Hey everyone! 👋 Super excited to finally share Hoot with you today.
So here’s the backstory: we spend way too much time on our Macs, and we kept getting annoyed by how many clicks it took to do simple stuff—checking the weather, finding a screenshot, stopping the Mac from going to sleep, or just grabbing a quick tool. None of it felt close at hand. That’s when we thought… what if all of this just lived in the menu bar? And boom—Hoot was born.
What’s inside 🦉:
👉 Widgets for things you always want to glance at (weather, battery, calendar, network, crypto).
👉 12 handy tools—screenshot taking, audio/vide compression, color picker, QR code generator and more.
👉 Recent Screenshots—because digging through Finder for that one shot is the worst.
👉 Sleep / Awake toggle—your Mac won’t nod off when you don’t want it to.
👉 And the best part: everything’s just one click away in your menu bar.
We like to think of Hoot as your little Swiss Army knife for Mac—tiny, fast, and always right there when you need it.
What’s next? ✨ More widgets, more tools, and more ways to make it feel yours. We’ve got a ton of ideas, but we’d really love to hear what you think—what’s one thing you wish you had sitting in your menu bar right now?
Thanks for checking out Hoot, we had a lot of fun making it and we hope it sneaks into your daily workflow. 🚀
This couldn't have come at a better time! I was just chatting with a few friends who are designers and they were venting about the hassle of switching apps for simple tools. It's so frustrating when you need to grab a screenshot or access a tool quickly. Hoot seems like the perfect solution for that, especially with the way it keeps everything right in the menubar. I love the idea of having a Recent Screenshots tray.
If you're looking to connect with more Mac users who could really benefit from this, let me know. I’ve got some insights on where they hang out online.
The menu bar approach makes sense for frequently used tools. I probably check weather and battery status way too often throughout the day.
How does the recent screenshots feature handle storage management? Most people accumulate hundreds of screenshots and never clean them up. Does it show everything or have some kind of intelligent filtering?
Also curious about the sleep/wake toggle - can it handle different power management scenarios, like staying awake only when on power vs battery, or does it just override system settings completely?
This is a game-changer for productivity nerds! With 95 upvotes already, it's clear there's massive demand in the menubar utility space. Huge potential here!
This looks perfect for someone like me who hates cluttered desktops. Having widgets and tools tucked away neatly in the menubar feels refreshing. The screenshots tray with drag and drop is a real productivity booster.
This looks so handy! Love how Hoot brings all those little everyday tools and widgets right into the menu bar. Makes so much sense and saves so many clicks. Excited to see what new widgets and tools you add next! 🚀
