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Finance 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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Audio Apps
Tubist
Ever used YouTube to listen to background music, only to accidently close your browser tab? With Tubist there is no more closing YouTube by accident, especially while you AirPlay.
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OCR Apps
TRex
TRex lives in your menu bar and captures any text right into your Clipboard with magic of OCR. A free alternative for TextSniper.
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Note Taking Apps
One Thing
Always focus on one thing at a time. With One Thing you can put a single task or goal in your menu bar.
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System Tools
OnlySwitch
OnlySwitch gathers dozens of system toggles in one menu bar button, from dark mode and hidden files to keeping your Mac awake. On notched MacBooks it can also hide the notch.
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Cloud Apps
Maestral
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Developer Apps
Neat
Neat brings your GitHub and Linear notifications to the menu bar, so you can stay on top of pull requests and code reviews without living in your inbox. Full keyboard navigation, granular filters, and everything is stored locally. Free to use.
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Network Apps
Pingr
Pingr shows your current internet speed right in the menu bar with a clean, minimal widget — a quick at-a-glance check that tells you whether your connection is holding up without opening a speed test.
Bunch
Bunch is a menu bar app that uses plain text scripts (‘Bunches’) to automate context switching. Bunches can open apps, specific files, web pages, and more.
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Color Apps
Color Peeker
Color Peeker shows the hex code of the color under your mouse pointer, right in the menu bar. It can also name the color and show an enlarged view of the pixel. Turn on Copy on Right Click and the hex code lands on your clipboard with one click.