DotBar
Text & status dots, menu bar
Only for Mac
Free
Mac
Your text. Your dots. In the menu bar.
DotBar puts your own text in the macOS menu bar: static labels or the output of any shell script, refreshed on a schedule or streamed live.
Next to the text, up to three tiny colored dots show status at a glance. Each dot follows rules you define: number ranges, regex matches, or gradients that fade from transparent to a color as a value rises. Add a one-letter label to each dot (C for CPU, M for memory).
• Any font, size and color per item; text color can follow rules too
• xbar/SwiftBar-compatible output: colors, links, submenus, ANSI colors
• JSON output for full control: text, colors, dots, symbol, badge, menu lines
• Ready-made recipes: CPU, memory, battery, disk, IP addresses, Bitcoin price, clock
• Notifications when a value or a dot color changes
• Per-item and global refresh hotkeys, launch at login
• Left / Option / middle click actions: menu, copy, run a script, open a URL
• Combine all items into one compact menu bar slot with adjustable spacing
• dotbar:// URL scheme for Shortcuts and automation
Minimal by design: under 1 MB on disk, about 15 MB of memory, near-zero CPU while idle.
Scripts run with /bin/zsh inside the app sandbox.
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Information
- Seller
- SENPRINTS LLC
- Size
- 782.2 KB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Phil Trinh