Paid apps

Some apps are worth paying for. These premium menu bar tools deliver serious value.

Some apps are worth paying for. These premium menu bar tools deliver serious value.

Ears

Ears

Quickly change your Mac’s sound output/input via the menu bar. Ears is Intel and Apple Silicon compatible and requires macOS Big Sur or Monterey.

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In Your Face

In Your Face

This menu bar app interrupts your workflow when it’s time to go to your meeting by displaying a full screen reminder. The app only works with the macOS Calendar app.

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BarLinks

BarLinks

Too many bookmarks saved in your browser? This bookmark manager lets you store, find and open bookmarks in your menu bar. It opens any link you save in a new tab, using your default browser.

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Now and Next

Now and Next

Now and Next displays the time remaining for the current event. It also includes a dropdown showing you the time remaining until the next event. The app supports the monitoring of one calendar.

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Arch Info

Arch Info

This menu bar app tells you if the currently selected application is an Apple Silicon or an Intel (translated via Rosetta 2) application.

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Insomniacs

Insomniacs

This menu bar app disables sleep forever or just for a selected time period. It also prevents sleeping/hibernation when your MacBook lid/screen is closed. Comes in handy when you’ve got time consuming operations to complete.

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TweetShot

TweetShot

Tweetshot sits quietly in your menu bar, only to appear when you hit the keyboard shortcut to launch. No advanced features or customizable options, but it does what it’s made for: tweeting.

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SF Menu Bar

SF Menu Bar

SF Menu Bar lets you browse and search SF Symbols, iconography designed to integrate seamlessly with San Francisco, the system font for Apple platforms.

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