BitBar
Universal version latest seen at v1.10.1 · Reported by 1 Mac in the community.
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BitBar is a free, open-source menu bar app for macOS that lets you display custom scripts and terminal commands directly in your menu bar, updating them at intervals you specify. It is used by developers, system administrators and power users to monitor real-time metrics like CPU usage, weather, stock prices, network status, todo lists, or any other data that can be output by a script — Bash, Python, Ruby, Node.js, Go, or any language that runs on macOS. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionA native Apple Silicon build of BitBar already exists and is confirmed running on real Macs. To upgrade from the Intel version to the native build, visit the official BitBar GitHub repository at github.com/matryer/bitbar, navigate to the latest release, and download the Universal Binary installer (which includes both native Apple Silicon and Intel code in a single application bundle). Once downloaded, replace your current BitBar.app in the Applications folder with the new one, or simply open the downloaded DMG and drag the new BitBar to Applications, allowing it to overwrite the old version. Your existing scripts and menu bar items will migrate automatically — no reconfiguration needed. After launching the native build, you should see noticeably faster menu updates and lower background CPU usage compared to the Rosetta-translated version.
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