jaredks/rumps
Ridiculously Uncomplicated macOS Python Statusbar apps observed · 2026-10-18
Health v2 · maintenance only
60/100
- Activity 61
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4829
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 235
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3323 stars · 187 forks observed · 2026-10-18
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
rumps is a Python library for creating macOS status bar (menu bar) apps with minimal boilerplate, wrapping PyObjC behind a simple decorator-based API. It supports menus, timers, and notification-center notifications, and can be packaged into standalone apps with py2app.
Use cases
- create a macOS menu bar app in Python
- add a status bar icon to control a background daemon
- show macOS notification-center notifications from a script
- poll a web API on a timer and display info in the menu bar
- build a simple launcher or configuration toolbar for console programs
When to choose
- you want a simple macOS statusbar/menu bar utility without learning AppKit or PyObjC internals
- your app is menu-driven with notifications and timers rather than a full GUI
- you want to package a small Python script as a background macOS app with py2app
When to avoid
- you need a full GUI application with windows and complex views
- you need cross-platform support - rumps is macOS-only
- you rely on virtualenv, which has known compatibility issues
Facets
library · maturity stable
gui desktop-framework developer-tools operating-systems desktop-applications developer-tools cross-platform python statusbar menu-bar macos-menubar notifications pyobjc-wrapper macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/jaredks/rumps · fetched 2026-10-18 · bf6070a9acbf
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/rumps/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 73a8f78d919c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jaredks/rumps | main | 60 |
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