One bar for all.
FavTray is a macOS menu bar application that replaces six or more separate utilities with a single icon for your developer tools: a developer cockpit, eye rest timer, AI usage tracker, window manager, keep-alive, cloud cost monitor, system information, port manager, menu bar manager, GitHub notifications, and reminders. No FavTray server stores your data, and no account is required.
Your menu bar is a mess
Developers install a timer for eye breaks, a window manager for screen layout, a system monitor for CPU stats, a keep-alive tool for Slack, and more. Each one adds another icon, another subscription, another privacy policy. It does not have to be this way.
Menu Bar Clutter
The average developer runs 5-8 menu bar icons: a timer, a window manager, a system monitor, a keep-alive tool, and more. Each adds visual noise and cognitive overhead.
Subscription Fatigue
iStat Menus ($14.99), Rectangle Pro ($9.99), and other utilities add up. You end up paying $50-100 per year across separate apps with separate update cycles.
Privacy Scatter
Each app has its own privacy policy, its own analytics, its own data handling. With 5+ tools, that is 5+ privacy policies to trust.
Every tool. One icon.
FavTray consolidates your essential developer tools into a single menu bar icon. Each tool is independent — enable only what you need. Disabled tools don't run.
One Icon, Every Tool
A developer cockpit, AI usage tracker, GitHub, window manager, keep-alive, cloud costs, system info, port kill, menu bar manager, notes, projects and eye rest — all accessible from a single menu bar icon.
Health Is Free. Power Is Paid.
Eye rest and break reminders are free forever — wellbeing is never a paywall. Every other tool opens on Free with a daily limit or a small cap, and a one-time $4.99 Lifetime license removes them — the full notch island included.
No FavTray Server, No Account
No FavTray server stores your data. The app talks directly to the services you already use, plus a license check and an update check. No account to create.
Built for Developers
Every tool is chosen for the developer workflow: AI cost tracking, port management, window snapping, system monitoring. Not generic utilities — developer utilities.
FavTray vs. separate apps
| Category | Separate Apps | FavTray |
|---|---|---|
| Eye rest timer | Time Out (free) | Included |
| Window manager | Rectangle Pro ($9.99) | Included |
| System monitor | iStat Menus ($14.99) | Included |
| Keep alive | Amphetamine (free) | Included |
| AI cost tracking | Helicone ($20+/mo) | Included |
| Cloud billing | Manual console checks | Included |
| Port manager | Terminal commands | Included |
| Menu bar tidy | Bartender ($16) | Included |
| GitHub notifications | Web inbox / Octobox | Included |
| Total menu bar icons | 6-9 icons | 1 icon |
| Total annual cost | $50-100+/year | $40/year |
| Privacy policies | 6-9 different | 1 (no FavTray server stores your data) |
Each tool replaces a category
- Eye Rest Timer replaces Time Out, Stretchly, Break Timer. Free forever
- Window Manager replaces Rectangle, Magnet, Moom, BetterSnapTool. Free, thirds 20 a day
- System Info replaces iStat Menus, Stats, MenuMeters. Free forever
- Keep Alive replaces Amphetamine, KeepingYouAwake, Lungo. Free, 3 h a day
- AI Usage Tracker replaces Helicone, LangSmith, manual billing checks. Free forever
- Cloud Costs replaces AWS Console, GCP Console, Infracost. Free, 1 account
- Port Kill replaces Terminal lsof + kill commands. Free, 10 kills a day
- Menu Bar Manager replaces Bartender, Hidden Bar, iBar. Free forever
- GitHub Notifications replaces GitHub web inbox, email filters, Octobox. Free, 2 repos
Frequently asked questions
What apps does FavTray replace?
FavTray replaces Time Out or Stretchly (eye rest), Rectangle or Magnet (window management), iStat Menus or Stats (system monitoring), Amphetamine (keep-alive), Helicone or LangSmith (AI cost tracking), Bartender or Hidden Bar (menu bar tidy), the GitHub web notifications inbox, and manual terminal commands for port management and cloud billing.
Is FavTray free?
Yes. Every tool opens on Free. The developer cockpit, Eye Rest Timer, AI Usage Tracker, System Info and Menu Bar Manager have no limit. Port Kill (10 kills a day), Keep Alive (3 hours a day), window thirds (20 a day), Screenshot, AI Writer and Meetings have a daily limit, and Reminders, GitHub, Cloud Costs, Notes and Projects cap how many you add. Pro, a one-time $4.99 Lifetime license, removes every limit and adds Space and the full notch island.
Does FavTray work on Apple Silicon?
Yes. FavTray is a universal app (Apple Silicon and Intel), tested on Apple Silicon with macOS 26. It requires macOS Sonoma 14.0 or later.
How is FavTray different from Bartender or Hidden Bar?
Bartender and Hidden Bar only organize your existing menu bar icons. FavTray includes a Menu Bar Manager tool plus its other developer tools — all behind one icon, free or with Pro.
Does FavTray send any data to the cloud?
No FavTray server stores your data. The app talks directly to the services you already use, plus a license check and an update check. There's no account and no cloud sync.
What macOS version does FavTray require?
FavTray requires macOS Sonoma 14.0 or later. It's a universal app (Apple Silicon and Intel), tested on Apple Silicon with macOS 26.
Can I use just one tool without the others?
Yes. Each tool is independent — enable only what you need from the sidebar. Disabled tools don't run.
How is FavTray different from iStat Menus?
iStat Menus is a dedicated system monitor ($14.99) that adds its own menu bar icon. FavTray includes system monitoring, free, plus its other developer tools in a single icon. A one-time $4.99 Lifetime license removes the Free limits — the full notch island included.
Start with one icon
Try FavTray free. Every tool free with daily limits; Pro removes them for $4.99 once. 7-day unlimited trial, no credit card required.