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sorkila/lockpaw

Cover your Mac screen with a hotkey while AI agents keep running. Dog/cat mascot, native Settings, Touch ID unlock.

AI dev

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#ai-agents #claude-code #developer-tools #hotkey #macos #macos-app

Updated: 2026-07-01
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-03-19
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

136

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 86 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

jkuri/Reframed

Screen recording on macOS, from capture to delivery, no detours.

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#60fps #audio-recording #captions #compositor #macos #macos-app

Updated: 2026-04-16
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-02-08
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

128

stars

Forks: 15
Commits: 376 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

edanchenkov/MenuTube

Catch YouTube into your macOS menu bar! 🦄

Stack

JavaScript Electron npm

GitHub topics

#audio #audiobook #electron #listen #mac #macos

Updated: 2023-03-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-06
History: 9 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 8 open

126

stars

Forks: 17
Commits: 204 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

vsaravind007/nodeScratchpad

Evaluate Nodejs Code Snippets From Menubar! :computer:

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#developer-tools #javascript #menubar #nodejs #osx-application #repl

Updated: 2020-08-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-03-23
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

111

stars

Forks: 7
Commits: 30 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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cemolcay/ChordDetector

A tiny menu bar app detecting the chords of the songs you are listening on iTunes or Spotify.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#chord #itunes #menubar #spotify #ultimate-guitar

Updated: 2019-12-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-03-23
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 45 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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lucasbento/menubar-brightness

MacOS app to change the screen brightness on the menubar.

Stack

JavaScript Electron npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#brightness #brightness-control #electron #electron-app #macos #menubar

Updated: 2017-11-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-10-24
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 7 open

stars

Forks: 7
Commits: 33 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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alexrosenfeld10/Quickeys

A mac menu bar app that provides note taking functionality though a quick dropdown menu.

Stack

Swift CocoaPods Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple #mac #menubar #notes #osx #statusbar

Updated: 2020-11-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-12-10
History: 9 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 7
Commits: 96 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Kwpolska/DisplayMenu

A simple (bare-bones) macOS menubar extra to apply display presets.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#display #macos #menubar #swift

Updated: 2019-04-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-06-23
History: 9 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 7
Commits: 12 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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evoleinik/fnkey

Hold Fn key, speak, paste transcribed text. macOS menu bar app.

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#deepgram #deepgram-nova #dictation #groq #macos #menubar

Updated: 2026-03-23
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-12-03
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 10
Commits: 40 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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theDanButuc/Claude-Usage-Monitor

A native macOS menu bar app that shows your Claude.ai usage at a glance — colour-coded icon, live counter, reset timer. No API key needed.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#ai-tools #anthropic #claude #claude-ai #developer-tools #macos

Updated: 2026-05-08
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-03-22
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

stars

Forks: 5
Commits: 70 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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kelicheng/Simpo

A macOS menubar app to post status quickly.

Stack

Ruby CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#fanfou #macos #menubar #social-network #twitter #weibo

Updated: 2019-11-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-27
History: 9 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 35 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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woofwoofinc/rktmachine

Menu bar macOS app for running rkt in a macOS hypervisor CoreOS VM.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#containers #coreos #macosx #menubar #rkt #swift

Updated: 2018-08-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-06-28
History: 6 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 15 open

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 123 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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andrewk17/vercel-deployment-menu-bar

Open-source macOS menu bar app to monitor Vercel deployment status in real time (build/ready/error).

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#ci-cd #deployment-monitor #deployments #devops #macos #menu-bar

Updated: 2026-02-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-10-15
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 14 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

erik/github-notify

Simple MacOS app to alert you when you have unread GitHub notifications

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#cocoa #github #menubar #swift

Updated: 2017-10-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-09-19
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 4
Commits: 27 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

nikhilsh/PSIBar

A quickly hacked up PSI OS X status bar app

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#haze #macos #menubar #psi #singapore #weather

Updated: 2017-10-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-09-25
History: 9 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 3 open

stars

Forks: 2
Commits: 50 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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reg2005/langSwitcher

⌨️ Open-source keyboard layout text converter for macOS — fix text typed in wrong layout. Double-Shift hotkey, 5 layouts, greedy line detection, menu bar app.

AI dev

Stack

Swift Nuxt npm

GitHub topics

#developer-tools #hotkey #input-method #keyboard #keyboard-layout #layout-switcher

Updated: 2026-03-01
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-02-28
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 46 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Punshnut/macos-dimly

a lightweight macOS menu‑bar switch for external monitors - instantly mute glare with fast blackout or true DDC/CI sleep, plus per‑display toggles.

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#dimly #macos #menubar #open-source #screen #swift

Updated: 2026-07-17
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2026-01-28
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 0
Commits: 107 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

CorvidLabs/MacNTop

📊 macOS menu bar system monitor with retro CRT aesthetics

AI dev

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#appkit #crt #macos #menu-bar-app #menubar #monitoring

Updated: 2026-07-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-01-20
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

stars

Forks: 1
Commits: 28 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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