Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Sulguni Taskbar

Windows-style taskbar for macOS — finally feels right

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS▲520

   Hi HN! I recently switched from a Fedora/GNOME laptop to a MacBook Air. My old setup served me well as a portable workstation, but I’ve started traveling more while working remotely and needed something with similar performance but better battery life. The main thing I missed was a simple taskbar that shows the windows in the current workspace instead of a Dock that mixes everything together. I built boringBar so I would not have to use the Dock. It shows only the windows in the current Space, lets you switch Spaces by scrolling on the bar, and adds a desktop switcher so you can jump…

   Apr 2026 · boringbar.app · its alternatives →

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   Taskbar for macOS▲6

   Windows-style taskbar for macOS for better multi-tasking.

   2024 · lawand.io · its alternatives →

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   TermBar▲199

   Your terminal in your Mac menubar

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Finbar▲104

   Supercharged menu bar search for your Mac

   2023 · finbarapp.com · its alternatives →

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   MenubarX▲474

   A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.

   2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →

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   CharmBar▲134

   Mac dock icon customization app, personalize your macOS dock

   2025 · its alternatives →

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   BooBar▲149

   AI Dynamic Island for your Mac

   Jun 2026 · boobar.app · its alternatives →

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   uBar 4▲147

   The Dock replacement for the Mac.

   2017 · ubarapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Superbar▲191

   Supercharge your Mac menubar

   2019 · superbar.app · its alternatives →

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    Hoot for Mac▲140

    Widgets, tools, screenshots, wake screen all in your menubar

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Hyperfocused▲148

    Deep work menubar app for macOS

    2023 · hyperfocused.app · its alternatives →

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    Prompt Library▲331

    All your best prompts. One shortcut away.

    Feb 2026 · prompt-library.app · 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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    ExtraBar▲152

    Hey Hacker News The ones that know me here know that I am a productivity geek. After DockFlow to manage my Dock and ExtraDock, which gives me more space to manage my apps and files, I decided to tackle the macOS big boss: the menu bar. I spend ~40% of my day context-switching between apps — Zoom meetings, Slack channels, Code projects, and Figma designs. My macOS menu bar has too many useless icons I almost never use. So I thought to myself, how can I use this area to improve my workflows? Most solutions (Bartender, Ice) require screen recording permissions, and did not really solve my…

    Dec 2025 · extrabar.app · its alternatives →

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    Slidepad▲249

    iPad style multitasking on your Mac

    2019 · slidepad.app · its alternatives →

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    ToDoBar▲58

    Effortlessly manage tasks on your menu bar

    2023 · todobarapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Focused Task▲121

    Open source mac menubar app that helps you do deep work

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Sidebar▲69

    The modern Dock replacement for your Mac

    2023 · sidebarapp.net · its alternatives →

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    MacMenuBar▲317

    A curated directory of 200+ Mac menu bar apps

    2019 · macmenubar.com · its alternatives →

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    PopTask▲299

    Light menu bar task manager for quickly capturing tasks

    Mar 2026 · poptask.bar · its alternatives →

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    Hocus Focus▲304

    A Mac menu bar utility that hides your inactive windows

    2014 · hocusfoc.us · its alternatives →

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    Bartender 2▲301

    Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac

    2015 · macbartender.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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    ZenithBar▲88

    The activity island Windows was missing

    Jul 2026 · zenithbar.com.br · its alternatives →

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