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SwiftBar | MonitorControl | |
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18 | 191 | |
2,601 | 25,769 | |
3.0% | 2.9% | |
6.9 | 7.0 | |
6 days ago | about 1 month ago | |
Swift | Swift | |
MIT License | MIT License |
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SwiftBar
- Mac app to display JSON data in menu bar?
- What are the not-so-obvious tools that you don't want to miss?
- A curated directory of 700 Mac menu bar apps
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Apps that should be paid, but are not (Part 3)
https://github.com/swiftbar/SwiftBar - Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool
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Quick check of gateway metrics - MacOS only
As many of you, I obsess over the current metrics of my TMHI modem. Opening the app to check it is too cumbersome. On MacOS there is a cool free utility that allows simple scripts to run in the menu called SwiftBar (get it here: https://github.com/swiftbar/SwiftBar )
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What are some good open-source Mac apps you can't live without?
SwiftBar: App to quickly create custom menu bar apps using any language you prefer
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Weather App?
Yeah Carrot is definitely expensive. I’ve been looking for SwiftBar, an open source menu bar app that has lots of community plugins. There’s ones for weather too. And free.
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My Hacktoberfest journey with Appwrite
Because my programming background is primarily for scientific purposes, I really had little experience with servers and backends. Until now, my only real experience was with my Coffee Counter web application that is hosted on Deta, a great service for beginners. This app (which is still running and I use everyday through a SwiftBar app in my Mac's menu bar) technically has a backend database, but it is relatively rudimentary and completely managed by Deta – a great option for getting started, but the constraints mean that I cannot get a deeper understanding of the technology. Thus, many of the features of Appwrite were completely novel to me.
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Xbar: Put anything in your macOS menu bar
How does it compare to Swiftbar[0]? Any reasons to use Xbar over SwiftBar given that the latter was built with a stack that is more "native" to Mac than Golang?
I was wondering about why SwiftBar existed when there was already BitBar, and a lot is explained in this thread on Github: https://github.com/swiftbar/SwiftBar/issues/95
TL;DR: BitBar stopped working well in Big Sur and the old code base was increasingly hard to update and build.
MonitorControl
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18-year-old built a better computer monitor that doesn't strain your eyes
I use "Monitor Control" on my Mac Studio to control the brightness of my Dell monitor:
- Scrollbars Are Becoming a Problem
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[50% OFF] Lunar Pro summer discount
Good free alternative is MonitorControl. Pretty sure it does everything Lunar does but is open-sourced.
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Adjust brightness and volume on a LG Ultrawide 38wp85c
Installed https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl and worked like a charm, big thanks!
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Which apps do you install first on any new Mac?
MonitorControl- use the native DDC/CI of external monitors to control their brightness and contrast and volume through the menu bar rather than the physical monitor controls
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A long list of problems with MacOS (and their potential solutions)
Solution: Monitor Control.
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TIL there are apps that can control your monitor without touching the buttons on it
MonitorControl (simple manual controls, doesn't yet work on M2 Macs though)
The best apps on macOS are BetterDisplay and Lunar by far in terms of features. MonitorControl is a strong offering as well, the gold standard in this field and is open source but it does not support recent M2 macs or any of the built-in HDMI ports of Macs since 2018 (note: BetterDisplay is the only macOS app that supports everything - Intel, M1, M2, USB-C, HDMI - even the HDMI port of the 2018 Mini).
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KDE Plasma Widget for external monitor brightness adjustment
Also use something like this on Mac: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl
What are some alternatives?
Lunar - Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external monitors
BetterDisplay - Unlock your displays on your Mac! Flexible HiDPI scaling, XDR/HDR extra brightness, virtual screens, DDC control, extra dimming, PIP/streaming, EDID override and lots more!
BetterDummy - Unlock your displays on your Mac! Smooth scaling, HiDPI unlock, XDR/HDR extra brightness upscale, DDC, brightness and dimming, dummy displays, PIP and lots more! [Moved to: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay]
bitbar - Put the output from any script or program into your macOS Menu Bar (the BitBar reboot)
yabai - A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning
RDM - Easily set Mac Retina display to higher unsupported resolutions
DevUtils-app - All-in-one Toolbox for Developers. Native macOS app.
display-switch - Turn a $30 USB switch into a full-featured multi-monitor KVM switch
eul - 🖥️ macOS status monitoring app written in SwiftUI.
Mousecape - Cursor Manager for OSX
Hackintool - The Swiss army knife of vanilla Hackintoshing
HomeBrew - 🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)