# ik190/macos-chatgpt-overlay-bar

ChatGPT for Mac, living in your menubar.

Repository: https://github.com/ik190/macos-chatgpt-overlay-bar
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/macos-chatgpt-overlay-bar
License Family: other
Topics: ai, chatgpt, mac, macos, macos-ai, macos-ai-app, macos-app, macos-application, macos-menubar, menubar-app, chatgpt-bar-mac, chatgpt-menubar-mac, chatgpt-quick-access-mac, chatgpt-statusbar, free-gpt-bar, macos-gpt
Last push: 2026-06-26T13:59:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 58, longevity 4
- inputs: {"age_days": 68, "days_push": 68, "days_rel": 68, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: young, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1321, forks 65 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:21.911163+00:00)

## What it is
A lightweight macOS menubar application that provides instant overlay access to ChatGPT from anywhere on the desktop. It acts as an independent client wrapping the ChatGPT service in a convenient status-bar interface.

## Use cases
- quickly ask ChatGPT a question without switching apps
- keep ChatGPT one click away in the macOS menu bar
- use ChatGPT as an overlay on top of any application
- access AI chat assistance while working on a Mac
- summarize or draft text without leaving the current window

## When to choose
- you use ChatGPT frequently on macOS and want instant access
- you prefer a lightweight menubar app over a full browser tab
- you want an overlay-style ChatGPT client on your desktop

## When to avoid
- you are not on macOS
- you need an official OpenAI-supported client
- you require API-key-based usage or advanced model configuration
- you need a cross-platform solution

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: chatbot, chat-interface, gui
- domain: artificial-intelligence, chatbots, developer-tools, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: menubar-app, chatgpt-client, overlay, status-bar, openai, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- ik190/macos-chatgpt-overlay-bar (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.911163+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 2026-08-30T04:47:17.924299+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ik190/macos-chatgpt-overlay-bar (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.911163+00:00, sha 8cc0f5b13dee)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.