MarketPulseBar – Real-Time Stocks & Crypto in Your macOS Menu Bar

Track stocks, crypto, ETFs, FX, indices — live in your macOS menu bar. No charts. No clutter. Just signal.

MarketPulseBar is a native macOS menu bar app that shows real-time market prices right in your menu bar. Use Price-Only mode to track live prices and 24h movement, or Portfolio mode to enter your units and average cost and see your live P/L at a glance. No charts, no dashboards — just the numbers that matter, always visible while you work.

Built for traders, investors, and curious market watchers who want speed, clarity, and zero distraction.

Live Market Data:

• Stocks (AAPL, TSLA, NVDA…)
• Crypto (BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP…)
• ETFs (SPY, QQQ, VTI…)
• Forex (USDJPY, EURUSD…)
• Indices (S&P 500, NASDAQ, Dow Jones)
• Commodities (Gold, Silver)
  

Smart Menu Bar Display Modes:

Choose how symbols appear based on your screen size:

• Multi Mode – show all symbols at once
• Rotate Mode – rotate one symbol at a time
• Hybrid Mode – show N symbols and rotate the rest (best overall)

Perfect for small laptops or ultrawide screens.

Compact Display:

Enable Compact Mode to shorten symbols:

• BTC-USD → BTC
• USDJPY=X → USDJPY
• ^GSPC → GSPC

Clean. Minimal. Professional.

Extremely Lightweight & Secure:

• Near-zero CPU usage
• Minimal memory footprint
• Runs quietly in the background
• Notarised by Apple
• No trackers, no ads, no analytics

Built with Swift + AppKit, not Electron.

Who Is This For?

• Day traders
• Long-term investors
• Crypto holders
• Developers & builders
• Anyone who hates opening charts 100 times a day