# cmacrae/spacebar

A minimal status bar for macOS. Ideal for use with tiling window managers like yabai

Repository: https://github.com/cmacrae/spacebar
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cmacrae-spacebar
Language: C
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: spacebar, yabai, nix, nix-darwin, status-bar, tiling-window-manager, minimal
Last push: 2023-02-16T20:33:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2348, "days_push": 1294, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1357, forks 49 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:29.515411+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, apple-ecosystem, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: status-bar, yabai, tiling-window-manager, nix, minimalist, macos

## Member repositories
- cmacrae/spacebar (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.515411+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:49.529747+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cmacrae/spacebar (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.515411+00:00, sha 28b1a3190a90)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.