Your scripts, always one click away.

A powerful macOS Menu Bar application for developers to manage scripts, monitor processes, and automate tasks.

macOS 13.0+ Swift 5.9 License: MIT

Features • Installation • Usage • Screenshots • Contributing

1. Download the latest DevBar.dmg from Releases

2. Install — Open the DMG and drag DevBar to Applications:

   Installer

3. First Launch — Handle macOS security warning:

   ⚠️ Since DevBar is not notarized, macOS Gatekeeper will block it on first launch.

   • Double-click DevBar in Applications
   • Click "Cancel" on the security warning
   • Open System Settings → Privacy & Security
   • Find the DevBar message and click "Open Anyway"
   • Click "Open" to confirm

4. Grant Permissions — DevBar requires these permissions:

   Permission	How to Enable	Why It's Needed
   Full Disk Access	System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access → Enable DevBar	Run scripts and access logs in any directory
   Notifications	System Settings → Notifications → DevBar → Allow	Receive alerts for scheduled tasks
   Automation (optional)	System Settings → Privacy & Security → Automation	Open apps like VSCode, Terminal

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/antlss/devbar.git
cd devbar
# Generate project (if using XcodeGen)
xcodegen generate
# Open and build
open DevBar.xcodeproj
# Press ⌘R to build and run

1. Click the DevBar icon in your menu bar
2. Add your first script via the popup or Dashboard
3. Run scripts with a single click
4. Schedule recurring tasks with cron, interval, or one-time triggers

Menu Bar Popup

Access everything in one click:

• Scripts — Run any script instantly
• Running Services — Monitor active processes
• Tools — Quick launch VSCode, Docker, Terminal
• Settings — Configure preferences

Open the full Dashboard for advanced features:

• Script Editor — Edit scripts with syntax highlighting
• Schedule Manager — Visual cron builder and scheduling
• Execution History — View logs and past runs
• Settings — Customize appearance and behavior

All data is stored in ~/Library/Application Support/DevBar/:

DevBar/
├── scripts.json # Script configurations
├── schedules.json # Schedule configurations
├── user_settings.json # User preferences
└── logs/ # Execution logs

xattr -cr /Applications/DevBar.app

DevBar/
├── App/ # Application entry points
│ ├── DevBarApp.swift
│ ├── AppDelegate.swift
│ └── AppState.swift # Centralized state management
├── Models/ # Data models
├── Views/
│ ├── Dashboard/ # Dashboard window views
│ ├── MenuBar/ # Menu bar popup views
│ └── Components/ # Reusable UI components
├── Services/
│ ├── Execution/ # Process spawning & management
│ ├── Scheduling/ # Task scheduling
│ ├── Storage/ # JSON persistence
│ └── System/ # System tools integration
└── Supporting/ # Extensions & utilities

# Archive
xcodebuild -project DevBar.xcodeproj \
 -scheme DevBar \
 -configuration Release \
 -archivePath build/DevBar.xcarchive \
 archive
# Export
xcodebuild -exportArchive \
 -archivePath build/DevBar.xcarchive \
 -exportPath build/release \
 -exportOptionsPlist ExportOptions.plist

Contributions are welcome! Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.

• Built with SwiftUI and AppKit
• Icons from SF Symbols

Made with ❤️ for developers