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Free and open source, supported by sponsorships.

 Free

Free and open source under the Eclipse Public License 1.0.

macOS macOS
  • Hundreds of pre-built plugins in many categories
  • Plugins can be written in any language
  • Controlled with a plain UDP message from any script
  • Many community clients for shells and programming languages
  • macOS only
  • App releases are infrequent
  • 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

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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