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24 alternatives to Hotlist

Manage your daily todos straight from 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. Hotlist launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Hotlist, a Tauri powered daily todo list for your Mac menu bar▲16
Manage your daily todos straight from your Mac menu bar.
2023 · pqina.nl · its alternatives →
2
Mac TODO Menubar▲144
All your todos easily accessible from your menu bar!
2018 · its alternatives →
3
One Thing▲138
Put a single task or goal in your Mac's menu bar
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
Today▲222
Quickly view your schedule in the macOS menu bar
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
Instant for Mac▲132
A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
ToDoBar▲58
Effortlessly manage tasks on your menu bar
2023 · todobarapp.com · its alternatives →
7
Redline▲293
Minimal Menubar Todo
2024 · vanka.me · its alternatives →
8
Gutta▲142
A tiny, offline task list for your Mac menu bar
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
9
TyCal▲205
A peek at your Apple Calendar right from the menu bar
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
PopDo▲94
A quick task list for your Mac menu bar
2020 · its alternatives →
11
Tim▲148
Simple time tracker for macOS
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
Focused Task▲121
Open source mac menubar app that helps you do deep work
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
13
OrangeTasks▲5
A simple to-do app for your macos menubar
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Sorted³ for Mac▲227
One place to hyper-schedule your entire day
2020 · sortedapp.com · its alternatives →
15
One Goal▲132
Makes your goal more visible by showing it on the menu bar
2021 · timqian.com · its alternatives →
16
Waiting List▲131
Create (and view) countdown timers in your Mac Menu Bar
2017 · waitinglist.site · its alternatives →
17
MacMenuBar▲317
A curated directory of 200+ Mac menu bar apps
2019 · macmenubar.com · its alternatives →
18
EasyFinder▲108
Mac menu bar app to help access your important files fast
2019 · easyfinderapp.com · its alternatives →
19
Day-O▲131
Simple menu bar clock replacement w/ calendar for your Mac
2014 · shauninman.com · its alternatives →
20
Break▲184
Task manager & break scheduler for Mac.
2017 · inspiringlife.co · its alternatives →
21
Day Progress▲36
Display the time remaining today in your macOS menu bar
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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MeetingBar – A menu bar macOS app for calendar meetings▲131
🇺🇦 Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar - GitHub - leits/MeetingBar: 🇺🇦 Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Defer▲196
One universal inbox for your tasks
2024 · deferapp.com · its alternatives →
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Tadam▲182
Simple Mac menubar app for Pomodoro
2015 · tadamapp.com · its alternatives →

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