tonsky/AnyBar
OS X menubar status indicator observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
56/100
- Activity 73
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4202
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 165
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6039 stars · 158 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
AnyBar is a small macOS menubar application that displays a colored dot whose meaning and color are controlled by the user. It is controlled via simple UDP commands sent to a local port, making it easy to integrate with scripts and other tools.
Use cases
- show build status in the macos menubar
- indicate when a long-running script finishes
- display server health status at a glance
- signal test pass/fail from ci scripts
- control a menubar indicator from the command line
- visual status flag for background jobs
When to choose
- you need a simple, scriptable status indicator on macOS
- you want to change a menubar dot color from bash, zsh, or any language via UDP
- you prefer a tiny single-purpose tool over a full monitoring app
When to avoid
- you need rich notifications or interactive menubar menus
- you are not on macOS
- you need encrypted or remote control of the indicator
Facets
application · maturity stable
developer-tools monitoring gui developer-tools operating-systems menubar status-indicator udp objective-c macos-menubar macos desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/tonsky/AnyBar · fetched 2026-08-28 · d24a50ba147c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tonsky/AnyBar | main | 56 |
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