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

LyricsX finds the lyrics to whatever you’re playing and shows them in sync, in your menu bar or floating on your desktop. Double-click a line to jump to that moment in the song. Open source, and kept alive by a community fork after the original developer moved on.
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Launching a Speedtest straight from your Mac menu bar is the quickest way to check your connectivity.
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Simply choose an interval and a small or large bell will sound at the prescribed time.
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Horo is a free timer that uses a simple and speedy natural language interface. Type the time, hit return, and go.
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Coin Tick lets you view prices of your selected cryptocurrency coins directly in your Mac menu bar with real-time updates and multiple currencies.
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Mater simply runs a 25 minute timer, resets for a 5 minute break, and repeats until you stop it.
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KeepingYouAwake prevents your Mac from entering sleep mode for a predefined duration or as long as it is activated. Inspired by Caffeine.
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Clipy lets your Mac remember earlier pasteboard entries when you have to copy multiple items consecutively. It even lets you create permanent items you can paste whenever you need them.
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OverSight keeps watch over your Mac’s microphone and webcam. The moment either one switches on, it tells you, along with which app is responsible, so you’re never the last to know you’re on air.
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LuLu is the free, open firewall for Macs that can protect your network connections and detect malicious activity. It blocks any unknown outgoing connections, until approved by the user.
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