cmacrae/spacebar
A minimal status bar for macOS. Ideal for use with tiling window managers like yabai observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- 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: 2348
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1294
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1357 stars · 49 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
spacebar is a minimal, customizable status bar for macOS written in C. It is designed to pair with tiling window managers like yabai, displaying workspace and system information.
Use cases
- replace the macOS menu bar with a minimal status bar
- show yabai workspace indicators on macOS
- customize a status bar for a tiling window manager setup
- display system stats like battery, clock, and CPU on macOS
- manage the status bar as a service via Homebrew or Nix
When to choose
- you use yabai or another macOS tiling window manager and want a matching status bar
- you want a lightweight, minimal alternative to the macOS menu bar
- you manage macOS packages declaratively with Nix or nix-darwin
When to avoid
- you need a feature-rich status bar with extensive plugin ecosystems
- you are not on macOS
- you want a project with frequent recent releases, as the latest release dates to early 2023
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
gui developer-tools desktop-applications apple-ecosystem developer-tools status-bar yabai tiling-window-manager nix minimalist macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/cmacrae/spacebar · fetched 2026-08-28 · 28b1a3190a90
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cmacrae/spacebar | main | 23 |
For agents
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