DuoBar on the Mac App Store vs. DuoBar on GitHub: which is which
By Teekam Suthar · · 4 min read
DuoBar on the Mac App Store is a menu bar app by Teekam Suthar: one live icon for your battery, Wi-Fi and memory, with a full page for every reading one click away. There's also a separate, free, open-source app called DuoBar on GitHub, by a different developer, and the two aren't related.
What this DuoBar does
DuoBar replaces a row of menu bar icons with one status mark: a ring, a center glyph and four dots, each showing a reading of its own. Out of the box that's battery, Wi-Fi and memory.
Click it, and a popover opens with a page for each reading:
- Battery: time to full, Low Power Mode, maximum capacity and cycle count.
- Network: a download and upload graph for the last minute.
- CPU: a usage graph, load averages, thermal state and uptime.
- Memory: App, Wired, Compressed and Cached, split the way Activity Monitor does it.
- Disk: free space on every volume.
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Sound, with your devices' battery levels and the output picker.
With DuoBar Pro
- Any metric, any slot. Put any of eight readings on the ring, in the center or on the dots: Battery, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Volume, Network, Memory, CPU or Disk.
- Unfolds on hover. Point at the mark and it opens into a separate icon for each reading, then folds back when you move away.
- Live moments. The mark briefly shows what just happened, then steps back: plugging in, the battery dropping to 20% and 10%, AirPods connecting, the network dropping or coming back, a change in volume.
- Profiles. Save setups like Work, Travel and Minimal, and switch between them from the popover.
Make it yours
Nine colors, three ring thicknesses and an adjustable icon size come free. Gradient and segmented ring styles come with Pro.
Private and light
- No analytics, no tracking and no network requests. Everything is read on your Mac through Apple's public APIs.
- It only reads the metrics you can see, and the icon only redraws when something changes.
- It's an agent app: no Dock icon and no windows, just the mark in your menu bar.
DuoBar is free on the Mac App Store, with a one-time Pro upgrade ($6.99 in the US). It runs on macOS 14 or later, including macOS 27, on Apple silicon and Intel Macs.
How it compares with the GitHub DuoBar
The GitHub DuoBar is a free, open-source app by a different developer, with the same name and a similar starting idea. Its icon shows a fixed set of readings, battery, network and volume, and you can't choose what each part shows. Clicking it opens a compact panel.
| This DuoBar | The GitHub DuoBar | |
|---|---|---|
| Get it from | The Mac App Store | GitHub |
| What the icon shows | Battery, Wi-Fi and memory. With Pro, any of eight readings in any slot | A fixed set: battery, network and volume |
| Click it for | A full page for each of eight readings | A compact panel |
| Unfolds into separate icons | Yes, with Pro | No |
| Live moments | Charging, low battery, AirPods, network drops and volume, with Pro | AirPods connecting |
| Styles | Nine colors, three thicknesses, gradient and segmented rings, profiles | Monochrome, with optional battery colors |
| Price | Free, with a one-time Pro upgrade | Free and open source |
How to tell which one you have
If you installed it from the Mac App Store, it's this one. If you downloaded it from GitHub, it's the other app. For help with this DuoBar, contact Teekam.
FAQ
What does DuoBar on the Mac App Store show?
Battery, Wi-Fi and memory in one menu bar icon. Click it for a page for each reading: battery, network, CPU, memory, disk, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sound. With Pro, you can put any of eight readings on the icon itself.
Is the Mac App Store DuoBar a version of the GitHub one?
No. They're separate apps by different developers that happen to share a name. The Mac App Store DuoBar is made by Teekam Suthar.
Is DuoBar free?
Yes. The free version has the default mark, every color and thickness, and the full popover with all its pages. Pro is a one-time purchase that adds any metric in any slot, unfold on hover, live moments, profiles and extra ring styles.
Does DuoBar collect any data?
No. It has no analytics, no tracking and makes no network requests. Everything is read on your Mac through Apple's public APIs.
Which Macs does DuoBar work on?
Macs with Apple silicon or Intel, running macOS 14 or later, including macOS 27.