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Menu bar has always been one defining characteristic of Mac operating system, which is often overlooked by users. But the power of Mac’s menu bar cannot be neglected! Today’s Apple menu is a repository for all the stuff you need to have a quick access to. We have jotted down a list of 10 useful menu bar applications which can significantly boost your productivity as well as enhance Mac’s performance.
Also Read: 10 Best Mac Apps you don’t want to miss in 2017
Here you go!
10 Best Mac Menu Bar Apps:-
1. Noizio
If you’re an easy distracter, then install this handy application right away. The app is capable of cutting down all the background noises and makes you exclusively hear your favorite sounds of your choice at the desired tempo. Get the app here
Spotify And Pandora Controller For Mac Menu Bar Settings
2. One
Avid readers cannot afford to miss this app! It aggregates news from latest websites like Reddit, Product Hunt, Medium, etc. in a readable and simplistic manner. Get the app here
3.Disk Clean Pro
Keep your Mac fast and error free by installing the disk clean pro application. Disk Clean Pro is a powerful memory optimizer tool to enhances your mac’s performance in a single click. Not only this, it also gets rid of duplicates to save yourself some storage space. Get the App here
4.F.lux
The app works perfectly in reducing eye strain by optimizing your Mac’s display to match the time of the day.
P.S. Your eyes will thank us later! Get the app here
5. Endurance
Just as the name says, Endurance increases your Mac’s battery life by removing unwanted applications and shutting down programs that suck up the maximum amount of energy. Get the app here
Also Read: 10 Best Mac Cleaner Software to speed up your Mac
6.InsomniaX
InsomniaX disable the sleep mode of your Mac so that any of the music or movies which are probably being downloaded in the background don’t get disrupted. Get the app here
7.Popshot
Popshot is a handy app for your mac’s menu bar that quickly lets you take and capture screenshots. With PopShot, you can specify capture settings before you take a screenshot. The app saves screenshot info to your clipboard (and across app sessions!) for easy sharing. Get the app here
8. Simplify
This is one essential app for your menu bar-especially if you’re a music lover. This app could be your best friend. With just one click from the menu bar, Simplify lets you control a host of music apps. The supported list includes the desktop apps (Spotify, iTunes, Rdio, etc.) as well as web-based streaming apps (Pandora, Deezer, etc.). Get the app here
9. Paste
This app keeps track of everything you’ve ever copied, and allow you to see and use your clipboard history whenever you need it. It’ll keep track of text, images, links, files, and more. It’s one super useful application that will surely enhance your productivity. Get the app here
10. Bartender
Now that you’ve got so many apps, somebody gottta take charge. Bartender quickly reorders apps in menu bar according to your preference. It lets you keep your menu bar managed in a neat and tidy format. Get the app here
Also Read: 10 Reasons Why Mac is Better and Faster than Windows
These were just a few mac applications for your menu bar; Market is flooded with a bunch of applets which can make your life much easier. Let us know if you happen to know any other useful app which works wonder with your Mac.
We’d be more than happy to add an extra star in our list.
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If you listen to music on your Mac as often as I do, you’ve probably recognized the need for more accessible music controls. Switching from your active app over to iTunes or Spotify to control the sound just doesn’t cut it, and the few keyboard keys don’t offer everything I need.
Instead, try putting your music controls right in the menu bar. This makes them accessible regardless of whatever app you’re using without disrupting your workflow. With just one click, you can play, pause, skip, go back, scrub through and more. Here are four Mac apps that can do that for you.
SkipTunes
SkipTunes acts as a mini media player in your menu bar. It gorgeously displays album artwork of the current song you’re listening to, plus provides controls to play/pause, skip ahead, go back, scrub through the song, adjust volume and more. You can even enable pause and skip right inside the menu bar alongside the icon. The best part is that it works with both iTunes or Spotify so you can control either source of music.
In addition, SkipTunes has built-in push notifications that let you know when a new song has started playing plus the title and artist. This is optional, but it’s a neat little feature that remains fairly unobtrusive.
SkipTunes is fantastic for music lovers, but it’s the most expensive Mac app on this list at $2.99.
Note: SkipTunes is currently experiencing a bug in which it can not pull album artwork from Spotify.Controls+
Controls+ is a bit of a multi-tasker. On top of letting you control your music from the menu bar, it also lets you adjust the brightness of your Mac, set a screensaver to start playing, set a timer or stopwatch and more. It’s about the closest you can get to having Control Center on a Mac.
As far as the music controls go, you can play/pause, skip ahead, go back, adjust volume and view album artwork. Unlike SkipTunes though, Controls+ only works with iTunes. But the other built-in productivity features are great in making the most of the tiny space granted by a menu bar window.
Controls+ is available in the Mac App Store for $0.99.
Muzzy
Muzzy is the prettiest of all the apps on our list, but it’s the one with the least amount of functionality. What it seems to do is only include the features that aren’t already available to you on your Mac’s keyboard.
For example, you can skip back, skip forward, play/pause and adjust volume from your keyboard. But what you can’t do is scrub through a song, view album artwork, or view your current album or playlist and select songs on demand. Muzzy lets you do all of that and none of the keyboard stuff.
While it’s kind of annoying to not be able to do something as simple as pause the music from Muzzy, its minimalism makes it fast and uncomplicated. Muzzy works only with iTunes and is free in the Mac App Store.
BarTunes
BarTunes is basically like a control-click menu of controls for your menu bar. There is no album artwork on display (though you can oddly show it as a tiny icon within the menu bar — a bit counterintuitive) and no visual controls. Just click the BarTunes icon to see the song currently playing and textual menu items for Play, Next, Previous and Rating.
What’s nice though is that like SkipTunes, you can add controls for play and skip right alongside the menu bar icon too. One less click to deal with.
It’s far from elegant, but it’s basic and perfectly functional. BarTunes works only with iTunes and is free in the Mac App Store.
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