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Desktop utilities
Reviewed resources in Desktop utilities. 67 resources listed.
afm-server
github.comA macOS menu bar app that exposes Apple's on-device Foundation Models through OpenAI- and Ollama-compatible local API endpoints, so nothing leaves the machine.
Ambient Context
ambientcontext.appA macOS menu bar app that quietly logs what you read and work on all day into local Markdown files, then turns that record into a cited knowledge base and daily summary for an AI assistant.
BagIdea Office
bagidea.github.ioA desktop-wallpaper visualization that renders your running Claude Code agents as pixel-art office workers, walking to desks, asking permission before risky actions, and holding meetings that can turn into proposals you approve or reject.
Omni
hanxiao.ioA native macOS app that indexes text, code, PDFs, images, audio and video into one vector space for semantic search across a Mac's entire local filesystem, running fully on-device with no network connection required.
Ollama AI for Raycast
raycast.comA Raycast extension that connects to a local or remote Ollama server for chat, quick writing-assistance commands, image understanding and model management, directly from Raycast's launcher.
Snip
snipit.devA menu-bar screenshot and annotation app for macOS and Linux that also gives AI coding agents a visual mode, rendering diagrams and previews for a user to review and annotate on screen.
codexU
shanggqm.github.ioA macOS menu bar and desktop app, with a new Windows Tauri build, that tracks OpenAI Codex and Claude Code quota windows, token usage, today's tasks and a locally computed AI usage score.
DeepSeek Monitor Windows
github.comA Windows desktop app that shows a DeepSeek API account's balance, monthly spend, and token usage by model, adapted from a macOS menu-bar tool of the same purpose.
coding-plan-assistant
chromewebstore.google.comcoding-plan-assistant is a browser extension and macOS menu-bar app that tracks AI subscription plans and token usage across several Chinese AI platforms and surfaces deals, reviews and AI news.
CSSwitch
github.comA macOS menu-bar app that routes the Claude Science desktop client to a third-party model API, such as DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM, Kimi, MiniMax or any OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible endpoint, and can switch back to the official Claude account at any time.
HeiGe Codex Skin Studio
heigeai.comA one-click theme and skin switcher for the OpenAI Codex Desktop app on macOS and Windows, applying a custom look through Chrome DevTools Protocol injection without modifying the application itself.
OpenClip
getopenclip.appOpenClip is an open-source macOS menu-bar utility that pops up contextual actions for selected text, such as copy, transform, calculation and AI-assisted writing, and supports custom extensions in JavaScript, AppleScript or shell.
LockIME
github.comA macOS menu-bar app that keeps a chosen keyboard input source locked, re-applying it whenever it drifts, with separate rules per app, per website, or a global default.
HermesPet
hermespet.ccHermesPet is a native macOS menu-bar companion that puts several AI chat and coding-agent sessions, including Claude Code, Codex, QwenCode and Kimi, into one control panel, showing each session's connection state and execution steps at a glance.
Claude Status Bar
github.comClaude Status Bar is a small macOS menu bar app that shows Claude Code's live status: an animated icon while it's thinking or running a tool, a dot when it needs your permission, and the elapsed time of the current turn.
MacPacker
macpacker.appA free, open-source archive manager for macOS that opens more than forty archive, disk-image, and compression formats, letting you browse and preview contents, including nested archives, without extracting them.
WhichSpace
github.comA macOS menu bar utility that shows which virtual desktop Space is active and lets you switch, move windows, and customize how Spaces are displayed across multiple screens.
AI Coding Assistant Data Extraction
github.comA free, open-source tool that extracts a user's own local chat history from AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Aider and Cline into one normalized JSONL format.
DS4 Control
github.comA signed macOS menu-bar app that launches, supervises and monitors a local DeepSeek V4 or V4.1 inference server, downloading model weights and gating launches by a Mac's available RAM.
SiliconScope
siliconscope.calidalab.aiA sudoless Apple Silicon system monitor with a native SwiftUI dashboard and menu bar suite that tracks the Neural Engine, Media Engine and memory bandwidth alongside CPU and GPU metrics.
Ping Island
erha19.github.ioPing Island is a macOS menu-bar app that shows the status of your AI coding-agent sessions in a Dynamic-Island-style popup, lets you answer a waiting agent's question, and jumps you back to the right terminal or IDE window.
MacTools
mactools.ggbond.appA free, open-source collection of native macOS menu bar tools with a plugin marketplace, letting users build custom panels, automation workflows and system status widgets.
burrow
burrow.computerA free, open-source native Mac system-maintenance app for junk cleanup, app uninstalling, duplicate finding, and disk analysis, with a built-in MCP server so AI agents can query and clean the system with consent.
ClaudeBar
tddworks.github.ioA macOS menu bar app that tracks how much of your AI coding quota remains across many providers, including Claude, Codex, Gemini, Copilot and Cursor, with reset countdowns and low-quota alerts.