FeedsBar
A quiet, continuous news/media ticker for your Mac desktop
FeedsBar launched on August 30, 2026 with 73 votes, #551 of 23,280 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
What it does
A slim, always-on news ticker for your Mac desktop. Pick your feeds, glance when you want, and never get interrupted. One-time purchase, no subscription.
FeedsBar streams high-signal headlines across your Mac desktop in a slim, always-on ticker. Quietly. Continuously. Every set is a hand-picked bundle of sources. Switch one on and the ticker fills with it. Suggest a feed and it joins the catalogue once it passes our checks, usually straight away. Whatever's moving right now. Feeds publishing in the last hour. Suggest a feed and it joins the catalogue once it passes our checks, usually straight away. Miss something? It probably belongs here. Pick from curated topic feeds designed to surface what matters. News, tech, finance, science and more. Nothing noisy. FeedsBar sits discreetly on your desktop, above the Dock or below the menu bar,…from feeds.bar
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