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jandi vs xbar

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

jandi

7.0
Developer Tools

GitHub contributions in your status bar

xbar

8.5
Developer Tools

View output from scripts in the menu bar

Metric jandi xbar
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 7.0 8.5
30-day Installs 1 405
90-day Installs 6 1.2K
365-day Installs 18 3.2K
Version 1.15 2.1.7-beta
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 151 18.0K
GitHub Forks 11 649
Open Issues 5 186
License MIT MIT
Language Swift Go
Last GitHub Commit 1y ago 1y ago
First Seen Mar 4, 2021 Aug 9, 2023

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

xbar

xbar is a powerful macOS menu bar tool that allows developers to display script outputs directly in the menu bar, offering customization and automation capabilities.

Displays output from scripts or programs in the macOS menu bar.

Pros

  • + Customizable menu bar with script outputs
  • + Strong community support and active development
  • + Open-source with MIT license

Cons

  • - Beta version with some lingering bugs
  • - No auto-update feature