A NATIVE MAC WORKSPACE & STATUS BAR

The things you check.
One place to find them.

Switch workspaces, see your next meeting and change the music. Put the widgets you use where you want them, on each display.

Explore the bar

macOS 14+ · Swift & AppKit · Open source

CONSTELLATIONBARNative / Cove · THREE LAYOUTS

Native / Cove in Rail, Islands and Compact layouts, with workspaces and the System panel

Rail · Islands · CompactNative source render · Sample data

3 layouts 2 theme families Settings for each display No app telemetry

This page previews the current source, including the new theme browser and diagnostics. The download below is the published 0.7.1 alpha; some changes shown here are still in development. Browse the source

01 / WIDGETS

Open the details.
Keep them handy.

Hover to open a panel. Click to pin it while you work, then close it when you’re done.

Choose what belongs in your bar.

Add, hide and reorder your widgets. Configure System’s bar readings without adding separate CPU, memory, network or thermal widgets.

System

Choose CPU, memory, network and thermal readings in one widget.

Now Playing

Track details and supported playback controls.

Calendar

Upcoming events and meeting links.

Audio

Input, output and supported volume controls.

VPN

Separate states for your configured connections.

Agent Status*

Coding-agent activity on this Mac and connected SSH hosts.

Battery

Charge, power source and remaining time.

Clock

Your local time, plus the world clocks you choose.

Weather

Current conditions for your configured location.

Disk

Storage usage on your Mac.

Uptime

Time since your Mac last started.

Timer

Start a countdown, pause it and pick up where you left off.

Keep Awake

Keep your Mac awake for a set time while you work.

Reminders

See upcoming reminders from the lists you choose.

Keyboard

Check and switch your enabled input sources.

* Agent Status currently supports Codex. Support for other coding agents can be added.

02 / THEMES

Familiar Mac controls.
Or your terminal colors.

Native has three colors: macOS, Cove and Porcelain. Typeset has eight color schemes and 28 variations. Every theme works with all three layouts. Your selection also changes this page’s colors and type.

Theme family

Native color

Native / Cove: native app render showing Rail, Islands and Compact layouts

A black rail with macOS blue highlights. Its optional desktop corners have an adjustable radius.

Current source preview · Sample data · macOS materials use an opaque render fallback.

03 / SETUP

Fit the bar
to your workspace.

Cove Islands layout with music and the clock in the center and system widgets at the edge

Centered widgets on a wide display · Sample data

Use AeroSpace, or run standalone.

Connect AeroSpace to switch workspaces, focus application windows and browse application cards. Standalone mode shows your active app and widgets. Workspace previews don’t need Screen Recording access.

Give each screen its own setup.

Choose a display’s layout, theme, widget positions and workspace buttons. Put music or a clock in the center of a wide screen. Export your configuration to keep a copy.

See what needs attention.

The current source includes live provider diagnostics, sample times and shortcuts to settings. It also adds startup registration repair and a GitHub update check with verified downloads.

Enable the connections you use.

Calendar and Reminders request access from their setup buttons. Apple Music asks for Automation access when needed. macOS Now Playing needs no browser extension. Weather sends your configured coordinates to Open-Meteo when enabled.

PUBLISHED ALPHA · 0.7.1

Try it on your Mac.

Download the ZIP, extract it and move ConstellationBar.app to Applications. The published build is Developer ID signed and notarized by Apple.

Download for Mac

0.7.1 release notes & checksums

The screenshots above show newer source changes. Check the release notes for what’s included in this download.