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.

F.lux

Flux

Is your Mac keeping you up late? F.lux is a free download that warms up your computer display at night, to match your indoor lighting. The app saves your eyes by making your display’s brightness adapt to the time of day.

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iBetterCharge

ibettercharge-app

iBetterCharge tracks the power of your iOS devices. When they hit a specific battery capacity (or are fully charged up when plugged in), the app will let you know.

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gfxCardStatus

gfxcardstatus

gfxCardStatus is an unobtrusive menu bar app for OS X that allows MacBook Pro users to see which apps are affecting their battery life by using the more power-hungry graphics. It also tells you which graphics card you are using.

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Clean

Clean

Because we all treat our desktop like a digital junk drawer, Clean quietly steps in and restores order. With a single click or on a schedule you choose, it moves scattered files into a designated folder and neatly organizes them by month or day. Your desktop stays clear, while everything remains safely stored and easy to find whenever you need it again.

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Aware

Aware

Aware quietly tracks how long you’ve been actively using your Mac by monitoring mouse movement and keystrokes, pausing during breaks and resuming when you return. No preachy reminders or forced wellness rituals, just a clear, unobtrusive record of your screen time whenever you feel brave enough to look.

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Stay

Stay

Stay remembers exactly where you placed every window and restores them instantly, even when you connect or disconnect external displays, so your setup always feels intentional rather than accidental.

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SMARTReporter

Smartreport

Your hard drive rarely sends polite warnings before it collapses. SMARTReporter keeps an eye on its S.M.A.R.T. status and I/O errors, flagging early signs of trouble through clear alerts and a color-changing icon. It can also watch RAID health and available boot disk space. It is not a backup solution, but it does give you a fighting chance before hardware failure turns into data loss.

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