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24 alternatives to Timebar, a Mac timer shown as a thin line below the menu bar

A quiet native macOS menu bar timer with a thin progress line. - velvet-shark/timebar

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

1
Pomodoro Time▲420
Simple Pomodoro timer in your Mac's menu bar
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
Progress Bar OSX▲644
This is your life and it's ending ⏳ one minute at a time
2018 · progressbarosx.com · its alternatives →
3
PaceBar▲130
A quiet pace instrument for your Mac
May 2026 · pacebar.app · its alternatives →
4
my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)▲81
Howdy, gang; After almost two weeks of sitting in Apple's approval queue, my new app Timebar is finally available. I think it has a pretty innovative UI feature, so I wanted to float it by Hacker News. It's a timer app that turns your Mac's menu bar into a sort of virtual hourglass. Your menu bar starts out tinted blue (or whatever colour you pick) and it slowly drains from right-to-left until your time is up. It works very well for situations where you want to keep track of time, but don't need to be super precise. The menu bar is easy to glance up at, and it doesn't take long to happen…
2013 · whimsicalifornia.com · its alternatives →
5
Touch Bar Timer▲186
A little stopwatch for your Mac's touch bar
2018 · touch-bar-timer.alexzirbel.com · its alternatives →
6
Clocks▲162
A minimal world clock app for your Mac's menubar
2014 · its alternatives →
7
TimeBars▲107
Adds multiple timeframe progress bars to your macOS menu.
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
Tock▲81
A super-minimal, keyboard-driven macOS menu bar timer
Jan 2026 · edelstone.github.io · its alternatives →
9
Stretch It▲120
A minimalist gesture timer from your Mac menu bar
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
SubClock▲64
A smarter menu bar clock for macOS
2020 · its alternatives →
11
Clocker▲190
MacOS menubar world clock
2017 · abhishekbanthia.com · its alternatives →
12
Timeow▲74
Active usage time tracker in Mac's menu bar
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
13
Usagebar▲172
A macOS menu bar app that tracks your Claude Code 5-hour and weekly usage limits. See reset timers, get notifications, and never hit the wall unexpectedly.
Jan 2026 · usagebar.com · its alternatives →
14
Time▲241
Time Zones and Meetings in your macOS menu bar
Dec 2025 · menubartime.com · its alternatives →
15
InstaCal▲256
The missing menu bar calendar for MacOS
2017 · instacalapp.com · its alternatives →
16
Waiting List▲131
Create (and view) countdown timers in your Mac Menu Bar
2017 · waitinglist.site · its alternatives →
17
Pomo Timer▲202
A menu bar app to boost productivity
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
18
UptimeBar▲135
A simple OS X menu bar app for monitoring website uptime
2018 · uptimebar.app · its alternatives →
19
Timebar: Beat Procrastination▲70
Free mac menubar app for getting things done
2018 · its alternatives →
20
SoundBar▲82
Realtime audio level meter for mac menu bar
2025 · macsoundbar.com · its alternatives →
21
MinuteBar▲128
The minimal timer for productivity and screen sharing
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Tim▲148
Simple time tracker for macOS
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
Menu Bar Calendar on macOS▲107
A monthly calendar, one click away
2023 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →
24
Instant for Mac▲132
A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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