Here’s are my top five.

What Is the macOS Menu Bar Good for?

By default, the macOS menu bar can be a disorganized mess.

Editing a screenshot in Shottr’s editor on a Mac.

It’s ideal for accessing context menus under File, Edit, and so on.

Here’s what currently lives at the top of my screen.

Tim tracks the time you spend on tasks.

Four hard drivers sticking out of a rack-mount server that’s being used as a NAS.

The app is free to use with some limitations.

Itsycalfor a Tiny Calendar

Itsycalis a tiny free calendar that lives in your menu bar.

It syncs with your macOS calendar and shows you today’s events.

Mac screen with the menu bar highlighted.

Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek | Apple

It’s super convenient for quickly checking your appointments.

The app is free, along withObjective-See’s many other excellent tools.

Tim time tracker for MacOS.

Tim

One Thing reminder app for macOS.

Sindre Sorhu / One Thing

MacUpdater utility for MacOS.

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Itsycal menu bar calendar for MacOS.

Mowglii

LuLu firewall for MacOS.

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