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AnyBar vs SwiftBar: catalog facts
AnyBar	SwiftBar
Free Free and open source under the Eclipse Public License 1.0.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS	macOS
Controlled with a plain UDP message from any script Many community clients for shells and programming languages	Any executable script can become a menu bar item Compatible with BitBar plugins
Shows only a dot, with no text or details Needs your own scripts or tools to decide when it changes	macOS only Useful features depend on writing or finding scripts
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: EPL-1.0	License: MIT
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 October 1, 2026

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