ggbond268/MacTools
A free and open-source collection of native macOS menu bar tools. observed · 2026-09-03
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 10
Flags: young
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: 0
- age_days: 142
- days_rel: 16
- days_push: 0
- n_releases_24m: 110
Adoption not part of the score
1171 stars · 63 forks observed · 2026-09-03
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
MacTools is a free, open-source native macOS menu bar app that bundles frequently used system controls—display resolution, brightness, Sidecar, dark mode, Night Shift, sleep prevention, disk cleanup, and system monitoring—into one lightweight SwiftUI + AppKit application. It targets macOS 14.0+ and is installable via Homebrew cask.
Use cases
- switch display resolution from the mac menu bar
- adjust external monitor brightness with ddc/ci
- connect ipad as sidecar second display
- keep mac awake and prevent sleep temporarily
- monitor cpu gpu memory battery in menu bar
- clean system caches and leftover installers
- toggle dark mode and night shift quickly
When to choose
- you want one free open-source menu bar toolbox instead of many single-purpose mac utilities
- you need display controls like resolution, brightness, or Sidecar at a click
- you want lightweight native system monitoring and cleanup on macOS 14+
When to avoid
- you need cross-platform or Windows/Linux system tools
- you require deep system tweaking beyond menu bar utilities
- you are on macOS older than 14.0
Facets
application · maturity active
developer-tools gui monitoring developer-tools self-hosted menu-bar macos-menubar swiftui display-controls system-utilities fan-control sidecar disk-cleanup open-source macos desktop
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ggbond268/MacTools · fetched 2026-09-03 · b96e9135d2d6
- homepage: https://mactools.ggbond.app · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1ea17fcea2ed
- site_page: https://mactools.ggbond.app/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 19116023dfae
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ggbond268/MacTools | main | 77 |
For agents
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