI and Cline; free, no telemetry, 7 languages.
Free - About UseReserve
UseReserve, opens the developer's site in a new tab Claude & Codex Usage in Your Menu Bar
UseReserve is a free, simple, lightweight macOS menu bar app that shows your remaining Claude and Codex usage at a glance. Built for developers who are tired of constantly checking their AI usage limits.
Free - About Screen Break
Screen Break, opens the developer's site in a new tab Guided Break Reminders for Your Mac
A gentle but firm macOS menu bar break reminder with guided full-screen rests, smart idle reset, busy auto-defer, a multilingual UI, and friendly limits on skipping.
Free - About NanoClip
NanoClip , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Mac Clipboard Manager with AI Flows
A native Mac clipboard manager, snippet library, and automation tool built around Flows. Save everything you copy, organize reusable snippets, and run AI-powered workflows from your menu bar.
Freemium - About Meemo AI
Meemo AI, opens the developer's site in a new tab On-Device Meeting Assistant for Your Mac Menu Bar
A macOS menu bar meeting assistant that captures microphone and Mac audio, creates live searchable transcripts, and can keep transcription and AI processing fully on-device.
Freemium - About Unspoken
Unspoken, opens the developer's site in a new tab Private Dictation for Mac Menu Bar
A private macOS menu bar and shortcut-driven dictation app. Press a shortcut, speak naturally, and cleaned-up text appears at your cursor. Audio stays local and offline, with 100+ languages, custom words, snippets, and a Lifetime Pro option.
Freemium - About Mappa Mini
Mappa Mini , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Quick Location Search from macOS Menu Bar
Quickly search for locations directly from your Mac's menu bar and open them in your preferred map service.
Free - About Honey for Mac
Honey for Mac, opens the developer's site in a new tab Honey for Mac: reduce token waste across AI coding agents from the menu bar
Install Honey across supported AI coding agents and track estimated token, cost, and CO2 savings locally from the Mac menu bar.
Free - About Wallset
Wallset , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Keyboard-First Wallpaper Switcher for Mac
Wallset is a native, keyboard-first wallpaper switcher for macOS inspired by Rofi-style workflows. It lives entirely in the menu bar: press a global hotkey, browse your wallpaper collections in a visual grid or list, and apply a new wallpaper instantly with smooth transitions.
Freemium - About NowWave
NowWave, opens the developer's site in a new tab A floating now-playing widget for TIDAL, Spotify and Apple Music, with favorites, sharing and themes.
The track playing on TIDAL, Spotify or Apple Music in your menu bar, with a player one click away.
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