Posts tagged “setup” — Blog of independent game and app developer Matt Sephton. Featuring vintage Macintosh, game development, digital artwork, Japanese esoterica, video game reviews, hacks and tips, and much more. https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/tag/setup/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:37:40 +0000 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:37:40 +0000 Jekyll v4.4.1 <p>This is an expanded version of <a href="https://talk.macpowerusers.com/t/787-revisiting-our-mac-menu-bars/40090/44?u=gingerbeardman">a post I made to the MPU Talk forum</a>.</p> <h2 id="visible">Visible</h2> <p>Those I often need to interact with:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.macbartender.com">Bartender</a> (menu bar item manager; old version)</li> <li><a href="https://sindresorhus.com/dato">Dato</a> (alt clock and calendar with timezones; old version)</li> <li><a href="https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/">iStat Menus</a> (network speed; old version)</li> <li><a href="https://xbarapp.com">xBar</a> (custom menu items powered by my own shell scripts) <ul> <li>Proxy Status</li> <li>Software Sales Stats</li> <li>GitHub Issues</li> <li><a href="/2025/02/08/automating-the-cleaning-of-macos-specific-files-on-eject/">Eject Volumes</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.caffeine-app.net">Caffeine</a> (used to set Mac not to sleep)</li> </ul> <h2 id="hidden">Hidden</h2> <p>Those I infrequently need to interact with:</p> <ul> <li>Bookmark manager hotkey app (my own, unreleased; supports <a href="https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding">linkding</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/otp-auth/id1471867429">OTP Auth</a> (2FA codes)</li> <li><a href="https://c-command.com/toothfairy/">ToothFairy</a> (Bluetooth/AirPods helper)</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/Pyroh/Fluor">Fluor</a> (specify function key behaviour per-app)</li> </ul> <h2 id="always-hidden">Always Hidden</h2> <p>Those I rarely need to interact with:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/odlp/bluesnooze">Bluesnooze</a> (turns off Bluetooth when Mac sleeps)</li> <li><a href="https://micropixels.software/apps/neptunes">NepTunes</a> (audio scrobbler and track notifications)</li> <li><a href="https://rogueamoeba.com/soundsource/">SoundSource</a> (custom audio equaliser with my hearing profile audiogram)</li> <li><a href="https://www.deepl.com/en/macos-app">DeepL</a> (instant translation of copied text when doing Cmd+C twice)</li> <li><a href="https://www.alfredapp.com">Alfred</a> (multi-tool with clipboard history and custom workflows)</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/apexskier/DefaultBrowser">Default Browser</a> (open links in your most recently used/active browser)</li> <li><a href="https://freemacsoft.net/tiles/">Tiles</a> (window manager)</li> <li><a href="https://www.hammerspoon.org">Hammerspoon</a> (my own window and workspace manager functions written in Lua)</li> </ul> <p>🤓</p> by Matt Sephton Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:08:00 +0000 https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2025/03/21/the-menu-bar-items-i-use-on-macos/ https://blog.gingerbeardman.com/2025/03/21/the-menu-bar-items-i-use-on-macos/