Jean-Tinland/simple-bar
A yabai and AeroSpace status bar widget for Übersicht observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 97
- 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 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2305
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 22
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1615 stars · 153 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
simple-bar is a status bar widget for Übersicht that displays spaces, windows, and system information for the yabai and AeroSpace tiling window managers on macOS. It is highly customizable with themes, interactive widgets (Spotify, weather, battery, wifi, mic), multi-monitor support, and optional remote control via a companion server.
Use cases
- replace the macOS menu bar with a custom status bar
- show yabai spaces and windows in a top bar on macOS
- display AeroSpace workspaces in an Übersicht widget
- customize a macOS desktop status bar with themes and widgets
- monitor battery, wifi, spotify, and weather from a tiling WM bar
- click to focus windows or switch spaces in a tiling setup
- add custom script-output widgets to a macOS status bar
When to choose
- you use yabai or AeroSpace as your tiling window manager on macOS and want a polished status bar
- you already run Übersicht and want a feature-rich, themeable bar widget
- you want interactive widgets (media controls, wifi toggle, mic mute) and multi-monitor support in your bar
- you want to create, move, or destroy workspaces directly from the bar and have SIP disabled
When to avoid
- you don't use yabai, AeroSpace, or Übersicht and don't want to install them
- you're on Linux or Windows - this is macOS-only (Catalina and above)
- you want a zero-configuration bar without tweaking settings or paths
- you need a native menu bar replacement that works without third-party window managers
Facets
plugin · maturity active
ui-components developer-tools desktop-applications developer-tools ubersicht-widget yabai aerospace status-bar window-manager tiling-window-manager menu-bar-replacement macos-customization automation macos desktop
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Jean-Tinland/simple-bar · fetched 2026-08-28 · bebfb804e9e8
- homepage: https://www.jeantinland.com/toolbox/simple-bar · fetched 2026-08-29 · e6b86c7823ff
- site_page: https://www.jeantinland.com/toolbox/simple-bar/documentation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 44f04481e335
- site_page: https://www.jeantinland.com/toolbox/simple-bar/documentation/installation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 25bca84baf68
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Tinland/simple-bar | main | 76 |
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