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24 alternatives to Furwall – macOS menu bar app that blocks keys when your cat sits down
Furwall is a tiny macOS menu bar app. While you're at the keyboard or mouse, the FaceTime camera looks for a human face or upper body. When it doesn't find one, the keyboard stops accepting input. Cat walks across your laptop, nothing happens to your code. Some notes: Apple's Vision framework runs locally. Video is processed in memory and never uploaded. On a block, Furwall saves one local JPEG to ~/.furwall/catpures/. A second Vision pass throws out anything that isn't a cat, so the daily count in the menu only reflects confirmed cats. There is now a folder on my disk that is…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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PawPause▲147Lock your keyboard and prevent cats from causing chaos
Jun 2026 · miladsafarzadeh1.github.io · its alternatives →
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NothingHere▲297A MacOS panic button where one key press cleans your screen
Mar 2026 · solee0524.github.io · its alternatives →
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A one-click camera check, right from the menu bar
2020 · handmirror.app · its alternatives →
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MenubarX▲474A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.
2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →
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Usagebar▲172A macOS menu bar app that tracks your Claude Code 5-hour and weekly usage limits. See reset timers, get notifications, and never hit the wall unexpectedly.
Jan 2026 · usagebar.com · its alternatives →
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Hand Mirror +▲237A one-click camera check, right from your Menu Bar
2022 · handmirror.app · its alternatives →
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Chunk▲282Hi HN Dudley here, tech lead on Chunk. Chunk is a macOS menu bar app for time-blocking. It opens with Cmd + / and slides down over whatever you're doing - including fullscreen apps. There's also a live countdown in the tray for the current block. Click-and-drag to create blocks, day/week views, Google/Outlook/Apple Calendar sync, Apple Reminders integration, and a Todo mode where tasks can be dragged onto the timeline. Templates and Routines let you build an ideal day once and auto-apply it on chosen weekdays. There's a local MCP server, so you can ask Claude Desktop to…
2025 · chunkapp.net · its alternatives →
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NightOwl▲320Easily toggle your Macs Dark Mode with this menubar app.
2019 · nightowlapp.co · its alternatives →
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Pitwall F1▲119Live F1 timing & standings in your Mac menu bar
Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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TopNotch▲271Makes the new MacBook Pro notch disappear like a Ninja
2021 · topnotch.app · its alternatives →
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Daily curated wallpapers from Unsplash, Pexels & Pixabay 🌄
2018 · lottool.shop · its alternatives →
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I built a macOS menu bar app to track Claude usage in real time via API after hitting limits mid-flow too often. Signed and notarised by Apple. Open source. https://github.com/richhickson/claudecodeusage https://x.com/richhickson
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hush▲142Blur your messy desktop to hide it during screen sharing
Feb 2026 · poteam.pro · its alternatives →
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Corner Time▲106Have you ever wished you could see the time while coding or watching videos in fullscreen or when your menu bar is hidden? Corner Time is a minimalist macOS app designed for those who value a clean desktop but still want the clock to be always visible. Unlike other widgets or solutions, Corner Time sits unobtrusively in the corner of your screen as if it were a native part of macOS—even when you’re in fullscreen mode or using auto-hide for your menu bar. The app is highly customizable: you can choose your preferred date format, adjust the style, match your system language, and use it…
2025 · cornertime.app · its alternatives →
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Got tired of reaching for the terminal to caffeinate my mac and tweaking system settings Now got a new friend in my menubar Enjoy!
Aug 2026 · agentsneversleep.app · its alternatives →
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Breaks▲118A quiet Pomodoro that lives in your menu bar.
May 2026 · gjinprelvukaj.github.io · its alternatives →
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ChocolateBar▲74Add a row under your menu bar for hidden icons
Jun 2026 · chocolatebar.app · its alternatives →
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LinkNotch▲153Turn your MacBook Notch into a fast access bookmark bar.
Jan 2026 · trylinknotch.com · its alternatives →
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