Progress Bar OS X

Productivity

menu bar time tracker

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Progress Bar OS X

Progress Bar OS X. How much % of a year/month/day has passed in menubar

progressbarosx.com

#menu bar#year progress#time progress#macos#progress bar

87points
73comments
#502of 2,155 in 2018
Top 24%of 2018 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

10 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 9 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.

Pricing: 5 for, 4 againstIdea: 2 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Simple, interesting idea

    From 2 comments
    • Both a simple and very interesting idea... Could get one to stop procrastinating.
      cerberusss on HN
    • I really love this idea and greatly appreciate the brevity in implementation, the sales pitch, and the landing page. If I had one suggestion it would be a slightly different…
      vogt on HN
  • $5 price is fine or could be higher

    From 3 comments
    • Don’t hear the naysayers, $5 is a good price for it, frankly $4 would be even better not because it’s cheaper in so much as it’s less than a round number that could be used as a…
      holografix on HN
    • I would pay at least 10$ for this, considering how much time it can potentially save me a year. You should consider to raise the price!
      andrandr on HN
    • I like the price tag. It's ballsy
      samstephenson on HN

Objections

  • $5 price is too high for the app

    From 2 comments
    • Intersting idea, but I feel you'll have a difficult time with that price tag.
      rp1229 on HN
    • I agree. I'm not against selling software, but $5 for something I could probably whip up in an hour and post as open source is really not the best way to get people to use your…
      saagarjha on HN
  • Easy to recreate with BitBar or scripts

    From 2 comments
    • This can easily be done using the program BitBar. https://github.com/matryer/bitbar
      rubatuga on HN
    • Everyone here (on MacOS) who wants it can just use BitBar. With bitbar it's one print statement in Python. (Just print current time divided by total time.) (Yes yes, typing in…
      ReverseCold on HN
  • Morbid or depressing theme

    From 2 comments
    • I don't mind the 'business model' (I think it's a bit rich to be asking $5 for this, but then you're asking $5 from people who spent $2000-4000 on a laptop). What I do mind a bit…
      xchaotic on HN
    • As if I needed more induced anxiety worrying about the passage of time. "time isn't holding up. time isn't after us."
      byproxy on HN
  • Unsigned app triggers macOS security warning

    From 2 comments
    • I get an security error when I open this on my mac. Is it hard to become an identified developer?
      crocfish on HN
    • 99/year to not get the security warning. Maybe not worth it for free/open source/hobby projects. Can bypass it by right clicking and choosing ‘Open’ but then you have to make…
      jboles on HN

Requests

  • Firefox addon

    From 1 comment
    • thanks, i find this much more useful. any chance to create an addon for firefox as well?
      InternetJohnny on HN
  • Clearer visual design, not confused with battery

    From 1 comment
    • I really love this idea and greatly appreciate the brevity in implementation, the sales pitch, and the landing page. If I had one suggestion it would be a slightly different…
      vogt on HN
  • Lower price or free with donations

    From 2 comments
    • Should be free, with no annoyware and offer a $5 purchase for some extra features, or simply ask for donations
      ponco on HN
    • I agree. I'm not against selling software, but $5 for something I could probably whip up in an hour and post as open source is really not the best way to get people to use your…
      saagarjha on HN

Questions

  • Why reference OS X in the title

    From 1 comment
    • I don’t get why you’d reference ‘OS X’ in the title when that name was retired years ago. I assumed this was an app that had been around for a while yet the domain was registered…
      Kognito on HN
  • Why not publish in the App Store

    From 2 comments
    • why don't developers publish small apps like this in the app store?
      crocfish on HN
    • As another comment has mentioned, this developer doesn't seem to have a valid certificate from Apple. They can't be on the App Store unless their software is signed.
      saagarjha on HN

Alternatives named

  • BitBar

    From 1 comment
    • This can easily be done using the program BitBar. https://github.com/matryer/bitbar
      rubatuga on HN
  • Year Progress Twitter accounts

    From 2 comments
  • Mortality Chrome extension

    From 1 comment
    • Those that find this interesting might also want to check out Mortality, a chrome extension. It replaces the default new tab window with a count down and has the ability to set…
      Trundle on HN
  • Android progress widgets

    From 2 comments
    • Just found this little gem for Android that allows you to have progress bars like these as a launcher widget. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.donationcoder.pbol
      EvanDotPro on HN
    • Found another Android widget alternative: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.davee44.dayprogress
      EvanDotPro on HN

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