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AnyBar vs SketchyBar: catalog facts
AnyBar	SketchyBar
Free Free and open source under the Eclipse Public License 1.0.	Free Free and open source.
macOS	macOS
Controlled with a plain UDP message from any script Many community clients for shells and programming languages	Every item is defined by your own scripts Configuration can be changed while the bar runs
Shows only a dot, with no text or details Needs your own scripts or tools to decide when it changes	macOS only Needs shell scripting to get a useful setup
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: EPL-1.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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