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I hacked my clock to control my focus
On macOS there is xBar (haven't tried it) and SwiftBar [1]
Its really cool because it lets you use any shell-executable file, including bash scripts, python scripts (with shebangs and made executable), as a menu bar tool. The standard output is expected to follow a very simple structure and will be used to create the menu bar tool's text/icon. You can have your scripts simply output emoji as well!
Not just that, but any output after a `---` will be treated as drop down options, and depending on format, those can contain info, or be exectuable actions.
Verrrry useful for all sorts of things.
1. https://github.com/swiftbar/SwiftBar
- SwiftBar: Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool
- Show HN: SwiftBar 2.0 Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool
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Monitoring menu bar icons (terminal, plist, etc)?
I don't know if this supports your use case, but look into SwiftBar. https://github.com/swiftbar/SwiftBar
- Mac app to display JSON data in menu bar?
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Bug Fixes or Alternatives?
I’m in a similar boat. Only one external monitor on an M1 Studio. Every time I restart, GeekTool cannot find the monitor, so I have to manually move all 10 of my geeklets to the main monitor. I looked into moving them via script, but was unsuccessful because the monitor id was inexplicably not identical on geektool’s side between launches (I gather this is a known issue from the developer). Sadly, I have been unable to find an app that sufficiently replicates GeekTools functionality. That being said, I have moved some of my scripts to SwiftBar where they are accessible via the menu bar instead of displayed on the desktop. Works fine for simple text stuff, but not my more graphical calendar. I’m saving this post though, because I still want a true fix/replacement for GeekTool.
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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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