A native macOS menu bar app for world clocks. Add time zones, name them, pin favorites to the bar, and check times at a glance.
All zones in one menu |
Favorite on the bar |
Preview another time today |
- Menu bar clocks: Open the globe (or a pinned clock) to see all your zones in one menu
- Pin to menu bar: Show emoji and live time for any clock directly in the bar
- Time scrubber: Drag to preview times across all zones for another moment today (great for meetings and "are they awake yet?")
- City search: Add places by name, the app resolves the time zone for you
- Custom labels & emoji: Rename clocks ("Tokyo office", "Mom") and pick flags or emoji
- Day phase icons: Optional sun/moon hints for morning, day, evening, and night
- Launch at login: Optional, off by default
TZBar is a menu bar utility, not a background service.
- Icon-only mode: no timers, no periodic work-idle CPU and memory stay negligible while the menu is closed
- Pinned mode: clocks update on each local minute boundary only (
:00), not on a fast poll loop - Native AppKit, no sync stack, no widgets, no tracking, no dependencies, just clocks when you need them
Requires macOS 15 or later.
- Coordinating with remote teams across time zones
- Scheduling international calls without mental math
- Tracking home time while traveling
- Staying in touch with family and friends abroad
brew install swiftformat swiftlintmake run # Debug build and run
make build # Debug build
make build-release # Release build
make format # Auto-format Swift sources
make format-check # Verify formatting
make lint # Run SwiftLintThis project uses the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0. You may use and modify the software for noncommercial purposes.
- There: solid, MIT, claims low CPU usage yet heavy power usage on my machine (hence why I built my own)
- Zone Bar: also solid, $4, closed source