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

Are you a Gmail user? Kiwi puts your Gmail account inside a popup panel that you can bring up from the menu bar.
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SpotMenu is a Spotify style menu bar app that displays the artist/album in the menu bar. The app comes in handy when you hear a song and wonder “Who is the artist/album?” Then you can click the Menu Bar icon to interact with what’s playing.
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Clocker helps you keeping track of your friends and colleagues in different time zones. You can also add notes and create reminders.
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Mia for Gmail puts the contents of your Gmail inbox in the menu bar, giving you quick access to your messages without opening a separate window.
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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 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 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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ShiftIt installs itself in the menu bar (optionally it can be completely hidden). It provides a set of actions that manipulates windows positions and sizes.
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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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iGlance displays current stats about your Mac on the status bar. It is built to be highly customizable so that everyone can adjust it to his/her needs.
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