Top MENU-BAR GitHub Repositories & Tools (2026)

Free and open-source macOS menu bar toolkit.

A floating macOS monitor for how much Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, OpenCode Go and Kimi Code you have left

A menu bar system monitor for macOS. CPU, memory, GPU, network, disk, battery and thermals at 0.046% CPU.

Every display control macOS hides, in one menu bar app: sharp HiDPI/Retina scaling (no more blurry or tiny text), DDC brightness and volume, Extra Brightness past 100%, presets, virtual displays. Free and open source, a no-cost alternative to BetterDisplay and Lunar.

Weekly usage at a glance. Switch accounts in a click.

AI token usage & quota monitor for the macOS menu bar — native Swift, Liquid Glass, 3D contribution graph. Tracks Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode & 25+ agents locally.

Use your tokens to raise, evolve, and collect Pokémon! 🥚

Status Trio — a native macOS app that combines Wi-Fi, battery, and volume into one compact, configurable status icon for the menu bar, the Dock, or both, inspired by the iPhone Duo combined status bar.

Find where your keyboard shortcuts clash. A free, open-source macOS menu bar app that detects shortcut conflicts across apps, config tools, and system settings.

Let idle local LLMs sleep and get your Mac's memory back. A native macOS menu bar app to turn Ollama on and off and auto-free idle model RAM. Free and open source.

👋 Your face is the password. Face unlock for your Mac's lock screen, plus App Lock for chosen apps. 100% on-device, built with Swift and Core ML.

The open source menu bar manager

Cotabby is local AI autocomplete for your entire Mac. Open source. On device. Everywhere you type.

A tiny macOS app that turns Caps Lock into a physical keep-awake switch for closed-lid MacBook work.

A calm menu bar, done the native way. Hides the icons you don't need until you do.

Native macOS app to monitor AI usage limits and watch your coding sessions live

Menu Bar App on MacOS and Windows that cuts Claude Code and Codex token costs by ~50%

Petal is a native macOS menu bar app for fast, local-first audio transcription.

On-device meeting transcriber for macOS — auto-records Teams/Zoom/Webex, transcribes & separates speakers locally. No cloud. Open-source alternative to Otter/Granola/Fireflies.

macOS menu-bar app for fine-grained VPN routing: bypass the VPN for chosen domains/services, force others through it, or (Custom mode) route each domain/subnet out a specific egress — direct, a specific VPN, an HTTP/SOCKS5 proxy, or a Tailscale peer. Includes a vpnb CLI.