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24 alternatives to PiPHero

The macOS menu bar app to picture-in-picture any window

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PiPHero launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Pippo▲90
Add seeking controls to the macOS Picture in picture window
2021 · goodsnooze.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
2
Bartender▲616
Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac
2014 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
3
Hand Mirror for Mac▲191
A one-click camera check, right from the menu bar
2020 · handmirror.app · its alternatives →
4
Screenie▲304
Drag screenshots right from your menubar
2016 · getscreenie.com · its alternatives →
5
PScreen▲69
Mac menu bar application for screenshots.
2018 · its alternatives →
6
Bartender 4▲247
Award-winning app for macOS that superpowers your menu bar
2021 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
7
Bartender 2▲301
Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac
2015 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
8
Pie Menu – a radial menu for macOS▲309
Hi everyone! I'm Marius Hauken, an indie developer, and I'm excited to share my app: Pie Menu. It offers a fresh way to access your favorite menu bar commands and keyboard shortcuts on macOS. By simply pressing a hotkey you choose during setup, a radial menu appears around your cursor, customized to the current active application. This allows you to quickly select commands without having to remember complex shortcuts across different applications. Pie Menu comes with a library of preprogrammed commands for popular apps, but you can easily add any app on your computer. We've also created an…
2024 · pie-menu.com · its alternatives →
9
Maya▲81
Your photos in the Mac menu bar
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Hyperfocused▲148
Deep work menubar app for macOS
2023 · hyperfocused.app · its alternatives →
11
CloudApp Annotate▲154
Annotate screenshots right from your Mac's menu bar!
2017 · getcloudapp.com · its alternatives →
12
PiP-it▲103
Picture-in-picture straight from the YouTube app
2020 · its alternatives →
13
Menu Launcher▲84
Launch any file, folder or app from your Mac menu bar
2019 · onmyway133.com · its alternatives →
14
PiBar for macOS▲86
Manage your Pi-hole(s) from your macOS menu bar
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
15
Bonsplit – Tabs and splits for native macOS apps▲245
A native macOS tab bar library with split pane support for SwiftUI applications. Features 120fps animations, drag-and-drop tabs, and full keyboard navigation.
Jan 2026 · bonsplit.alasdairmonk.com · its alternatives →
16
Annotate▲193
Menubar app to draw on any app or screen on macOS
2024 · getannotate.com · its alternatives →
17
DockX▲232
Everything on dock & menu bar
2023 · dockx.app · its alternatives →
18
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 →
19
MenuCopy - View copied text & image▲98
Clipboard manager in your macOS menu bar
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
BitBar▲160
Put the output from any script in your Mac OS X Menu Bar
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
21
Breaks▲118
A quiet Pomodoro that lives in your menu bar.
May 2026 · gjinprelvukaj.github.io · its alternatives →
22
Simple Screenshot App▲13
Simple Screenshots from the menubar of your Mac
2025 · simplescreenshot.app · its alternatives →
23
Pearl▲121
See yourself in your Mac's menu bar
2016 · thnkdev.com · its alternatives →
24
Rek▲85
Screen capture w/ PiP built-in camera for tutorial creators
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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