WhichSpace VS bitbar

Compare WhichSpace vs bitbar and see what are their differences.

WhichSpace

🖥 Active space menu bar icon for macOS 10.11+ (by gechr)

bitbar

Put the output from any script or program into your macOS Menu Bar (the BitBar reboot) (by matryer)
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WhichSpace bitbar
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453 17,340
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0.0 3.3
about 2 years ago 16 days ago
Objective-C Go
MIT License MIT License
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WhichSpace

Posts with mentions or reviews of WhichSpace. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-05.
  • App LIST!!!
    32 projects | /r/MacOS | 5 Mar 2023
    WhichSpace (Free) WhichSpace is a free open-source space checker, have you ever forgotten which space is currently active on macOS (10.11+) and wanted a quick way to tell? Didn't think so... but I did!
  • "Named" Spaces shortcuts / Spaces indicators
    5 projects | /r/MacOS | 12 Dec 2022
    WhichSpace, the original idea
  • Open window icons in menubar
    1 project | /r/MacOS | 23 Feb 2022
    I'm running macOS 12 and I'm looking for something very specifiek. What I'm looking for is a way to get the current open applications of a space/desktop to show up in my menu bar. Why? I use Amethyst (A tiling window manager for macOS) in my daily flow. Sometimes I have 3 apps running on a single space in 'fullscreen' mode meaning that they cover each other. This results in a lot of switching and searching for certain open apps. In other tiling window managers this is handled by an indicator in the menu (showing the open windows of that space). I currently use WhichSpace to show my space ID and Context as a workaround for this issue to show te open apps on a space. For example, on this space I have a finder windows and a firefox window running:
  • How to write a simple toolbar app for Mac?
    2 projects | /r/learnprogramming | 28 Dec 2021
    Apparently it already exists: https://github.com/gechr/WhichSpace
  • Tool recommendation that shows the workspace number
    1 project | /r/MacOS | 16 Dec 2021
    I found this: https://github.com/gechr/WhichSpace but the issue is it

bitbar

Posts with mentions or reviews of bitbar. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-08.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing WhichSpace and bitbar you can also consider the following projects:

Spaceman - A macOS app to view Spaces / Virtual Desktops in the menu bar

SwiftBar - Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool

spaces-renamer - 💻 Ability to rename desktop spaces on macOS 10.10+

Dozer - Hide menu bar icons on macOS

SpaceId - macOS space indicator

skhd - Simple hotkey daemon for macOS

Autoclick - A simple Mac app that simulates mouse clicks

argos - Create GNOME Shell extensions in seconds

alt-tab-macos - Windows alt-tab on macOS

SketchyBar - A highly customizable macOS status bar replacement

iGlance - Free system monitor for OSX and macOS. See all system information at a glance in the menu bar.

macOCR - Get any text on your screen into your clipboard.