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Security Apps
Good apps don’t always come with a price tag. These menu bar gems are free — and worth your space.
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Security Apps
BlockBlock
BlockBlock is a menu bar app that warns of persistently installed software. In other words, it looks for software that’s installing itself in such a way that it will always be running and will fire up again after a system reboot.
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Cloud Apps
Soduto
This menu bar app is probably the only open-source alternative to Apple’s “Continuity“. Want to copy-paste content across your devices or simply share a link? Browse remote files? All of this and more is possible with Soduto. Also supports Android and Linux. Soduto seems to work fine on a M1 MacBook Pro (Big Sur 11.2.2).
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Battery Apps
M1 Battery Management
With this menu bar app it is possible to keep a chronically plugged in M1 Macbook at 80% battery, since that will prolong the longevity of the battery. This app will not work on non-M1 macs. In that case try the free version of AlDente.
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Calendar Apps
Today
View today’s schedule right from the menu bar. Just the events for today. Click an event to show it in the Calendar app.
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Time Zone Apps
Hovrly
This small app allows you to keep specific time zones in your menu bar. You can enter as many time zones as you want.
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Display Apps
BetterDisplay
BetterDisplay let’s you convert your displays to fully scalable screens, and gives you a host of other features to manage your display’s settings easily from your menu bar.
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Network Apps
Shuttle
When you want to access another computer remotely, you’ll need the SSH protocol. Shuttle brings the SSH client to your menu bar.
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Display Apps
QuickShade
QuickShade allows you to quickly decrease or increase the level of brightness on your Mac. You can dim the screen below the standard minimum brightness.
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Time Apps
dotBeat Internet Time
dotBeat shows the current Swatch Internet Time in your menu bar. It also includes gives you a view into how Internet Time corresponds to local times across the globe.