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24 alternatives to Redline

Minimal Menubar Todo

Redline is a to-do list application for Mac that lives in the menu bar, keeping tasks always visible without cluttering the screen. Designed to prioritize doing over planning, it emphasizes quick task capture and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Redline launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Mac TODO Menubar▲144
All your todos easily accessible from your menu bar!
2018 · its alternatives →
2
ToDoBar▲58
Effortlessly manage tasks on your menu bar
2023 · todobarapp.com · its alternatives →
3
Hotlist▲148
Manage your daily todos straight from your Mac menu bar
2023 · pqina.nl · its alternatives →
4
Gutta▲142
A tiny, offline task list for your Mac menu bar
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Tyke▲362
Mac menu bar app that @torrez really needed to take notes
2017 · tyke.app · its alternatives →
6
Progress Bar OSX▲644
This is your life and it's ending ⏳ one minute at a time
2018 · progressbarosx.com · its alternatives →
7
One Thing▲138
Put a single task or goal in your Mac's menu bar
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
Bartender▲616
Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac
2014 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
9
MenubarX▲474
A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.
2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →
10
Focused Task▲121
Open source mac menubar app that helps you do deep work
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
11
Lacona▲645
Fast, simple, powerful keyboard-driven commands for Mac
2016 · lacona.io · its alternatives →
12
EasyFinder▲108
Mac menu bar app to help access your important files fast
2019 · easyfinderapp.com · its alternatives →
13
Defer▲196
One universal inbox for your tasks
2024 · deferapp.com · its alternatives →
14
One▲414
Read Product Hunt, HN, DN, Reddit, Medium from Mac menu bar
2014 · one.hackplan.com · its alternatives →
15AP
A plain-text file format for todos and check lists▲452
After having cycled through various CLI-based todo apps, I started to realise that I actually don’t need a tool at all for managing my todos. Most of the time, my use cases are quite simple, like viewing my todo items, checking them off, or adding a new one. Rather than having to memorise CLI commands for these interactions (which I’m not super good at), I figured that it’s easier for me to use my text editor directly, and have an editor plugin help me with the visual structure and some convenience functionality. So, kind-of similar to Emacs Org Mode, but without having to use Emacs. I…
2022 · its alternatives →
16
Later▲447
Save all your Mac apps for later with one click
2022 · getlater.app · its alternatives →
17
Prompt Library▲331
All your best prompts. One shortcut away.
Feb 2026 · prompt-library.app · its alternatives →
18
Bartender 2▲301
Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac
2015 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
19
Hyperfocused▲148
Deep work menubar app for macOS
2023 · hyperfocused.app · its alternatives →
20
Power Menu for Finder▲334
The workflow enhancing Finder extension for Mac
2018 · fiplab.com · its alternatives →
21
StepGrab▲109
Turn any Mac task into a step-by-step guide
Aug 2026 · stepgrab.net · its alternatives →
22
PRs MenuBar▲111
Stay on top of your pull requests from your Mac menu bar
Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
Quick Note▲149
Colorful sticky notes for Mac
2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →
24
Quick Access▲112
Organise files in the Mac menu bar
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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