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24 alternatives to ChatGPT-MenuBar

Chat with OpenAI's ChatGPT in mac menu bar like a pro.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. ChatGPT-MenuBar launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   MenuGPT▲172

   Talk to ChatGPT in your menubar

   2022 · goodsnooze.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Brainworm▲97

   ChatGPT built right into your menubar

   2023 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ChatGPT▲1,643

   A long, meandering, playful conversation with ChatGPT, where I take it through a whirlwind of associative tangents (in order to relax its constraints), then put it into a hypnotic trance and take it into a past-lives regression where it re-lives its own training data. Then I switch it back and forth between "4o" and "o1-preview", engage in some self-reflective philosophizing and ask it to write an essay summarizing our interaction. Some of this is just goofy fun. Some of it is me exploring the tradeoffs between policy alignment, imagination, chain-of-thought reasoning, memory, agreeableness,…

   2022 · chatgpt.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   ChatGPT for iOS▲413

   The official iOS app for ChatGPT

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ToolBox MacOS▲108

   Let ChatGPT interact with your Mac

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Beam▲159

   Efficient ChatGPT UI for macOS

   2023 · getbeam.ai · its alternatives →

7. 7
   ChatGPT Atlas▲662

   The browser with ChatGPT built in

   Oct 2025 · openai.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ChatGPT canvas▲498

   OpenAI's new way to write & code with ChatGPT

   2024 · openai.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   ChatGPT Chrome Extension▲372

   Access OpenAI's ChatGPT anywhere on the web

   2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Macaify - Make your Mac-AI-fy▲99

    Access ChatGPT quickly using keyboard shortcuts in any app

    2024 · macaify.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Halist macOS AI▲132

    ChatGPT for the desktop

    2023 · halist.ai · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ChatGPT For Mac▲181

    ChatGPT, built differently for teens

    2024 · openai.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    AnyGPT▲113

    ChatGPT inside any app in macOS

    2023 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    ChatTab▲97

    The ChatGPT Mac app for minimalist enthusiasts

    2023 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    MacGPT▲5

    ChatGPT on your Mac and Menubar

    2023 · app.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Chatterbox for ChatGPT▲127

    Native macOS ChatGPT app with powerful screenshot tools

    2022 · manuelkehl.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    QuickCast▲124

    Quick launch ChatGPT with a single shortcut key

    2023 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    terminalGPT▲142

    Use OpenAI like chatGPT, on your terminal

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ChatKit▲77

    Give your ChatGPT API super power

    2023 · chatkit.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Prompt▲138

    A command line application to interact with ChatGPT's API

    2023 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Atua▲206

    Instant ChatGPT access on any Mac app with a simple hotkey

    2023 · atua.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    IntelliBar▲83

    ChatGPT at your fingertips

    2023 · intellibar.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    TextAIBot▲71

    Use ChatGPT over text message

    2023 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    swiftGPT▲109

    The native macOS app for ChatGPT

    2023 · swiftgpt.app · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →