macOS · Menu-bar app

Your friendly
Mac companion.

Six handy menu-bar tools, wrapped in one tidy app. Capture and translate screenshots, generate QR codes, keep your Mac awake, browse clipboard history, watch CPU + memory, and convert pictures — all from a single buddy in your menu bar.

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Open-source-ish. No accounts. No subscriptions.

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A peek inside

Capture and translate, generate QR codes, browse clipboard history, and tune every tool from Settings.

Screenshot annotator with translate panel
Region capture → annotate → translate. Pick a target language and the captured text is rendered back in place.
QR Code generator
Custom colours, dot & eye shapes, and an embedded logo — copy or save as PNG.
Clipboard history
Search the last n things you copied — text or images. Pin the ones you reuse.
Keep Awake with duration picker
Keep your Mac awake for 15 minutes, an hour, or indefinitely — pick a duration straight from the menu bar.
CapyBuddy menu-bar dropdown
Everything lives in the menu bar — open any tool from one tidy dropdown.
Menu Bar settings — choose which tools appear
Pick which tools show in the dropdown — hidden ones still run in the background.
Screenshot settings — choose a trigger shortcut
Three hotkey styles to choose from — Snipaste, CleanShot X, or Shottr — to avoid conflicts.
System Monitor settings
Live CPU + memory in the menu bar, formatted your way.

Six tools, one menu-bar app

Each tool is independent — turn off the ones you don't need from Settings.

Screenshot

Region capture with a global hotkey, then annotate, translate, copy, save, or pin the result.

Keep Awake

Prevents your Mac from sleeping or dimming the display for a chosen duration.

Clipboard

Keeps a searchable history of recent clipboard items, including images. Pin the ones you reuse.

System Monitor

Adds a menu-bar status item showing live CPU, memory, and other system stats.

Picture Converter

Drag-and-drop converter between PNG, JPEG, HEIC, TIFF, GIF, AVIF, ICO, BMP, ICNS, JP2.

QR Code

Generate scannable QR codes with custom colors, dot & eye shapes, and an embedded logo.

Get CapyBuddy

Free. No ads. Apple Silicon & Intel.

Download latest release from GitHub View source on GitHub →

Support & feedback

Found a bug? Want a new tool inside CapyBuddy? Tell us — issues land straight in the project's GitHub.

Report a bug

Something not working? Open a bug report — we'll be notified on GitHub.

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Suggest a feature

Got an idea for a new tool inside CapyBuddy? Pitch it.

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Ask a question

Stuck on permissions or hotkeys? Drop a question.

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No GitHub account needed — your feedback goes straight to our issue tracker. Prefer email? dev@atlai.co.uk.