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

FaceGate adds per-app locking to macOS, letting you secure individual applications with Face Unlock, Touch ID, or a password while keeping the rest of your system accessible. It runs locally with no accounts or cloud, offering fast on-device authentication.
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QuotaWarmer helps Claude Code and Codex CLI users keep track of rolling quota windows and optionally claim fresh capacity the moment it becomes available.
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SiliconScope offers a detailed look inside Apple Silicon, tracking CPU, GPU, Neural Engine, Media Engine, memory bandwidth, and thermal behavior in real time, making demanding AI and media workloads far easier to understand.
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This menu bar app brings together a range of everyday Mac utilities in one place, from system monitoring and app management to audio controls, window switching, file handling, and productivity tools.
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Mimir helps you keep track of AI coding quotas across Claude, Codex, Gemini, and Antigravity from a single place. Real-time usage data, reset countdowns, and clear status indicators make it easy to plan work, while all monitoring stays local for maximum privacy.
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RemindMe helps you avoid unexpected shutdowns with clear, impossible-to-miss low battery alerts. It relies on native macOS notifications to stay responsive without wasting power.
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DevCleaner helps developers reclaim wasted disk space by scanning caches, build artifacts, old simulators, and AI tool leftovers across 22 ecosystems.
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Furwall keeps curious cats from turning a casual keyboard stroll into a digital disaster. By watching your camera locally, it detects feline intrusions and quietly blocks accidental keystrokes before they cause trouble.
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Claude Cap keeps an eye on your Claude.ai usage in real time, helping you avoid unexpected limits and stay focused. Built with Python and rumps, it places essential stats within easy reach.
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CloudBoost helps make cloud gaming on macOS smoother by applying temporary system optimizations that reduce stutters, latency spikes, and background interruptions, then automatically restoring your settings when the session ends.
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