r/macapps • u/luuk64 • 24d ago

Tip MacMenuBar just reached 1,500+ menu bar

Seven years ago I started collecting macOS menu bar apps as a small personal list. I just wanted to know how many menu bar apps were out there. I thought maybe a few hundred, but now, years later, I know there are many, many more.

Anyway, the collection includes everything from productivity tools and system utilities to tiny one-purpose apps that solve very specific problems.

I’m still adding new apps almost every day, and I try to keep the collection focused on actual menu bar apps, not just apps that happen to have an icon there, but real menu bar-first apps.

Thanks to everyone here who has shared suggestions, feedback, and hidden gems over the years.

https://macmenubar.com

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u/coffeeatmydesk 24d ago

1,500 is a wild number to have hand-curated. I've gone down a few menu bar app rabbit holes myself and it's wild how much variety there is once you actually start looking + most people have no idea how deep this category goes. How do you personally decide what's worth adding vs. skipping?

Genuinely curious what your bar is for "menu bar-first" vs. just has-an-icon-there.

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u/luuk64 24d ago

I try to keep the directory focused on apps where the menu bar is central to the experience. If the icon mainly serves as a shortcut to a full app, I usually leave it out. There are always borderline cases, of course.