Observed arrival · 2026-11-10
Lidlit turns a MacBook’s glowing logo into a status light
A free macOS menu bar app for controlling the illuminated Apple logo on supported MacBook Pro models.
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✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
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- For
- MacBook Pro XDR owners with an illuminated lid logo
- Worth noticing
- The FAQ says alerts use an app’s Dock unread count, not the contents of email or messages.
Field notes
The menu exposes steady glow, pulse, screen-following brightness, alerts, and a Morse mode, with settings for dimming and use while the lid is closed. The FAQ says alerts can be limited to selected apps’ Dock unread counts rather than message contents, and that this data stays on the Mac. The page lists macOS 14 or later and MacBook Pro XDR models with a lit logo.
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✦PrettyNotable craft visible
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