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First a disclaimer: We develop applications for Mac and we have done a few for the menu bar that I use daily, so I will include them.
Gnotifier: A Gmail and Google account notification system for multiple accounts (mail, calendar and documents). I’ve set it to check my personal Gmail account and two company accounts that are hosted on Google Apps. We didn’t find a solution for that, so we developed it :).
The 3 next icons are CPU LED. (Using the well known red, yellow and green colors, all the leds indicate the status of some important part of your Mac). First, Disk Usage, then CPU Usage, and lastly Memory Usage.
The next one is Adium. Having to answer chats from multiple networks, that was an easy choice.
Next, my second app to be installed on my Mac: Dropbox. Full Sync Backup Cloud Storage. No more words.
And then the last icon and the first app that I use every single day. We created it after suffering tons of lost time from missing some important piece of info: Clipboard History. A clipboard history manager with tons of features and loved by thousand of happy users.
(From Ariel Di Stefano)
CloudApp & Droplr: Sharing documents and other files. CloudApp has a great link shortening feature (I use the keyboard wherever possible) but is limited to 25MB files. Droplr also has the much better iPhone app.
Dropbox: Using it with 1Password, PKGBackup, and other things that should be stored and accessed wherever possible. Also great photo gallery implementation for simple photo sharing
Adium: The one and only IM
: For displaying the current track
ControlPlane: Automatically switch location by rules (‘WG’ is the German abbreveation for ‘flat share’ though)
TextExpander: Save your time - use TextExpander!
Blast: Keeps track of my recently changed/opened/created files. Very good when I’m downloading tons of documents for university
Evernote: Note taking accessible over Mac, iPhone and internet
Caffeine: Prevents my Mac from falling asleep
SlimBatteryMonitor: Does what the name suggests
Then the usual: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (with MagicMouse connected), Time Machine (damn! how I hate that exclamation mark appearing on Lion when not backing up for 30min), Clock and Spotlight.
I got some other apps running like Alfred, Default Folder X, BetterTouchTool and Divvy. I would have put them into the menu bar but the problem is my Mac being a MB13,3inch model. Therefore space on the menubar is rare.
(From gramuel)
(opensource; gets Android notifications through Growl), Last.fm scrobbler (for music), Adium IM (menubar theme used: Adium Twitbar), Caffeine (prevents the Mac from sleeping), Dropbox, (helps display a variety of info on your desktop), Macfusion (Filesystem mount plugin), and Anxiety (light weight to do manager that syncs with iCal and Mail).
(From Bharadhwaj Narayanan)
Tweetie - Clicking this icon will bring up Tweetie and show me my latest tweets, DMs, notifications, and more from Twitter. I don’t really like the new Twitter for Mac compared to the old one, so that is why I still use the older version.
Adium - I love Adium and use it everyday. It is the best IM client on OS X by far. I have changed the menu bar icon to a 1up icon depicting a mushroom from the Super Mario games.
gfxCardStatus - My Macbook Pro 15” has both Intel HD and AMD Radeon 6750m GPUs in it, and OS X only gives the user to have automatic switching between both GPUs or using the discrete Radeon only. gfxCardStatus lets me use the integrated Intel GPU only so I can save on battery life when I am unplugged.
SMARTReporter - I always worry about my SSD and external hard drives’ health/S.M.A.R.T. status, so I keep this utility on at all times. I even have it so it sends me an email if it is starting to fail!
MenuMeters - From left to right, I have two aqua lights that show Disk Activity, then since I have a quad core Macbook Pro, it shows me the usage from all four cores. Memory usage is next, showing me the used and free totals, and lastly, we end with network, which upon clicking on it, shows me detailed information about my current network, which is through gigabit ethernet.
Airport - Currently off, as I use gigabit ethernet most of the time.
Bluetooth - Currently off, but I do have it on whenever I need to transfer a file or I am paired with another device.
Time Machine - I have recently reinstalled and haven’t plugged in my external Firewire drive as of yet. Otherwise, this icon is really handy to see how much OS X has backed up and its progress.
Sound - Usually I have an optical cable running from my laptop to my set of Logitech Z-5500 speakers and the icon would be greyed out, but I am currently away from my desk, so I am using the built-in speakers and the icon is usable.
Battery - I have my laptop battery on the left side and my APC UPS battery on the right side. I love to show both, so that way I know which one is being charged at the moment.
Time and Date - I have it set to 12H time and day only, because I am so used to clicking the icon and finding out the exact day.
Spotlight - I use it constantly. I just couldn’t use OS X without it.
(From Anchit Panchal)
Jitouch - extended gestures for Magic trackpad and Magic mouse
Sparrow - native client for Gmail
Dropbox - no further comments needed, I think
Mail Unread Menu - unread mail count for Mac mail client - with custom icons
- communicator
Adium - communicator
Little Snitch - Internet connection rules for apps
Blast - frequently used documents and apps menu
Meerkat - SSH tunneling to my home NAS server
Sidekick - activates apps and settings based on my location (E.g. disables locking computer when I am at home, etc.)
ExpanDrive - mounts remote drive (FTP, SFTP, etc.) - has a plugin for Network location
BusyCalAlarm - latest calendar events
Sophos Antivirus - there are viruses and malware designed for all OSes
Evernote - great way to record notes
Caffeine - great for keeping the screen awake
The rest is just standard Mac stuff.
Here are few things, that I have hidden from the menu bar — there is way too much stuff already:
Alfred - quick access / search anything
TextExpander - replaces texts while typing for quick text typing
Moom - window management tool
Witch - replaces Cmd+Tab with extended features (mainly restores minimized windows when switching)
TotalFinder - extend Finder functionality
Visor - docks terminal Quake style
(From Ondrej Masek)
This is my new setup, with black menu bar courtesy of .
- Always stay social
- IM for Business
Sparrow - The Minimalist Mac Mail Client, it’s a very good replacement for Apple’s Mail.
Adium - Not only highly customizable but also multi-network/account
Divvy - Awesome window manager with KeyBinds
GeekTool - Embed your terminal in your Desktop. You can check my GeekLets Collections here:
BetterTouchTool - If you want to extend your TrackPad, this tool will let you.
Pomodoro Timer - Productivity at its simplest
Caffeine - Keeps your Display(s) awake
- I’m mainly using it to turn my menubar black, but it has other cool features as well.
Time Machine - How can you not have backup
DialUp Status - When using HSDPA
Wifi - Always connected
Volume Control
Battery Status
Digital Clock on 24 hour format
Lastly Spotlight
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Sparrow - Super simple email client, the closest (and best) thing you can get to native Gmail on the Mac. It’s got a one up on Mail.app as well since it actually has a menubar icon.
Adium - MSN is still my protocol of choice and since Microsoft Messenger is horrible on the Mac I use Adium, fitted out with a nice iChat style menubar icon which you can find over at adiumxtras.com.
Tweetie - I’m still stuck on PowerPC, so Tweetie is my best option. Pity me. It may not be the best, but it’s still a solid choice even now.
Dropbox - Self explanatory super sync’y goodness.
Keyboard Maestro - A powerful macro program I’m playing with before I bite the bullet and buy it. I use an amazing alternative menubar icon made by Jono Hunt over at Iconaholic.
Pastebot Sync - More super sync’y goodness. Lets me get copied items to and from my iPod Touch and my Mac easily.
Built in stuff - LsSaAlerter (I have no idea how to get rid of it), AirPort, Volume, Time and Spotlight (I can’t get rid of it either so it just sits there, Alfred is my choice of launcher instead).
(From Huw Martin)
Adium - I think everyone knows the best IM client for Mac.
Disk Drill - data recovery software and S.M.A.R.T. monitor.
F.lux - better lighting…for your computer, great software.
Avast - cause you never know, this is beta and it’s free.
and others: iSync, Time Machine, Bluetooth, Volume, Time and Spotlight.
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: For my TV shows delight. It automatically downloads the .torrent file and opens my torrent download client when a new favorite show appears in the net.
Adium: My favorite IM client. Using the Marten-Plain White menu bar icons set.
Sparrow: Best desktop Gmail client. Period.
Skitch: I love Skitch for quick capturing and sketch notes. I use in conjuntion with Droplr (see below) because I prefer a shared image page without much clutter.
Alfred: Applications launcher on steroids. I really like the command customization, and the Powerpack rocks!
Dropbox: Should I describe it?
Droplr: It let you store images, files, texts and short URLs by just dragging anything to the menubar icon. I mostly use it with Skitch to capture -> drag -> get link.
PasteBot: Copy and paste directly to my iOS devices.
: Only for quickly adding events/reminders to my Google Calendar, I don’t use the Gmail notifier because Sparrow manages it just fine.
Typinator: A really useful text expander tool, for quick snippets and signatures.
MagicPrefs: Enhanced functionality for my Magic Mouse and Macbook Pro trackpad. Haven’t tried other alternatives, but it works amazingly.
Evernote: Love to have everything stored in one place. Even my bills and tickets. Syncing with all my devices is the best thing.
Caffeine: Because my Mac also needs a dose.
: Very cool alarm clock with nice features like use your own music, and less intrusive than Awaken. And best of all, free!
Radium: Best online radio player for Mac. Only lives in your menubar, no useless windows. Just plays the radio and also scrobbles to Last.fm.
And the Apple ones: Time Machine, Bluetooth, Airport, Sound, Battery, Hour and Spotlight.
(From Leandro Ardissone)
Scroll Reverser, Dropbox, Skitch, Adium, Hazel, Playback, Isolator, , Photo Desktop, ChronoSync, Boxcar, , iStat Menus, Spaces, Lock, Bluetooth, VPN, iChat, AirPort, Keyboard, Sound Volume, Date, and Spotlight.
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