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Mac App

hop

Free, open-source menu bar toolkit for macOS with eighteen tools in one panel.

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  • Rating

    4.5 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    macOS

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What is hop?

hop packs eighteen everyday utilities into a single macOS menu bar app: Pomodoro timer, time tracker, keep-awake, system monitor, clipboard history, file converter, window manager, torrents, archives, OCR, screenshots, draw on screen, color picker, VPN switcher, app launcher, uninstaller, keyboard lock and speed test. Built with SwiftUI, MIT licensed and no telemetry.

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Pros: what hop does well

  • Replaces a dozen single-purpose menu bar apps
  • No telemetry and fully open source
  • Lightweight SwiftUI build

Cons: where it falls short

  • macOS only
  • Young project, some tools are still maturing

Who hop is for

Mac users who want one menu bar app instead of eighteen separate utilities.

Who can skip it

Users who already have favorite dedicated apps for each job.

Compare hop

See how hop stacks up, side by side, plus the lists it made.

hop alternatives

Not sold on hop? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All Personal Productivity resources

Dayflow

Focus: time tracking, work journal and daily standup. Shares macos and open source with hop. Same 4.5 rating.

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.5Visit

Timewarrior

Focus: time tracking, timesheets and command line. Shares open source with hop. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Linux and Offline. Same 4.5 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.5Visit

e.ggtimer

Focus: timer, countdown and alarm. Shares pomodoro with hop. A web app, not a Mac app. Adds Web. Rated 4.4 (hop: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb
4.4Visit

Workrave

Focus: break reminder, rsi prevention and healthy work. Shares open source with hop. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows, Linux and Offline. Rated 4.4 (hop: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, Linux
4.4Visit

Free alternatives to hop

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Ice

Focus: bartender alternative and github. Shares menu bar and macos with hop. Rated 4.6 (hop: 4.5).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.6Visit

Pomotroid

Focus: focus timer, desktop app and github. Shares pomodoro and open source with hop. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (hop: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit

Stats

Focus: system monitor, menu bar app and mac utility. Shares open source with hop. Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (hop: 4.5).

Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.7Visit

Capsomnia

Focus: keep awake, macbook and caps lock. Shares open source with hop. Rated 4.4 (hop: 4.5).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.4Visit
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