macOS menu bar apps: 47 open-source projects (2026)

A macOS menu bar app that shows live CPU, GPU, memory, disk, network, battery, sensor and Bluetooth stats.

A macOS menubar app that controls external display brightness and volume with native-looking OSD, using Apple keyboard keys or custom shortcuts.

Free, open-source macOS menu bar toolkit bundling per-app volume, system monitoring, window switching, clipboard history and more.

A native macOS menu bar Shadowsocks client for Apple Silicon Macs, with SOCKS5 and HTTP proxy endpoints for local apps.

A macOS menu bar manager that hides and shows menu bar items, with an always-hidden section, search, and appearance customization.

A macOS menu bar app that shows usage limits, reset times, and spend for 100+ AI coding and API providers, without storing passwords.

A lightweight macOS menu bar utility that hides selected menu bar icons behind a toggle to keep the bar clean.

An open source macOS menu bar manager that hides unused icons and lets you find any menu bar item from the keyboard.

A macOS menu bar app that explains in plain English what each USB-C cable on your Mac can do and why charging may be slow.

A clipboard history manager for macOS that keeps recently copied items in a menu and lets you reuse them with shortcuts.

A small macOS menu bar utility that keeps your Mac awake for a set duration or until you turn it off, wrapping Apple's caffeinate tool.

An all-in-one macOS menu bar app that puts everyday system switches, shortcuts, system monitoring and widgets in one customizable place.

A macOS menu bar app that tracks usage limits, credits and balances across your AI coding subscriptions in one panel.

A tiny calendar that lives in the Mac menu bar and shows your Calendar app events alongside it.

A simple macOS menu bar app for viewing, creating and editing Apple Reminders without opening the Reminders window.

Native macOS menu-bar app for screenshots, screen recording, annotation and editing, built with SwiftUI and ScreenCaptureKit.

Free, open-source macOS menu bar app for external monitors: HiDPI scaling, DDC brightness and volume, presets and virtual displays.

A native macOS menu bar app that shows GitHub repository status for issues, pull requests, CI, releases and local checkouts.

A macOS menu bar app that captures text from any area of the screen via OCR and copies it straight to the clipboard, working offline.

A macOS menu bar app for running local LLMs, built on llama.cpp, with a local API server and built-in WebUI.

A native macOS app that merges Wi-Fi, battery and volume into one configurable status icon in the menu bar, Dock, or both.

A macOS menu bar app that gives live bilingual subtitles, structured meeting notes and voice interpreting for any call or stream playing on your Mac.

A macOS menu bar app that shows remaining quota and reset times for AI coding tools like Claude, Codex, Gemini and Copilot.

A free, open-source lunar calendar that lives in the macOS menu bar, showing lunar dates, public holidays, and system calendar events.

A lightweight menu bar app for macOS and Windows that tracks daily keystrokes, mouse clicks, mouse movement and scroll distance.

A free, open-source collection of native macOS menu bar tools with customizable panels, quick controls, automation, and plugins.

A macOS menu-bar app that draws knitted yarn borders around your windows, with per-app colourways and patterns.

A native macOS menu bar manager that hides unneeded icons and reveals them on hover, click or shortcut, using macOS 27's built-in hiding.

A native macOS menu bar performance monitor that records CPU, memory, GPU, network, disk and battery history so you can trace slowdowns back to the processes behind them.

A macOS menu bar utility that shows the active Space number and lets you switch or move windows between Spaces.