What are those apps in the menu bar?

[You are the One]

User dogslobber asked in the Apple Seeds Third OS X 10.11.4 El Capitan Beta to Developers thread "What are those apps in the menu bar?"

I thought that was a good question. Here is my menu bar:

Cookie.
Nvidia Web Driver
Audio Switcher
Flux
DNS Crypt
Little Snitch

And the green one all the way to the right:
Viscosity

Anyone else?

 

[KALLT]

DNS Crypt

That’s a good one, never heard of it before. My provider’s DNS works just fine and I found the setup and maintenance of a public DNS always a bit too annoying. This is actually a fantastic helper application.

I use most of the other applications already and I can recommend them as well, particularly Little Snitch and Cookie. I can also suggest Amphetamine, Magnet and Dropshelf.

 

[Shirasaki]

I use flux, Magnet, MacID, and Stats Bar frequently. I also use Time Machine to backup as well.

 

[Weaselboy]

Top row... Forecast Bar, Fantastical 2, Cookie, Bartender
Bottom row... Dropbox, Carbon Copy Cloner, Moom, Arq (online backup)

 

[justperry]

A few more here.

Totalspaces
ClipMenu
Gas Mask
Macs Fan Control

 

[You are the One]

Nice, that was a few new to me.

 

[krendel]

BetterTouchTool
Shimo VPN client
CleanMyMac
Skype
Dropbox
Google Music Manager (no retina icon, shame on you, Google)
Viber
Monosnap
iStats Menus

 

[manu chao]

Top row... Forecast Bar, Fantastical 2, Cookie, Bartender
Bottom row... Dropbox, Carbon Copy Cloner, Moom, Arq (online backup)

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How do you get a second row?

 

[Weaselboy]

How do you get a second row?

https://www.macbartender.com

With the app Bartender. It allows you to move what you want (like less frequently used items) off to a second row so the menu bar is not so cluttered. It also allows you to set all the menu items in whatever order you want and they will stay in that order. Great app.

 

[manu chao]

https://www.macbartender.com

With the app Bartender. It allows you to move what you want (like less frequently used items) off to a second row so the menu bar is not so cluttered. It also allows you to set all the menu items in whatever order you want and they will stay in that order. Great app.

Thanks.

 

[justperry]

BetterTouchTool
Shimo VPN client
CleanMyMac
Skype
Dropbox
Google Music Manager (no retina icon, shame on you, Google)
Viber
Monosnap
iStats Menus

Still a few I don't know, for instance Shimo VPN client and Monosnap.

Just FYI, get rid of CleanMyMac, it is crap, and not needed at all for OS X, it has been said many times it's rubbish.

 

[You are the One]

Top row... Forecast Bar, Fantastical 2, Cookie, Bartender
Bottom row... Dropbox, Carbon Copy Cloner, Moom, Arq (online backup)

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What is that wheel at the bottom, far right? I have an icon looking exactly like that flashing for a brief moment once in a while on my menu bar. I have grown suspicious of it since I don't know what it is

 

[maflynn]

TextExpander, OpenDNS, 1Password, OneDrive, GotomyPC, CreateCloud, Vmware Fusion. Drobo, DropBox, and iStat Menus

 

[Weaselboy]

What is that wheel at the bottom, far right? I have an icon looking exactly like that flashing for a brief moment once in a while on my menu bar. I have grown suspicious of it since I don't know what it is

That is to access the settings for Bartender.

 

[You are the One]

That is to access the settings for Bartender.
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Hmm, I don't have Bartender. Weird, same icon. Some day..

 

[KALLT]

I have an icon looking exactly like that flashing for a brief moment once in a while on my menu bar. I have grown suspicious of it since I don't know what it is

That’s usually a sign that an Automator script is executed. Apple uses these too for some services, folder actions and so forth. Usually nothing to worry about.

Still a few I don't know, for instance Shimo VPN client and Monosnap.

Shimo is a VPN client. OS X has one built in, but this one is a lot more powerful and supports OpenVPN too. It’s quite expensive though and if you want something cheaper, you should look at Viscosity.

 

[AZhappyjack]

Top row: Bartender, DropBox, Fantastical 2, WiFi, Date/Time, Battery

Bottom row: HandyPrint, Geektool, 1Password, Volume, Keyboard Preferences, Easy Remote Desktop, Moom, FreeSpace, Padlock, Drive Mounter, Drobo Dashboard, Airplay, Bluetooth, Spotlight, Time Machine, TextExpander, Notification Center and Bartender Preferences

 

[You are the One]

That’s usually a sign that an Automator script is executed. Apple uses these too for some services, folder actions and so forth. Usually nothing to worry about.

Thank you very much, KALLT.

 

[You are the One]

That’s usually a sign that an Automator script is executed. Apple uses these too for some services, folder actions and so forth. Usually nothing to worry about.

Is there any way to list Automator scripts running on the machine? Maybe a Terminal command or something?