Cal.com
Focus: booking. Shares open source and calendar with MeetingBar. A web app, not a Mac app. Freemium (MeetingBar: Free). Adds Web. Rated 4.4 (MeetingBar: 4.7).
Web AppFree planWeb, Cross-Platform
4.4Visit
Mac App
MeetingBar
A Mac menu bar app that shows your next meeting and joins it in one click.
Rating
4.7 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
macOS
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What is MeetingBar?
MeetingBar is a free, open-source Mac app that puts your next calendar event in the menu bar with a countdown. It finds the Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or other call link inside the invite and opens it with one click or a shortcut, so you stop digging through emails and calendars a minute before every call.
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Pros: what MeetingBar does well
- Joins calls from the menu bar in one click
- Works with dozens of video call services
- Free and open source
Cons: where it falls short
- Mac only
- Relies on the calendars set up on your Mac
Who MeetingBar is for
People with back-to-back video calls who hate hunting for links.
Who can skip it
Anyone with only a few meetings a week.
MeetingBar alternatives
Not sold on MeetingBar? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
Itsycal
Focus: menu bar calendar, mac app and events. Shares open source and github with MeetingBar. Adds Offline. Rated 4.6 (MeetingBar: 4.7).
Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.6Visit
Cron / Notion Calendar
Focus: keyboard and minimal. Shares calendar with MeetingBar. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows, Web and iOS. Rated 4.5 (MeetingBar: 4.7).
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit
Google Calendar
Focus: time blocking and free. Shares calendar with MeetingBar. A web app, not a Mac app. Adds Web, iOS and Android. Rated 4.5 (MeetingBar: 4.7).
Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.5Visit
Calendly
Focus: booking, meetings and scheduling links. Also in Calendar and Meetings, like MeetingBar. A web app, not a Mac app. Freemium (MeetingBar: Free). Adds Web, iOS and Android. Rated 4.6 (MeetingBar: 4.7).
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.6Visit
TickTick
Focus: todo list, task management and habit tracker. Shares calendar with MeetingBar. A web app, not a Mac app. Freemium (MeetingBar: Free). Adds Web, iOS and Android. Same 4.7 rating.
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.7Visit
Free alternatives to MeetingBar
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
Dayflow
Focus: time tracking, work journal and daily standup. Shares open source and github with MeetingBar. Rated 4.5 (MeetingBar: 4.7).
Mac AppFreemacOS
4.5Visit
Slidev
Focus: presentations, markdown slides and developer tool. Shares open source and github with MeetingBar. A framework, not a Mac app. Adds Web, Windows and Linux. Same 4.7 rating.
FrameworkFreeWeb, macOS
4.7Visit
Stats
Focus: system monitor and mac utility. Shares menu bar app and open source with MeetingBar. Adds Offline. Same 4.7 rating.
Mac AppFreemacOS, Offline
4.7Visit
whisper.cpp
Focus: speech to text, transcription and local ai. Shares open source and github with MeetingBar. An AI tool, not a Mac app. Adds Windows, Linux and Offline. Same 4.7 rating.
AI ToolFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit
Pomotroid
Focus: pomodoro, focus timer and desktop app. Shares open source and github with MeetingBar. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (MeetingBar: 4.7).
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit
solidtime
Focus: time tracking, billable hours and toggl alternative. Shares open source and github with MeetingBar. A web app, not a Mac app. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (MeetingBar: 4.7).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit
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