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24 alternatives to TimeBars

Adds multiple timeframe progress bars to your macOS menu.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TimeBars launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Progress Bar OSX▲644

   This is your life and it's ending ⏳ one minute at a time

   2018 · progressbarosx.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Time▲241

   Time Zones and Meetings in your macOS menu bar

   Dec 2025 · menubartime.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Time Progress▲8

   Visualize Your Time in the Menu Bar

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 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. 5
   Day Progress▲36

   Display the time remaining today in your macOS menu bar

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Tim▲148

   Simple time tracker for macOS

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Instant for Mac▲132

   A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Today▲222

   Quickly view your schedule in the macOS menu bar

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Clocks▲162

   A minimal world clock app for your Mac's menubar

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Progress Bar - Track your Time▲77

    Time tracker and organizer for iOS

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hourglass▲211

    Dynamic Mac desktop

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Dato▲275

    Better menu bar clock with calendar and time zones

    2020 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Waiting List▲131

    Create (and view) countdown timers in your Mac Menu Bar

    2017 · waitinglist.site · its alternatives →

14. 14
    FlagTimes▲408

    The macOS app for anyone working in multiple timezones.

    2017 · flagtimes.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Moment for macOS▲162

    Countdown & Count Up, Time Progress, Life

    2020 · fireball.studio · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Timeow▲74

    Active usage time tracker in Mac's menu bar

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Clocker▲190

    MacOS menubar world clock

    2017 · abhishekbanthia.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    My Clocks▲98

    Personalized world clocks in your menu bar

    Nov 2025 · clemstation.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Work Clock▲73

    A macOS menubar app to display time for a different timezone

    2021 · work-clock.pages.dev · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Timebar: Beat Procrastination▲70

    Free mac menubar app for getting things done

    2018 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ProgressBar▲194

    A Windows taskbar app to track your day & year progress

    2021 · apuchitnis.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    One Thing▲138

    Put a single task or goal in your Mac's menu bar

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Instant - Website Time Tracker▲79

    Track the time you spend on websites in your Mac Menubar 🕑🌏💻

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    InstaCal▲256

    The missing menu bar calendar for MacOS

    2017 · instacalapp.com · its alternatives →

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