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Shuttle vs Itsycal

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Shuttle

7.0
Utilities

Simple shortcut menu

Itsycal

8.0
Utilities

Menu bar calendar

Metric Shuttle Itsycal
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 7.0 8.0
30-day Installs 16 924
90-day Installs 37 2.7K
365-day Installs 210 11.4K
Version 1.2.9 0.15.12
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 4.6K 3.8K
GitHub Forks 399 254
Open Issues 41 81
License MIT MIT
Language Objective-C Objective-C
Last GitHub Commit 4y ago 1mo ago
First Seen Aug 9, 2023 May 11, 2014

Reviews

Shuttle

Shuttle is a sleek macOS app that provides a quick shortcut menu for easy access to frequently used applications and files. It's particularly useful for developers and power users who rely on fast workflows. The app's simplicity and customization options make it a handy tool for enhancing productivity.

Shuttle displays a customizable shortcut menu with icons and labels for quick access to applications, files, and folders.

Pros

  • + Lightweight and efficient for quick access to shortcuts
  • + Customizable menu with icons and labels
  • + Open-source with a permissive MIT license

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Compatibility issues with newer versions of iTerm2 have been reported in the past

Itsycal

Itsycal is a minimal and efficient menu bar calendar for macOS, perfect for users seeking a compact yet functional calendar tool without the bulk of larger applications. It offers essential features like daily events, a clean interface, and seamless integration with macOS.

Itsycal provides a compact calendar view directly in the macOS menu bar, allowing users to check dates and events quickly.

Pros

  • + Minimal and space-efficient interface
  • + Quick access to calendar and events from the menu bar
  • + Active development and maintenance

Cons

  • - Limited advanced features compared to full calendar applications
  • - Past issues with bugs, though resolved