Free apps

Good apps don’t always come with a price tag. These menu bar gems are free — and worth your space.

Good apps don’t always come with a price tag. These menu bar gems are free — and worth your space.

Barttery

Barttery

Barttery keeps track of your Apple devices’ battery levels in one place, showing charging status, remaining time, cycle counts, and customizable notifications across Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, and accessories.

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BigCursor

BigCursor

BigCursor makes your pointer easier to spot on large displays by enlarging it while you move and hiding it again when idle. It also offers adjustable size and smart triggers.

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IAXT

IAXT

IAXT monitors AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex by locally recording commands, file changes, and system actions. Review activity logs, spot unusual behavior, and keep AI workflows secure.

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Slashbar

Slashbar

Slashbar brings 185+ actions into a fast command bar, letting you format text, manage files, control windows, search, use AI tools, and automate everyday tasks through one customizable shortcut.

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Lidless

Lidless

Lidless keeps your Apple Silicon Mac awake even with the lid closed, making it ideal for long-running tasks, coding agents, and remote workflows. It includes temperature monitoring, battery safeguards, and auto-off timers.

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Peeku

Peeku

Peeku locks your Mac when you step away, using on-device camera analysis, Apple Watch proximity, and activity signals, all processed locally with no cloud or account.

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Quay

Quay

Quay helps developers manage local services from one place, making it easy to start, stop, and monitor project servers, Docker containers, Homebrew services, and terminal agents with live resource metrics and one-click browser access.

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cctop

cctop

This menu bar app helps developers monitor multiple AI coding sessions from tools like Claude Code, Codex, opencode, and pi, making it easy to spot when attention is needed and jump straight to the right terminal, editor, or conversation.

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