Observed arrival · 2026-10-27
StableBar, a configurable macOS menu bar
A free, open-source menu bar app for macOS that lets users arrange widgets, themes, popups, and workspace controls.
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- Mac users who customize their menu bar or use tiling window managers
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- The configuration can be edited in place or as schema-backed JSON, with separate layouts and themes for different displays.
Field notes
The page describes both direct manipulation—dragging widgets and using plus or minus controls—and a JSON workflow with editor completion and validation. It says changes apply when the file is saved, while an invalid edit leaves the last working bar in place. Popup contents can include controls as well as readouts, and workspace behavior varies by window manager; the page distinguishes yabai signals from AeroSpace and OmniWM event handling.
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