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SwiftBar vs AnyBar: catalog facts
SwiftBar	AnyBar
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the Eclipse Public License 1.0.
macOS	macOS
Any executable script can become a menu bar item Compatible with BitBar plugins	Controlled with a plain UDP message from any script Many community clients for shells and programming languages
macOS only Useful features depend on writing or finding scripts	Shows only a dot, with no text or details Needs your own scripts or tools to decide when it changes
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: EPL-1.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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