MenuBarTasks

MenuBarTasks is a small macOS menu bar task manager built with SwiftUI and a small amount of AppKit for the status item, popover, floating pinned window, and global keyboard shortcut.

Open In Xcode

1. Open Xcode.
2. Choose File > Open...
3. Open MenuBarTasks.xcodeproj
4. Select the MenuBarTasks scheme.
5. Choose My Mac as the destination and run.

What It Includes

• Menu bar status item with a native popover.
• Quick-add field with Enter-to-save.
• Local JSON persistence in Application Support.
• Automatic grouping into Today and Upcoming.
• Complete, delete, and pin actions for each task.
• Global Cmd + Shift + T shortcut to show or hide the popover.
• Always-on-top floating window for pinned tasks.

Notes

• Tasks without a due date are intentionally treated as part of Today so they remain visible.
• The app runs as an accessory app, which keeps it out of the Dock and focused on the menu bar experience.
• If you changed files while Xcode was already open, use Product > Clean Build Folder once before running.