One Thing
Put a single task or goal in your [macOS] menu bar.
Add a line of text to the menu bar, automate updates using a command line app, Shortcuts integration or the custom URL scheme.
One Thing Well
A weblog about simple, useful software.
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Bunch
Bunch is a little macOS utility that sits in your Dock (or your Menu Bar). It doesn’t have any windows. When you right/ctrl-click the Dock icon (or click the menu item), it gives you a list of “Bunches” you can select from, each one launching a group of applications that you configure.
Bunches are just easily-edited text files which can be configured to open apps, specific files in an app, and even web pages in your default browser. For the Power Users, It also allows advanced scripting, system commands, and integration via URL handler.
MacLexa
…an Alexa App which lives in the Mac System Tray. It can be accessed at any time by pressing and holding the Option key when speaking commands.
Alexa is the voice service that powers Amazon’s Echo device.
Quitter
Quitter is a Mac app that automatically hides or quits apps after periods of inactivity… It’s great for minimizing distraction from social apps like Twitter and Slack, news readers, or even your email app.
Background Music
Background Music is an audio utility for OS X ‘that automatically pauses your music player when other audio starts playing and unpauses it afterwards’. It also lets you set volume levels on a per-application basis.
gitbar
Gitbar is a plugin for bitbar to quickly show your open soure github contribution stats and help set contribution goals, all on your Mac OS X Menu Bar.
Hugomac
Hugomac is an OS X menubar app to publish your blog directly to Amazon S3. It uses the wonderful Hugo static site generator to create your blog without having to touch a command line.
Vagrant Manager
Manage your vagrant machines in one place with Vagrant Manager for OS X.
Howzatt!!
An elegant app that displays live cricket scores on your Mac’s menu bar.
Quark Shell
Quark Shell helps you create cross-platform (currently Mac-only, Windows version coming soon) menubar/tray app using HTML and JavaScript without writing any native code. Quark Shell exposes a JavaScript object called quark to provide system functions.
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rumps
Ridiculously Uncomplicated Mac OS X Python Statusbar apps.
rumps is for any console-based program that would benefit from a simple configuration toolbar or launch menu.
Good for:
- Notification-center-based app
- Controlling daemons / launching separate programs
- Updating simple info from web APIs on a timer
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BitBar
Put the output from any script or program in your Mac OS X Menu Bar.
Write your own scripts, or choose from a fairly lengthy list of existing plugins contributed by BitBar users.
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Heads On Display
Heads On Display keeps your favorite [git] repo’s current branch name on the [OS X] status bar at all times, and provides one-click access to an unlimited number of other local working directories.
Volume Mixer
Per application volume control for your Mac.
By default, the app can control your Mac’s master volume and iTunes. However, with a free optional addon, the app will let you control volumes of all running apps individually (including any games, browsers, VOIP clients and music players you have on your computer).
Supports output devices other than built-in speakers, so you can route audio to your Bluetooth speakers, USB headsets or even HDMI televisions while still using Volume Mixer.