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Life & fun · April 3, 2013

my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)

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…

my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think) launched on April 3, 2013 with 81 votes, #32 of 528 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

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Timebar is a macOS timer app that displays elapsed time as a visual drain in the menu bar, starting with a colored tint that gradually empties from right to left as time passes. Designed for users who need casual time tracking without requiring precise notifications, it lets users glance at the menu bar to monitor progress at a glance. The app supports customizable colors and works best for informal timing situations where visibility matters more than exact alerts.

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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…

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