# MenuBarApps > A curated directory of macOS menu bar apps — productivity tools, utilities, calendars and more. Listings include pricing, category, features, FAQs and a link to the official developer site. Submitting an app is free. Paid placement is labelled 'Featured' and never changes organic order. ## Pages - [Home](/): Browse all macOS menu bar apps. - [Free Apps](/free): Free macOS menu bar apps. - [Paid Apps](/paid): Paid macOS menu bar apps. - [Free Trials](/trials): Paid apps with a documented free trial, listed with the trial length. - [Developers](/developers): The people and studios behind the listed apps. - [Submit App](/submitapp): Submit a new menu bar app, free. ## Apps - [Caplio](/caplio): Turns your screenshot folders into a searchable library. On-device text recognition reads the words inside each image, so you can search for what you saw, browse a timeline, and drag any result straight into another app. Paid. - [Dropshare](/dropshare): 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. - [Ese](/ese): A menu bar battery manager with predicted empty time, a 60–95% charge limit, a forecast for Apple's 80% health mark, 7/30/90-day insights, configurable alerts, and AirPods and iPhone levels — all from this Mac's own data. Paid. - [Holeberry](/holeberry): 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. - [Kanary](/kanary): 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. - [Mole](/mole): A native Mac maintenance app — cleanup, app management, disk maps and live status — with an optional menu bar HUD for system metrics, privacy activity, top processes, Keep Screen On and Clean Screen. $19 once for two Macs. $19. - [NameQuick](/namequick): Reads PDFs, invoices, scans and images and renames them to your naming convention — from the menu bar on a Finder selection, or automatically as files land in a watched folder. Every proposed name is previewed before anything changes. macOS 15.4+. $69. - [Sundown](/sundown): Takes the display down to 500K — far warmer than Night Shift's 2700K floor — on a schedule tied to sunset and sunrise, with six presets and gamma-curve dimming. Native Swift, about 6 MB, macOS 14+. Paid. - [Back](/back): Watches the AI services you depend on from the menu bar and tells you the moment an outage is over, so you can stop refreshing a status page and get on with something else. Paid. - [Perch](/perch): A menu bar panel for Apple Reminders that drops in on a hotkey and reads the date, time, priority and list straight out of a plain sentence. Not a second list — it writes to the reminders you already keep, with no account and no network access. €2.99. - [DeskCommit](/deskcommit): DeskCommit is a keyboard-first macOS menu bar app for arranging displays, changing resolution and refresh rate, choosing the main display, and manually restoring saved setups. $4.99. - [Hotspot Guard](/hotspot-guard): 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. - [Mimir](/mimir): 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. - [MirAIe AC Bar](/miraie-ac-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. - [Nori Clipboard](/nori-clipboard): A native Mac clipboard manager with recent clips, capture controls, and Quick Paste in the menu bar, plus Flow Replay for saving an ordered set of clips as a workflow you can run again. Local-first, 14-day trial, one-time purchase. $9.99. - [NotchLive](/notchlive): 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. - [Nox](/nox): A native macOS menu bar display filter for light-sensitive users: 12 presets plus tint, software dimming, black point, contrast, grayscale, temperature, and individual color channels. $9.99. - [Screen Break](/screen-break): 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. - [Solace](/solace): Adapts your Mac's appearance to the world outside — light and dark mode, wallpapers, and screen warmth driven by time of day, solar position, and live weather conditions. $4.99. - [VibeMenu](/vibemenu): 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. - [WhatCable](/whatcable): 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. - [sketchetc](/sketchetc): 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. - [Agent Island](/agent-island): 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. - [Meemo AI](/meemo-ai): 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. - [UseReserve](/usereserve): 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. - [PokeTokenBar](/poketokenbar): 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. - [Wallset](/wallset): 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. - [Pointer Cue](/pointer-cue): Pointer Cue is a lightweight macOS menu bar utility that helps audiences follow on-screen actions during presentations, software demos, training sessions, tutorials, and screen sharing. $3.99. - [Posturio](/posturio): 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. - [NanoClip](/nanoclip): 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. - [Unspoken](/unspoken): 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. - [Horizon](/horizon): 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. - [Sonant](/sonant): A glass-style music controller for your Mac menu bar. Album art, playback controls, and a live visualizer for Apple Music and Spotify — always one glance away. $4.99. - [SpeakUp](/speakup): A macOS menu bar dictation app powered by on-device whisper.cpp with Metal GPU acceleration. Press a hotkey, speak, press again — your words are typed into any app. 100% private, no cloud, no subscription. €29. - [TodoNxt](/todonxt): A minimalist task manager that lives entirely in your Mac menu bar. Three priority lanes: Now, Nxt, and Ltr. Drag & drop, multiple tabs, global shortcut. 100% private. €2.99. - [FlareBar](/flarebar): Access your Cloudflare dashboard from the menu bar. Jump to any page instantly. Freemium. - [Usage Battery for Claude Code](/usage-battery-claude): A lightweight macOS menu bar app that tracks Claude Code usage limits in real time with live battery-style indicators for sessions, usage, and model limits. $0.99. - [Fonti: Font Finder AI](/fonti): Font Identifier for Mac menu bar — quickly detect fonts from images or screenshots, explore alternatives, and streamline typography design. Free. - [Mini Stopwatch](/mini-stopwatch): The most minimalist Stopwatch. One click to start, one click to stop, double click to reset. That's it! Free. - [MenuCopy](/menucopy): A powerful and intuitive clipboard manager that seamlessly integrates with your workflow on macOS. $4.99. - [The Surf Hero](/surfhero): A small macOS status bar application that allows you to change your default browser in a few clicks. $2.99. - [Mappa Mini](/mappamini): Quickly search for locations directly from your Mac's menu bar and open them in your preferred map service. Free. - [Sidebar Calendar](/sidebarcalendar): View your calendar from the menu bar! Sidebar Calendar brings your schedule to your screen's edge and menu bar — so you always know what's next. $2.99. - [Antinote](/antinote): A beautiful, fast, and lightweight note-taking macOS app that lets you quickly jot down temporary notes and perform calculations seamlessly. $5. - [Scroll the Mic](/scroll-the-mic): Adjust your microphone volume effortlessly with a smooth scroll gesture. Perfect for meetings, podcasts, and streaming. Beautifully designed for intuitive control, it helps maintain professional audio levels without distractions, enhancing your workflow instantly. $3.99. - [MenuToDo](/menutodo): The simple kanban task manager that lives in your Mac menu bar and syncs with iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro. One click access to your tasks across all Apple devices. $4.99. ## Developers - [chattymin](/developer/chattymin) - [ClemStation](/developer/clemstation) - [Darryl Morley](/developer/darryl-morley) - [Eray Endes](/developer/eray-endes) - [Gabriel Catalfo](/developer/gabriel-catalfo) - [Harshit Chaudhari](/developer/harshit-chaudhari) - [Himanshu](/developer/himanshu) - [Jack Richards](/developer/jack-richards) - [Jinhui Zhu](/developer/jinhui-zhu) - [Johnson Fung](/developer/johnson-fung) - [Josef Moucachen](/developer/josef-moucachen) - [Joshua Lawrence](/developer/joshua-lawrence) - [Kenn Ejima](/developer/kenn-ejima) - [Kirill Chistov](/developer/kirill-chistov) - [Leonid Resenchuk](/developer/leonid-resenchuk) - [Lucas Raggers](/developer/lucas-raggers) - [macbroha](/developer/macbroha) - [Mehmet Ali Demir](/developer/mehmet-ali-demir) - [Michael Djibril](/developer/michael-djibril) - [Nori team](/developer/nori-team) - [Oncel Cebeci](/developer/oncel-cebeci) - [Pedro Vieira](/developer/pedro-vieira) - [Razieh Aghababa](/developer/razieh-aghababa) - [Serhii Chornonoh](/developer/serhii-chornonoh) - [Shubham Gupta](/developer/shubham-gupta) - [Stefano Bergamini](/developer/stefano-bergamini) - [TB Tech](/developer/tb-tech) - [Theodore HQ](/developer/theodore-hq) - [Timo Josten](/developer/timo-josten) - [Toybird Labs](/developer/toybird-labs) - [tristan666666](/developer/tristan666666) - [Tw93](/developer/tw93) - [Victor Baro](/developer/victor-baro) - [Vu Nguyen Thai](/developer/vu-nguyen-thai) - [Yash Baheti](/developer/yash-baheti) - [Yuto Takahashi](/developer/yuto-takahashi) ## Categories - [Calendar](/category/calendar): 1 apps - [Development](/category/development): 8 apps - [Navigation](/category/navigation): 1 apps - [Productivity](/category/productivity): 12 apps - [Utilities](/category/utilities): 24 apps