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.

NameSpace

NameSpace

Spaces (the virtual desktop feature) currently just labels each Space as “Desktop 1”, etc. This menu bar app allows you to name each Space and shows the name of your current Space in the menu bar. It also provides an alternate way to switch Spaces.

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MenuPing

MenuPing

MenuPing is a menu bar app that checks how well the network is working. It pings a server on the Internet every seconds (configurable) and prints the result in a short way at the top of the screen.

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BridgeBlock

BridgeBlock

This menu bar app prevents wireless bridging attacks by detecting bridging conditions and taking action. It also has a command line version for system administrators.

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