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62 Menu Bar Apps That Will Take

Your Mac to the Next Level
Mac menu bar apps can transform your computing
experience by offering countless new functions to
macOS.
BY RAHUL SAIGAL UPDATED MAY 15, 2022

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Menu bar apps live in the top-right corner of your

Mac’s screen and bring some amazing beneSts to
your computer. These smart utilities don’t get in
the way like regular apps. Instead, they sit in the
corner and swing into action only when your
summon them.

You can unlock a massive range of new Mac

features with menu apps, and there are countless
available to try. So to save you some time wading
through all the options yourself, here are the best
Mac menu bar apps for various different tasks.

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Window Managers and Switchers

1. Rectangle

This is a free alternative to the Magnet window

management app, with built-in snap areas and
keyboard shortcuts. With a quick drag, you can
resize any app into half or a quarter of the screen.
This type of arrangement eliminates app switching
and enhances workspace eWciency.

Download: Rectangle (Free)

2. BetterSnapTool

Although we have quite a few impressive window

management apps for the Mac, BetterSnapTool is
the best option for giving you feature-rich options
at a low price. You can scale and resize windows
or conSgure app-speciSc snapping sizes and
custom snap areas.

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Download: BetterSnapTool ($2.99)

3. Alt-Tab

This brings the Windows “Alt-Tab” window

switcher to Mac. The app is conSgurable—you can
choose to show windows from all desktop spaces,
minimized apps, hidden apps, and full-screen
apps.

Download: Alt-Tab (Free)

4. Witch

Switching application windows with a shortcut is

great, but what about their tabs? With Witch, you
can switch apps, windows, and tabs. For every
switch action, you can tweak the sort order,
orientation, and tab handling.

Download: Witch ($14)

5. Spaceman

Mission Control lets you create up to 16 desktop

spaces. At times, you may forget which space
you’re currently on, so Spaceman assigns a
number to these spaces for identiScation. You can
even name these spaces to organize separate
spaces for your workaow.

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Download: Spaceman (Free)

Screen Capturing
6. Gifable

A simple screen-recording app to make 12fps

GIFs. With the press of keyboard shortcut (Shift +
Cmd + 9), you can start recording an area of the
screen. Just press the keyboard shortcut again to
stop it.

Download: Gifable ($1.99)

7. Kap

This is a screen recorder built with the electron

framework. To begin, select an application window
or set an aspect ratio. Then quickly record your
screen and export it as GIF, MP4, WebM, or APNG
with optional audio, highlight clicks, and trimming.

Download: Kap (Free)

8. OwlOCR

OwlOCR - capture any text on …

A text recognition app to convert images or

scanned documents into searchable PDFs. Select
an area on the screen to scan, then paste your text
anywhere. The app uses Apple’s Vision API, which
means your Sles and the processing never leave
your Mac. The Pro version unlocks more features
for $13.99.

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Download: OwlOCR (Free, premium version

available)

9. Monosnap

A tool to capture, record, and share Sles without

the need of multiple apps. You can annotate
screenshots, record your screen as MP4 or GIF,
and share your Sles. The subscription version
offers an increased Sle upload limit, integrations
like S3, DigitalOcean, WebDav, or Evernote, and
more storage.

Download: Monosnap (Free, subscription

available)

10. Presentify

Presentify Mac App - Give bett…

A screen annotation app that is useful for

delivering presentations and online classes. The
app lets you annotate or doodle on the screen with
the built-in auto eraser. You can draw on a
whiteboard and conSgure your cursor highlight
color, opacity, size, and more.

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Download: Presentify ($5.99)

Text Utilities
11. TextSoap

A must-have tool for professionals who work with

text. This is a powerful text transformation utility
that offers hundreds of cleaners to address your
text issues. For example, to remove extra spaces,
forwarding characters, extra returns, smart quotes,
and more.

Download: TextSoap ($50)

12. PastePal

PastePal

A clipboard manager to save, search, and Slter

your clipboard history by app, item type, and
collections. The data syncs over iCloud with an
option to exclude particular apps and tweak your
privacy settings.

Download: PastePal (Free, premium version

available)

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13. Gestimer

Gestimer - For those little remi…

Create quick reminders for short-term daily tasks.

Drag and drop the menu bar icon onto your screen
to start creating a reminder. The reminders even
sync with the Apple Reminders app.

Download: Gestimer ($3.99)

14. aText

A feature-rich text expander app with features to

insert images, format text, and auto-correct text in
any application. You can sync data across cloud
services. This is the only app of this kind that
works in virtual machines. The newest version is
available for $4.99 per year.

Download: aText (Subscription required, free trial

available)

15. DeepL

A handy translator service that uses machine

learning to deliver accurate translation. The menu
bar lets you translate text or Sles in any app with
the press of a hotkey. The subscription version
offers unlimited text translation and up to Sve
documents from $6.99/month.

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Download: DeepL (Free, subscription available)

Productivity
16. HazeOver

This menu bar app highlights the front-most app

window and masks the background windows so
that you can focus on your current task. You can
set the hazing intensity and speed to your liking.

Download: HazeOver ($4.99)

17. TomatoBar

TomatoBar is a Pomodro timer with conSgurable

work and rest intervals, optional sounds,
actionable notiScations, and a global hotkey. If you
need an accompanying to-do list with weekly
charts to track your progress, then check out Be
Focused.

Download: TomatoBar (Free)

18. Quitter

Wish you could quit applications after a certain

interval instead of hiding them? Quitter can take
care of that for you. For instance, you can quit
social apps or news readers that you haven’t used
in a while to minimize distractions.