xbar
Put the output from any script or program into your macOS Menu Bar (the BitBar reboot) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
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: n/a
- age_days: 4676
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 722
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
18062 stars · 655 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
xbar is a macOS menu bar application (a rewrite of BitBar in Go using Wails) that displays the output of any script or program directly in the macOS menu bar. It supports hundreds of community plugins written in any language, covering categories like cloud, crypto, email, dev tools, and system monitoring.
Use cases
- show script output in the macOS menu bar
- monitor AWS or CI build status from the menu bar
- display crypto or stock price tickers at a glance
- check unread email counts in the menu bar
- write custom menu bar plugins in any language
- track system stats like battery and network info
- migrate existing BitBar plugins to a maintained app
When to choose
- you're on macOS and want live information from scripts or APIs in your menu bar
- you want a large ecosystem of ready-made plugins across many categories
- you want to write menu bar plugins in any scripting language without building a native app
- you're an existing BitBar user looking for a maintained successor
When to avoid
- you need menu bar apps on Windows or Linux (xbar is macOS-only)
- you need a full GUI dashboard rather than compact menu bar output
- you can't run scripts or don't want plugins executing on your machine
Facets
application · maturity active
developer-tools cli gui plugin-system workflow-automation monitoring developer-tools operating-systems self-hosted go menu-bar bitbar scripting status-bar wails plugins automation macos desktop
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/matryer/xbar · fetched 2026-08-28 · 71a4ce4b773e
- homepage: https://xbarapp.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0f5ad69356a0
- site_page: https://xbarapp.com/docs/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2f7bf845637c
- site_page: https://xbarapp.com/docs/plugins/AWS.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · e167619dc749
- site_page: https://xbarapp.com/docs/plugins/Cloud.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · b57f8f2258c9
- site_page: https://xbarapp.com/docs/plugins/Cryptocurrency.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2a58b14d095f
- site_page: https://xbarapp.com/docs/plugins/Dev.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 594b8dbe89a6
- site_page: https://xbarapp.com/docs/plugins/E-Commerce.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8604db06b516
- site_page: https://xbarapp.com/docs/plugins/Email.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · cdbcee9d0eb4
- site_page: https://xbarapp.com/docs/plugins/Environment.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0a1339e23dce
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| matryer/xbar | main | 23 |
| matryer/xbar-plugins | plugin | 76 |
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