# ggbond268/MacTools

A free and open-source collection of native macOS menu bar tools.

Repository: https://github.com/ggbond268/MacTools
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mactools
Homepage: https://mactools.ggbond.app
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: macos, menubar, fan-speed-control, swiftui
Last push: 2026-09-02T12:25:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 86, longevity 10
- inputs: {"age_days": 142, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 16, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 110}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1171, forks 63 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:12.305979+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, gui, monitoring
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: -
- tags: menu-bar, macos-menubar, swiftui, display-controls, system-utilities, fan-control, sidecar, disk-cleanup, open-source, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- ggbond268/MacTools (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:12.305979+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 2026-08-30T06:38:24.376412+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ggbond268/MacTools (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:12.305979+00:00, sha b96e9135d2d6)
  - homepage: https://mactools.ggbond.app (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:50.436614+00:00, sha 1ea17fcea2ed)
  - site_page: https://mactools.ggbond.app/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:42:50.446282+00:00, sha 19116023dfae)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.