DamascenoRafael/reminders-menubar

Simple macOS menu bar application to view and interact with reminders. Developed with SwiftUI and using Apple Reminders as a source.

Swift

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615 commits

updated Oct 4, 2026

See the code

README

Reminders MenuBar

Reminders MenuBar

Simple macOS menu bar app to view and interact with reminders.

Features • Installation • Permission Request • Contributing • Languages • License

Reminders MenuBar in light mode Reminders MenuBar in dark mode

Features

  • All interactions through the macOS menu bar
  • Keep everything in sync with Apple Reminders
  • Create new reminders using natural language for due dates, lists, and tags
  • Mark as completed or edit due dates, priorities, recurrences, lists, tags, and more
  • View upcoming reminders with a configurable time interval
  • Search across all your reminders
  • Filter reminders through lists and tags
  • Customize the menu bar with icon, counter, or next upcoming reminder
  • Toggle the app with a global keyboard shortcut
Reminders MenuBar demo

Installation

Reminders MenuBar requires macOS Monterey 12 or later.

Homebrew

Reminders MenuBar can be installed using Homebrew.

brew install --cask reminders-menubar

Direct Download

Direct downloads are available on the releases page:

  • Disk image (.dmg): double-click to open, then drag the app to Applications
  • Zip archive (.zip): extract and drag the app to Applications

Permission Request

Reminders MenuBar uses EKEventStore to access reminders on macOS (which are available in Apple Reminders and can be synced through iCloud). On first use, the app should request permission to access reminders as shown in the image below. Also, in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Reminders it is possible to manage this permission. Click here if you are using OpenCore Legacy Patcher.

macOS window asking permission for Reminders MenuBar to access reminders

Contributing

Feel free to share, open issues and contribute to this project! ❤️

Languages

🇺🇸 English • 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese • 🇨🇳 Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) • 🇨🇿 Czech • 🇳🇱 Dutch • 🇵🇭 Filipino • 🇫🇷 French • 🇩🇪 German • 🇮🇩 Indonesian • 🇮🇹 Italian • 🇯🇵 Japanese • 🇰🇷 Korean • 🇵🇱 Polish • 🇷🇺 Russian • 🇸🇰 Slovak • 🇲🇽 Spanish (Latin America) • 🇹🇷 Turkish • 🇺🇦 Ukrainian • 🇻🇳 Vietnamese

▶︎ Click here to learn how to add new languages 🌐

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3.0.
See LICENSE for details.

apple-reminders
macos
macos-menubar
macos-swift
menubar
reminders
swift
swiftui
utility

DamascenoRafael/reminders-menubar

Simple macOS menu bar application to view and interact with reminders. Developed with SwiftUI and using Apple Reminders as a source.

Swift

3,967

615 commits

updated Oct 4, 2026

See the code

README

Reminders MenuBar

Reminders MenuBar

Simple macOS menu bar app to view and interact with reminders.

Features • Installation • Permission Request • Contributing • Languages • License

Reminders MenuBar in light mode Reminders MenuBar in dark mode

Features

  • All interactions through the macOS menu bar
  • Keep everything in sync with Apple Reminders
  • Create new reminders using natural language for due dates, lists, and tags
  • Mark as completed or edit due dates, priorities, recurrences, lists, tags, and more
  • View upcoming reminders with a configurable time interval
  • Search across all your reminders
  • Filter reminders through lists and tags
  • Customize the menu bar with icon, counter, or next upcoming reminder
  • Toggle the app with a global keyboard shortcut
Reminders MenuBar demo

Installation

Reminders MenuBar requires macOS Monterey 12 or later.

Homebrew

Reminders MenuBar can be installed using Homebrew.

brew install --cask reminders-menubar

Direct Download

Direct downloads are available on the releases page:

  • Disk image (.dmg): double-click to open, then drag the app to Applications
  • Zip archive (.zip): extract and drag the app to Applications

Permission Request

Reminders MenuBar uses EKEventStore to access reminders on macOS (which are available in Apple Reminders and can be synced through iCloud). On first use, the app should request permission to access reminders as shown in the image below. Also, in System Settings > Privacy & Security > Reminders it is possible to manage this permission. Click here if you are using OpenCore Legacy Patcher.

macOS window asking permission for Reminders MenuBar to access reminders

Contributing

Feel free to share, open issues and contribute to this project! ❤️

Languages

🇺🇸 English • 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese • 🇨🇳 Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) • 🇨🇿 Czech • 🇳🇱 Dutch • 🇵🇭 Filipino • 🇫🇷 French • 🇩🇪 German • 🇮🇩 Indonesian • 🇮🇹 Italian • 🇯🇵 Japanese • 🇰🇷 Korean • 🇵🇱 Polish • 🇷🇺 Russian • 🇸🇰 Slovak • 🇲🇽 Spanish (Latin America) • 🇹🇷 Turkish • 🇺🇦 Ukrainian • 🇻🇳 Vietnamese

▶︎ Click here to learn how to add new languages 🌐

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3.0.
See LICENSE for details.

apple-reminders
macos
macos-menubar
macos-swift
menubar
reminders
swift
swiftui
utility

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