# SketchyBar (open-source desktop utility)

> SketchyBar is a free, open-source desktop utility for macOS. A highly customizable macOS status bar replacement. It has 12,536 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at FelixKratz/SketchyBar.

This bar project aims to create a highly flexible, customizable, fast and powerful status bar replacement for people that like playing with shell scripts.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/FelixKratz/SketchyBar |
| Platforms | macOS |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 12,536 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | C |
| Website | https://felixkratz.github.io/SketchyBar/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Archivers, cleaners & system utilities |
| Latest release | v2.24.1 (Oct 9, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 14, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/FelixKratz/SketchyBar/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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