unixorn/lima-xbar-plugin

xbar/Swiftbar plugin to control lima-vm

Python

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updated Sep 21, 2026

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lima-xbar-plugin

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Lima is an alternative to using Docker Desktop on your Mac.

Description

This plugin is compatible with xbar and SwiftBar, and provides a menubar app that creates a Lima menubar option with submenus for each Lima VM on your machine. For each VM, you can:

  • start/stop the VM
  • stop, start or remove stopped containers
  • pull or remove images from the VM
  • Run an arbitrary command inside the VM with lima

Screen shots

Screen shot of xbar menu with container submenu for a running vm

Screen shot of xbar menu with image submenu for a running vm

Theme

Rename the plugin file to lima-plugin.[theme].[time_ext] to switch to the specified theme

e.g.

  • lima-plugin.10s -> default
  • lima-plugin.default.10s -> default
  • lima-plugin.text.10s -> text
  • lima-plugin.sf_simple.10s -> sf_simple
  • lima-plugin.sf_simple.10s.py -> sf_simple

Theme default: Theme default

Theme text: Theme text

Theme sf_simple: Theme sf_simple 1 Theme sf_simple 2

Installation

Copy lima-plugin to ~/Library/Application\ Support/xbar/plugins/lima-plugin.30s, or run make install

Dependencies

  • xbar or SwiftBar - Both allow you to make custom menubar apps with simple scripts.
bitbar-plugins
hacktoberfest
lima
lima-vm
swiftbar
swiftbar-plugins
xbar
xbar-plugin

Contributors

unixorn

174 commits

dependabot[bot]

19 commits

exculibar

5 commits

Languages

Python

98.2%

Makefile

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unixorn/lima-xbar-plugin

xbar/Swiftbar plugin to control lima-vm

Python

145

261 commits

updated Sep 21, 2026

See the code

README

lima-xbar-plugin

License Awesomebot Megalinter codeql GitHub stars

Table of Contents

Lima is an alternative to using Docker Desktop on your Mac.

Description

This plugin is compatible with xbar and SwiftBar, and provides a menubar app that creates a Lima menubar option with submenus for each Lima VM on your machine. For each VM, you can:

  • start/stop the VM
  • stop, start or remove stopped containers
  • pull or remove images from the VM
  • Run an arbitrary command inside the VM with lima

Screen shots

Screen shot of xbar menu with container submenu for a running vm

Screen shot of xbar menu with image submenu for a running vm

Theme

Rename the plugin file to lima-plugin.[theme].[time_ext] to switch to the specified theme

e.g.

  • lima-plugin.10s -> default
  • lima-plugin.default.10s -> default
  • lima-plugin.text.10s -> text
  • lima-plugin.sf_simple.10s -> sf_simple
  • lima-plugin.sf_simple.10s.py -> sf_simple

Theme default: Theme default

Theme text: Theme text

Theme sf_simple: Theme sf_simple 1 Theme sf_simple 2

Installation

Copy lima-plugin to ~/Library/Application\ Support/xbar/plugins/lima-plugin.30s, or run make install

Dependencies

  • xbar or SwiftBar - Both allow you to make custom menubar apps with simple scripts.
bitbar-plugins
hacktoberfest
lima
lima-vm
swiftbar
swiftbar-plugins
xbar
xbar-plugin

Contributors

unixorn

174 commits

dependabot[bot]

19 commits

exculibar

5 commits

Languages

Python

98.2%

Makefile

1.8%