Paid macOS menu bar apps

MenuToDo , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Kanban Task Manager for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch & Vision Pro

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.

Productivity 168 views 14 clicks

Caplio , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Search the Text Inside Your Screenshots

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.

Productivity 108 views 6 clicks

MenuCopy , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Powerful Clipboard Manager for macOS

A powerful and intuitive clipboard manager that seamlessly integrates with your workflow on macOS.

Utilities 78 views 7 clicks

Sundown, opens the developer's site in a new tab Warmer Than Night Shift Can Go

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+.

Utilities 71 views 1 clicks

Ese, opens the developer's site in a new tab A Battery Menu Bar That Predicts, Not Just Reports

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.

Utilities 57 views 1 clicks

Mole, opens the developer's site in a new tab Mac Maintenance With a Menu Bar HUD

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.

Utilities 57 views 1 clicks

Sidebar Calendar , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Always-Visible Calendar for macOS Menu Bar

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.

Calendar 52 views 3 clicks

Back, opens the developer's site in a new tab Know the Moment an AI Outage Ends

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.

Development 46 views 2 clicks

Perch , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Apple Reminders, One Hotkey Away

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.

Productivity 45 views 3 clicks

Antinote , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab A Beautiful Productivity Scratchpad for macOS

A beautiful, fast, and lightweight note-taking macOS app that lets you quickly jot down temporary notes and perform calculations seamlessly.

Productivity 44 views 1 clicks

Nori Clipboard , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Clipboard History and Replayable Flows for Mac

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.

Productivity 43 views 2 clicks

NameQuick, opens the developer's site in a new tab Rename Files From What's Inside Them

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+.

Productivity 42 views

TodoNxt, opens the developer's site in a new tab Minimalist Menu Bar To-Do App for Mac

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.

Productivity 41 views 4 clicks

Pointer Cue , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Visual Pointer Cue for Presentations and Demos

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.

Utilities 39 views

Nox, opens the developer's site in a new tab Display Filter for Light-Sensitive Mac Users

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.

Utilities 37 views

Sonant, opens the developer's site in a new tab Glass-Style Music Controller for Mac Menu Bar

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.

Utilities 36 views 2 clicks

DeskCommit, opens the developer's site in a new tab Keyboard-First Display Manager for the Mac Menu Bar

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.

Utilities 35 views

Solace, opens the developer's site in a new tab Appearance, Wallpaper and Warmth That Follow the Day

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.

Utilities 34 views

SpeakUp, opens the developer's site in a new tab On-Device Dictation for Mac Menu Bar

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.

Utilities 32 views

The Surf Hero , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Change Your Default Browser from the Mac Menu Bar

A small macOS status bar application that allows you to change your default browser in a few clicks.

Utilities 32 views

Usage Battery for Claude Code , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Live Claude Code Usage Tracker for Mac Menu Bar

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.

Development 31 views

TacticBar , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab TacticBar puts chess puzzles one click away in your Mac menu bar.

Open a chess puzzle from your Mac menu bar, solve it, and carry on.

Productivity 30 views 4 clicks

Scroll the Mic , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Effortless Microphone Volume Control

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.

Utilities 30 views 1 clicks

Roadie, opens the developer's site in a new tab

Stop macOS from choosing the wrong microphone or speakers. Set your priorities once and Roadie handles every reconnect, wake-up, and device change.

Audio 27 views 1 clicks