Best Display Menu Bar Apps

Sundown

A menu bar panel that warms and dims your Mac's display, by hand or on a schedule.

Umbraa

Screen dimmer that lives in your menu bar for comfortable nighttime Mac use

Notch Buddy

Revenue, timers, clipboard, stats and 15 more tools for your MacBook's notch.

DisplaySpan

A small menu bar app that fixes the everyday friction in a multi-monitor Mac setup.

Lid Plane

A tiny menu bar app that holds your desktop at an apparent fixed angle and progressively blurs it as you close the lid below 110°.

MacQ

Fast and lightweight menu-bar control for your BenQ monitor

DynamicNotch

Turn the MacBook notch into a living native surface with live activities, system HUDs, and Dynamic Island-style animations.

Nox

Research-based spectral screen filter for light-sensitive eyes on macOS

Vorssaint

One menu bar icon doing the job of a dozen paid Mac apps. Free, open source, and everything runs on your Mac.

Crisp

A free, open-source menubar app for managing external displays. HiDPI resolutions, brightness, arrangement, color, and presets — all in one menu bar panel.

BetterStage

Window & workspace manager that groups apps into named stages with per-monitor layouts

DisplayFill

Transform your display edges into a clean, adjustable fill light for video calls, streaming, and low-light work

DisplayBuddy

Control external monitor brightness, contrast, and volume from your Mac menu bar

JoyScreen

Your Mac screen, supercharged. Blur distractions, boost brightness beyond 100%, add ambient glow for video calls, and keep your Mac awake — all from the menu bar.