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24 alternatives to Margin: Day Planner

Capture your day in plain words, see it on a timeline

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
   Plan▲603

   A beautiful organizer that integrates into your calendar

   2015 · getplan.co · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Agenda▲416

   Notes, your time has come

   2018 · agenda.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Progress Bar OSX▲644

   This is your life and it's ending ⏳ one minute at a time

   2018 · progressbarosx.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Today▲222

   Quickly view your schedule in the macOS menu bar

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sorted³ for Mac▲227

   One place to hyper-schedule your entire day

   2020 · sortedapp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TyCal▲205

   A peek at your Apple Calendar right from the menu bar

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Chunk▲298

   Hi 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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   Sunrise for Mac▲526

   Mac app for the awesome Sunrise calendar

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   InstaCal▲256

   The missing menu bar calendar for MacOS

   2017 · instacalapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sidebar Calendar▲166

    Keeping you on schedule!

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    One Thing▲138

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

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tim▲148

    Simple time tracker for macOS

    2019 · 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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    Timepage by Moleskine Studio▲281

    A smart calendar with weather forecasts, maps and contacts

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Gutta▲142

    A tiny, offline task list for your Mac menu bar

    Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Menu Bar Calendar on macOS▲107

    A monthly calendar, one click away

    2023 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Countdowns for Mac▲97

    macOS menu bar countdowns application ⏲

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Stock Calendar App▲85

    macOS menu bar app for stock events

    2024 · dividends.app · its alternatives →

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    Moment for macOS▲162

    Countdown & Count Up, Time Progress, Life

    2020 · fireball.studio · its alternatives →

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    In Your Face▲87

    Never be late to your meetings again!

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Coountdown▲111

    3 2 1 ! Create day counter on menu bar macOS. 🚀

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Dawn▲242

    A minimal, elegant calendar to manage events & reminders

    2018 · enulus.com · its alternatives →

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    Calendar 366 II▲109

    The most complete and powerful menu bar calendar for macOS.

    2020 · calendar366.com · its alternatives →

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    Break▲184

    Task manager & break scheduler for Mac.

    2017 · inspiringlife.co · its alternatives →

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