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24 alternatives to Gutta

A tiny, offline task list for your Mac menu bar

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Lacona▲645

   Fast, simple, powerful keyboard-driven commands for Mac

   2016 · lacona.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Redline▲293

   Minimal Menubar Todo

   2024 · vanka.me · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hotlist▲148

   Manage your daily todos straight from your Mac menu bar

   2023 · pqina.nl · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TyCal▲205

   A peek at your Apple Calendar right from the menu bar

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Tyke▲362

   Mac menu bar app that @torrez really needed to take notes

   2017 · tyke.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   ToDoBar▲58

   Effortlessly manage tasks on your menu bar

   2023 · todobarapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   InstaCal▲256

   The missing menu bar calendar for MacOS

   2017 · instacalapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mac TODO Menubar▲144

   All your todos easily accessible from your menu bar!

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   One Thing▲138

   Put a single task or goal in your Mac's menu bar

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Focused Task▲121

    Open source mac menubar app that helps you do deep work

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    PopTask▲299

    Light menu bar task manager for quickly capturing tasks

    Mar 2026 · poptask.bar · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Defer▲196

    One universal inbox for your tasks

    2024 · deferapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Later▲447

    Save all your Mac apps for later with one click

    2022 · getlater.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Prompt Library▲331

    All your best prompts. One shortcut away.

    Feb 2026 · prompt-library.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Itsycal▲220

    A tiny calendar for your Mac's menu bar

    2015 · mowglii.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Ricotta Todos▲135

    Manage your to-do lists, reminders & bookmarks on Slack

    2022 · ricotta.team · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Instant for Mac▲132

    A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    EasyFinder▲108

    Mac menu bar app to help access your important files fast

    2019 · easyfinderapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Gestimer▲313

    Lovely Mac menu bar app to create reminders w/ drag & drop

    2015 · maddin.io · its alternatives →

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    Taskable 2.0▲335

    Integrated tasks and calendar for all-day productivity

    2022 · taskablehq.com · its alternatives →

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    Break▲184

    Task manager & break scheduler for Mac.

    2017 · inspiringlife.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    PopDo▲94

    A quick task list for your Mac menu bar

    2020 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Clocks▲162

    A minimal world clock app for your Mac's menubar

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)▲81

    Howdy, gang; After almost two weeks of sitting in Apple's approval queue, my new app Timebar is finally available. I think it has a pretty innovative UI feature, so I wanted to float it by Hacker News. It's a timer app that turns your Mac's menu bar into a sort of virtual hourglass. Your menu bar starts out tinted blue (or whatever colour you pick) and it slowly drains from right-to-left until your time is up. It works very well for situations where you want to keep track of time, but don't need to be super precise. The menu bar is easy to glance up at, and it doesn't take long to happen…

    2013 · whimsicalifornia.com · its alternatives →

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