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

OpenUsage keeps track of your AI coding limits across providers like Codex, Claude, and Cursor, so you always know what’s left before a reset hits. It’s plugin-based, and quietly updates in the background, giving you one clear overview instead of ten scattered dashboards.
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Hexa gives you instant number conversions and live expression evaluation in one small menu bar app, so hex, binary, and bitmasks finally make sense without extra tabs or calculators.
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BucketDrop is a macOS menu bar app that lets you upload files to your own S3-compatible storage, then instantly copies a shareable URL.
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WebWatcher monitors websites from your Safari sessions, quietly checking for changes and sending clean, native notifications, so important updates surface without extra logins or extensions.
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Unblockd quietly monitors your pull requests across Bitbucket, GitHub, and GitLab. Instead of noisy notifications, it surfaces only what needs attention, so you can review on your own schedule.
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A calm macOS menu bar companion that keeps your day on track with Pomodoro and custom timers, gentle alarms, and breathing exercises for steady focus and quiet productivity.
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Portsly lives in your menu bar, showing which apps occupy which ports, so you can inspect processes, open services instantly, and terminate anything misbehaving with a single click.
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VPN Bypass lives in your menu bar and routes selected apps and domains outside your VPN, keeping work secure while streaming, messaging, and everyday browsing stay fast and hassle-free.
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CodexBar sits quietly in your menu bar, tracking AI coding tools’ session and weekly limits so you always know your runway and avoid surprise resets, with minimal, privacy-friendly design.
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Usagebar lives in your menu bar, quietly tracking Claude Code’s five-hour and weekly limits so you stay informed, adjust models wisely, and avoid sudden lockouts while working.
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