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jandi vs Thaw

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

jandi

7.0
Developer Tools

GitHub contributions in your status bar

Thaw

7.0
Utilities

Menu bar manager

Metric jandi Thaw
Category Developer Tools Utilities
AI Score 7.0 7.0
30-day Installs 1 3.6K
90-day Installs 3 11.1K
365-day Installs 18 25.2K
Version 1.15 2.0.0
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 151 2.7K
GitHub Forks 11 54
Open Issues 5 38
License MIT GPL-3.0
Language Swift Swift
Last GitHub Commit 1y ago 5mo ago
First Seen Mar 4, 2021 Feb 5, 2026

Reviews

jandi

Jandi is a macOS status bar app that displays your GitHub contributions directly in the menu bar. It's a lightweight tool designed for developers who want to track their contributions without opening a browser. The app is open-source and built with Swift.

Displays GitHub contributions in the macOS status bar.

Pros

  • + Lightweight and integrates well with macOS
  • + Open-source with a permissive MIT license
  • + Useful for developers who frequently check their GitHub contributions

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Low installation count suggesting limited adoption

Thaw

Thaw is a menu bar manager for macOS that offers customization and control over the menu bar items. It is a fork of Ice, designed to enhance the user experience by providing a sleek and functional interface. Users who value a clean and organized menu bar will benefit from this app.

Thaw allows users to customize and manage their macOS menu bar items.

Pros

  • + Customizable menu bar items
  • + Active development and updates
  • + Forked from a well-known menu bar manager

Cons

  • - Open bugs reported by users
  • - Compatibility issues with macOS 26