TimeGauge
See time move in your Mac menu bar
What is Timegauge?
TimeGauge transforms your Mac menu bar into a visual time awareness tool, displaying progress bars for your day, month, year, lifespan, and custom deadlines. Built as a lightweight native Swift application, it runs silently in the background with zero RAM or battery impact, keeping your time perspective visible without anxiety. Designed for Mac users who want a persistent, privacy-first reminder of how their time is flowing.
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Key Features of Timegauge
- Day progress percentage tracking
- Month and year progress visualization
- Custom lifespan tracking based on birthdate
- Flexible deadline tracking with real-time progress
- Custom countdown timers
- Prioritize and reorder timers
- Launch at login automation
- Negligible system footprint (Swift native)
- MacOS preferences panel with custom ordering
- Local storage with zero servers
- Apple App Sandbox security
- Developer signed and notarized by Apple
Who Should Use Timegauge?
Increase awareness of daily time allocation
Track personal milestones and deadlines
Monitor life progress and longevity awareness
Manage product sprint countdowns
Track travel preparation timelines
Monitor exam preparation schedules
Habit and launch countdowns
Timegauge: Pros & Cons
✓Pros
- Negligible memory and battery footprint
- Privacy-first design with no account or analytics required
- Native macOS integration in menu bar
- Automatic launch at login
- Lightweight Swift implementation
- Apple sandbox security protection
- No external servers or tracking
- Available on Mac App Store
Tool Details
- Pricing
- Free
- Category
- Project Management
- Added
- Jul 2026
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