Menu Bar Apps Products & Tools (2026)

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AppLocker
Password protect individual apps on your Mac
Daily Diary
A menu bar application which helps you write everyday.
IP Man
Your IP address with one click
John's Background Switcher
Switch backgrounds to trending imgur, reddit, tumblr threads
NightTone
Colored light filter, screen dimmer & brightness control
Lumen
Magic auto brightness based on screen contents
Automation tools Safety and Privacy platforms
Timing for Mac
The automatic time and productivity tracking app for Mac.
Productivity Time tracking apps Automation tools
App ahead
Opinionated, beloved, distinctive  apps by Martin Lexow
Productivity Presentation Software Screenshots and screen recording apps
Media Atelier
Create invoices and estimates on your Mac
Productivity Data visualization tools Finance
Deadbolt
Never forget to lock your Mac
Enso
Take control of notifications in MacOS, stop the distraction
iPic
Easily upload images and save Markdown links.
Photo sharing
Pomodoro Time
Simple Pomodoro timer in your Mac's menu bar
Productivity Time tracking apps
Paws for Trello
A beautiful Mac & Windows app for Trello
Project management software Team collaboration software Remote workforce tools
Declutter
Cleans and organises your files in Mac desktop automatically
Productivity File storage and sharing apps Automation tools

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Product Hunt

What's in your dock?

I was recently reminded of @Dockhunt and how fun it was to see what kinds of apps different folks kept in their dock. I remember it being a cool way to discover some new products I hadn't seen before. I'm also just a big fan of desktop apps over web apps. I find it a lot easier to stay focused when I'm flipping between apps vs flipping between tabs.

These are the apps in my dock:

@Google Chrome - Pretty basic. I've really been considering switching over to @Horse though.
@Slack - The de facto option.
@Superhuman - Maybe the fastest I've become a fan of a product. I think I was pushing it on others within a few hours.
@Notion - Great for documentation and collaborating. I also use it personally for tracking books I read and video games I play, along with tracking personal projects.
Notion Calendar - The menu bar aspect of this is really what sold me. It makes it so much easier to stay on top of my meetings every day.
@Linear - We just recently switched over to Linear here at @Product Hunt and I've been loving it. Pro tip: if you prefer the desktop app, there's a setting to open links in the app, but you can only set that option through the web version.
@iTerm2 - I've tried others, but this is my favorite. This + @Neovim is just
@Claude by Anthropic - This has been my LLM of choice for a while, and I really like having it as a desktop app. Especially the keyboard shortcut to quickly bring it up and ask something.
@Tandem - Super easy to stay in touch and sync with teammates. Incredibly useful for a remote team.
@Spotify - I typically have a YouTube video on in the background, but if I'm writing or doing something more focused, I'll typically have some kind of Jazz going.

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1yr ago

Pulse Island

I turned the MacBook notch into a Dynamic Island

Every MacBook since 2021 has a notch, and on macOS it does absolutely nothing. On iPhone, the same cutout became the most useful strip on the screen.

That gap bothered me, so I built Pulse Island, a native macOS app that turns the notch into a live, interactive island.

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2mo ago

Audio Writer iOS

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4yr ago

PopTask - AI Powered Menu Bar To-do List

my mac app didn't open at all for 4 months and i had no idea

there's no changelog for PopTask anywhere, the app store "what's new" box is read by roughly nobody, so from now on every update lands in this thread, small ones as replies, bigger ones as their own post

what's shipped since july:

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1mo ago

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