One of my favorite things about macOS is its support for Menu Bar apps . These apps are small, live in your Menu Bar, and help you perform tasks without launching a full-blown app.

Since there’s only a limited number of Menu Bar apps you can install, before it becomes a cluttered mess, I treat it is a prime real estate. Every app wants to park itself up there, but only a few actually earn their spot.

After years of installing and uninstalling apps, I have settled on five that I genuinely use every day. There are a few more apps that have a place in my Menu Bar, such as Supercharge and CleanShot X . But I have already covered them in detail before, so they are not getting a spot here.

Klack

I will start with the most fun app on this list: Klack. If you love the satisfying clack of a mechanical keyboard but don’t want to buy one, or you are always on the move and cannot carry one, Klack is your answer.…