FelixKratz/SketchyBar
SketchyBar
SketchyBar is a shell-scriptable system user interface and status bar replacement for macOS. It replaces the native menu bar with a customizable overlay that uses scriptable widgets and dynamic visual blocks to display real-time data.
The tool is distinguished by its use of external shell scripts to update visual elements and state. It supports a declarative configuration system that allows for the creation of multi-instance bars and the execution of batched commands to minimize flickering during startup.
The system provides capabilities for dynamic system monitoring through graphs and visual indicators, as well as interactive elements that trigger actions via mouse support and popup menus. It also allows for the integration of native system menu bar applications through aliases.
Features
- Shell Script Runners - Configures the system UI by executing external shell scripts that send commands to the running process.
- Desktop Customizers - Integrates interactive shortcuts and script-driven triggers into the system bar to streamline desktop tasks.
- Menu Bar Script Runners - Uses scripts to automatically update status bar content and appearance based on system events.
- Real-Time Metric Visualization - Creates real-time visual indicators and graphs in the status bar to track hardware metrics.
- Status Monitors - Renders real-time system metrics and graphs using custom-defined visual blocks.
- Event-Driven State Synchronizers - Updates the visual display by triggering scripts in response to system events or timed intervals.
- Modular UI Components - Builds the status bar using discrete, modular blocks that can be independently positioned and styled.
- macOS Renderers - Uses native AppKit frameworks to render a transparent overlay replacing the default system status bar.
- Shell-Scriptable User Interfaces - Provides a macOS user interface that allows updating visual elements and state through external shell scripts.
- Status Bars - Provides a personalized system bar for macOS to display specific system information and visual elements.
- Data Visualizations - Allows drawing graphs and visual indicators directly within the status bar to monitor system metrics.
- Multi-Instance Support - Enables launching several independent system bars using unique identifiers to maintain separate configurations.
- macOS Desktop Configurations - Modifies the appearance and behavior of the macOS system bar via a declarative configuration system.
- Execution Configuration Managers - Groups multiple setup instructions into a single execution to reduce startup time and minimize flickering.
- Batch Processing Utilities - Groups multiple UI updates into single execution cycles to prevent flickering during startup.
- Inter-Process Communication Bridges - Implements a communication bridge between the command-line interface and the background process for configuration changes.
- Interactive Elements - Provides mouse support and popup menus to trigger specific actions directly from the status bar.
- Visual Styling - Provides tools to adjust dimensions, colors, and transparency to customize the visual appearance of the status bar.
- Menu Bar Tools - Highly customizable status bar replacement.
- Menu Bar Utilities - Listed in the “Menu Bar Utilities” section of the Awesome Mac awesome list.
- Status Bars and Panels - Customizable MacOS status bar.
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