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24 alternatives to Zshistory

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Zshistory launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Bartender▲616

   Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TermBar▲199

   Your terminal in your Mac menubar

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   MenubarX▲483

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

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   Later▲450

   Save all your Mac apps for later with one click

   2022 · its alternatives →

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   Short Menu 3.0 for Mac▲199

   The most powerful URL shortener for macOS

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   MacMenuBar▲331

   A curated directory of 200+ Mac menu bar apps

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   Captain▲191

   A Docker menu bar app for Mac

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   QuickCMD▲109

   Your favorite commands now in your MacOS menu bar

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   Superbar▲191

   Supercharge your Mac menubar

   2019 · its alternatives →

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    Maccy▲378

    Lightweight open-source clipboard manager for macOS

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Menu Launcher▲84

    Launch any file, folder or app from your Mac menu bar

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Prompt Library▲331

    All your best prompts. One shortcut away.

    Feb 2026 · prompt-library.app · its alternatives →

13. 13WI
    What if your menu bar was a keyboard-controlled command center?▲60

    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…

    Jan 2026 · extrabar.app · its alternatives →

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    Surfdeck▲125

    Your tabs, within reach.

    21d ago · surfdeck.app · its alternatives →

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    Recento ▲89

    Instantly access your recent files, folders, apps, clipboard

    2025 · 1dot.ai · its alternatives →

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    EasyFinder▲108

    Mac menu bar app to help access your important files fast

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Finbar▲104

    Supercharged menu bar search for your Mac

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Pocket Copy▲91

    Minimal clipboard manager for macOS, lives in your menu bar

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    DockX▲232

    Everything on dock & menu bar

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Breaks▲118

    A quiet Pomodoro that lives in your menu bar.

    May 2026 · gjinprelvukaj.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Launchy for macOS▲168

    App Launcher Switcher | Dock and CMD-Tab alternative

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Tidey▲90

    A tiny Mac app that helps you clean your desktop mess

    Jan 2026 · trytidey.com · its alternatives →

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    Bidbar▲129

    Save and run Terminal commands from the Mac menu bar

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Coolbar▲143

    Bookmark and link preview on Mac menu bar

    2023 · its alternatives →

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