The menu bar is the most overlooked square inch on a Mac. These ten tools each do one job without overlapping: checking temperatures, adjusting volume, hiding icons, watching the markets. All of them are one click away.
A macOS system monitor that lives in the menu bar. It shows CPU, memory, disk, network, GPU, fan speed and temperature in real time, with history graphs on click and a choice of which readings to display. It suits people who want to keep an eye on load without opening Activity Monitor.
🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs. - MonitorControl/Moni...
A small utility that stops the Mac from sleeping. One click in the menu bar keeps it awake during downloads, builds, presentations or long tasks, with an optional duration and automatic release on low battery. It suits temporarily preventing sleep without changing the system power settings.
Hides menu bar icons on macOS. Drag the ones you do not need past the divider and they stay tucked away, with a click to reveal everything. The lightweight native implementation suits anyone whose menu bar is filled with status icons.
A calendar in the macOS menu bar. It shows the date and upcoming events, with a full month view, events and reminders on click, pulling from multiple calendar sources. Built with SwiftUI and RxSwift, it suits people who do not want to open a full calendar app just to check the schedule.
FineTune, a macOS menu bar app for per-app volume control, multi-device output, audio routing, and 10-band EQ. Free and open-source alternative to SoundSource.
A macOS menu bar app that gives more control over Night Shift. Toggle it with one click, set time ranges, extend it temporarily or switch with a shortcut, more flexible than the options in system settings. It suits people who want to adjust screen colour temperature on their own schedule.
Free, open-source fan control & temperature monitor for Apple Silicon Macs (M1–M5). Menu bar temps, Manual/Max/Auto Boost/curves, fail-safe helper. MIT, no network.
Free & open-source macOS menu bar app to track stocks, ETFs, crypto & portfolio P&L in real-time. Native SwiftUI, no account, no subscription, privacy-first.
