ExtraBar
Apple built the menu bar. We made it yours.
extrabar.app SourceProductivity & Collaboration / Desktop & Window Management
- Monthly visits
- 6K
- Up4.9%MoMSep 2026
- MRR
- $0
- 0.0%30d2026-07-30
- Entry price
- $32.39/mo
- Higher than 98% of peersNiche median $9.72/mo
- Launched
- 11mo ago
- 2025-12-27 · Est.
Traffic & revenue
- Jan 2026$4,340
- Dec 2025$1,204
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions- One more profile, full of system monitors. ONE https://cooldock.app/ ⚡
@mazuzasaf · 2026-11-05 · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 26 views
ExtraBar launched on Show HN (60 pts · 49 comments)Launch
What if your menu bar was a keyboard-controlled command center? — 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…
Jan 17 · 10mo agoSource
ExtraBar launched on Fazier (22 upvotes · 3 comments)Launch
ExtraBar — Create custom macOS actions for your apps in the menu bar.
Jan 17 · 10mo agoSource
Launched on Uneed (#4)Launch
ExtraBar — Create custom macOS actions, deep links and macros for your apps in the menu bar
Jan 17 · 10mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Findly.toolsLaunch
ExtraBar is a menu bar manager for macOS with deep links, quick actions, and app-specific shortcuts.
Jan 15 · 10mo agoLaunch page
Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- What engineers like:
- Create unlimited action lists with deep links, Shortcuts, and macros. Trigger Keyboard Maestro, Raycast, or Shortcuts automations directly. Three display modes: Inline (menu bar), Floating bar, or Menu (single icon). Assign keyboard shortcuts to any action for instant access. Export and import configurations to sync across machines or share with teams. No permissions required — works out of the box on macOS 12.4+, including Tahoe.
- Best suited for:
- Create a control center for all your automations, actions and macros. Navigate your workspace with deep links. For example open a specific Notion page, open a specific Figma project, Connect to a specific country in your VPN. Create a customized menu for the most powerful tools such as Raycast, BetterTouchTool and Keyboard Maestro. Automating daily activities in order to save time.
- Post excerpt:
- 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
Open Source & Self-Hosting
- GitHub Stars
- Public repo
- Forks
- —
- License
- See repository
- Primary language
- —
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct40%
- Organic Search31%
- Referrals11%
- Social6%
- Other12%
Countries
- United States69%
- Germany16%
- Canada8%
- Thailand4%
- Brazil3%
Search
Domain authority 28Domain registered 2025-11-07
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| extrabar | 200 |
| alternative app for bartender menu | 190 |
| bartender app alternatives | 160 |
| how to show macos bar icons that are behind the notch | 130 |
| menu bar extra | 80 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Trial: None · Enterprise custom tier · Observed 2026-11-03 · Pricing page
Entry price $32.39/mo, Higher than 98% of peers; “Desktop & Window Management” median is $9.72/mo.View pricing benchmark
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshots- Homeextrabar.app/
- Pricingextrabar.app/pricing Snapshot 2026-11-03
Changes
No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.
Design
Gradient Glow (Dark canvas, airy density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“Apple built the menu bar. We made it yours.”
Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with direct checkout / view pricing CTA and no explicit trust bar.
Conversion path: Centered Headline + CTA + Pure Typography & Geometry → Direct Checkout / View Pricing
- Brand Manifesto & Curiosity
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 8.0
- Color & Contrast
- 8.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 8.0
- Craft & Polish
- 7.0
- Distinctiveness
- 7.0
Structure
- Fonts
- SF Pro Display / SF Pro
- Hero layout
- Centered Headline + CTA
- Primary visual
- Pure Typography & Geometry
- Conversion CTA
- Direct Checkout / View Pricing
- Social proof
- No Explicit Trust Bar
- Navigation
- Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density
- Dark · Airy
- Corners & depth
- Large Radius · With shadow
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Gradient Glow (with Minimal Monochrome)
Luminous radial glows and translucent glass panels, widely used across modern AI products.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #050507;
--surface: #111116;
--foreground: #f2f1f8;
--muted-foreground: #b9b8c5;
--accent: #6865ff;
--radius: 16px;
--font-heading: "SF Pro Display", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "SF Pro", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #050507 (~78%) · Surface #111116 (~12%) · Text #F2F1F8 (~6%) · Muted Text #B9B8C5 (~2%) · Accent #6865FF (~2%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Centered Headline + CTA
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Airy
- Border radius & elevation: Large Radius; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Pure Typography & Geometry
- Conversion CTA: Direct Checkout / View Pricing
- Headline hook: Brand Manifesto & Curiosity
- Spatial layout notes: Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with direct checkout / view pricing CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Gradient Glow (Dark canvas, airy density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.
## Avoid
- Muddy low-contrast text over gradients
- Overuse of full-screen rainbow backgrounds
- Cluttered dense tables in the hero
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much does ExtraBar cost?
- Personal: €29.99 one-time / 2 Macs €49.99 / 3 Macs €59.99; Teams: Contact sales. Observed 2026-11-03. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
- How much website traffic does ExtraBar get?
- Vaneform estimates 6K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
- What is ExtraBar and what platforms does it support?
- ExtraBar is catalogued under Desktop & Window Management: Apple built the menu bar. We made it yours.. Supported platforms: Mobile App.
- Is ExtraBar open source?
- ExtraBar has a public repository (https://github.com/AppitStudio/extra-bar-updates) with its source repository published.Source
- What is ExtraBar's publicly disclosed revenue?
- TrustMRR records verified MRR of $0 observed on 2026-07-30.Source
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