Menubar Apps Are Underrated. Here's Why I Keep Building Them.

All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion.

Four of my seven shipped Mac apps are menubar apps. That's not a coincidence.

The UX Case for Menubar Apps

A menubar app is always one click away. No Cmd+Tab. No finding it in the Dock. No window management.

For tools that users reach for repeatedly throughout the day — sync status, quick actions, clipboard history, AI assistant — the menubar is the right home. The friction between "I need this" and "I'm using this" is as low as it gets on macOS.