Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to statusbar

a statusbar for any terminal

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
   Shox: A customisable status bar for your terminal▲99

   🍫 A customisable, universally compatible terminal status bar - liamg/shox

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   GitBar▲126

   Every pull request, one menubar. GitHub, GitLab & Azure

   Apr 2026 · gitbar.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Bars▲66

   Customizable status bars for Figma and Adobe XD

   2022 · ragab.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   AnyBar▲4

   OS X menubar status indicator

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   StatusPage Generator▲219

   Host your status page on GitHub

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Status Buddy▲141

   Keep track of Apple's system statuses right in your menu bar

   2020 · insidegui.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   MeetingBar 3.0▲238

   Meetings before your eyes

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Building terminal dashboards using ASCII/ANSI art and JavaScript▲305

   Build terminal dashboards using ascii/ansi art and javascript - yaronn/blessed-contrib

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   TermBar▲199

   Your terminal in your Mac menubar

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Status Magic▲112

    Add perfect status bars to your iOS App Store screenshots.

    2014 · shinydevelopment.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    TermHere▲147

    “Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder

    2016 · hashbang.productions · its alternatives →

12. 12
    whilom▲66

    🪄 keep your mac awake even when the lid is closed

    2021 · whilom.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    PRs MenuBar▲111

    Stay on top of your pull requests from your Mac menu bar

    Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    StatusStats▲93

    Mac Metrics In Your Menu Bar

    Apr 2026 · statusstats.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    HappyNotch▲73

    Make the notched menubar available

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    DevTerminal▲73

    A macOS terminal with a Run button that knows your project

    14d ago · devterminal.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Nodeterm▲130

    A node-based free open source terminal manager

    Aug 2026 · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Status Barred▲89

    Crops iOS screenshots to remove or obscure the status bar

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    eqMac▲92

    A free menubar equalizer for macOS

    2017 · eqmac.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Progressbar - A C library for displaying command-line progress bars▲33

    An easy-to-use C library for displaying text progress bars. - doches/progressbar

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    xtty▲89

    A terminal that makes everyday work easier.

    3d ago · xtty.sh · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Coloured progress-bar for your Golang CLI▲21

    Coloured progress-bar for your Golang CLI. Contribute to alexellis/cli-progress-animation development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23OX
    OS X menu bar app for managing your boot2docker VM▲38

    2015 · boot2docker-status.nickgartmann.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    FeedsBar▲73

    A quiet, continuous news/media ticker for your Mac desktop

    Aug 2026 · feeds.bar · its alternatives →

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