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Dev tools · February 27, 2016

GitHub Stats in the Mac OS X Menu Bar

:octocat: Open source github contribution stats on your Mac OS X Menu Bar - Shikkic/gitbar

GitHub Stats in the Mac OS X Menu Bar launched on February 27, 2016 with 42 votes, #1,853 of 4,386 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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In plain words

Gitbar is a Mac OS X menu bar application that displays GitHub contribution statistics directly in the system menu bar. Designed for developers who use GitHub, it provides quick access to contribution data without leaving the desktop. The tool is open source and available on GitHub, making it accessible for those who want to monitor their coding activity at a glance.

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