Your Mac comes with Automator, that’s nice. But there is so much more. Time to put your computer’s smarts to work!

Check out these Mac Menu Bar Productivity Apps:

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Effortless

Effortless

Effortless is a Mac menu bar app that helps you stay focused on one thing at a time. It allows you to create a simple plaintext to-do list and shows the task you’re currently working on in your menu bar.

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Free apps

QBlocker

Qblocker

QBlocker stops you from accidentally quitting an app. It works by blocking OS X’s default CMD + Q keyboard shortcut and forcing you to hold to quit. You can also choose to exclude apps from QBlocker.

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Free apps

Isolator

Isolator

When you’re working on a document and don’t want to be distracted, turn on Isolator. It will cover up your desktop and all the icons on it, as well as the windows of all your other applications so you can concentrate on the task in hand.

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Free apps

NewsBee

Newsbee

NewsBee adds a drop-down menu to your menu bar. In contrast, the menu only shows articles from one feed at the time. You switch to another website with a click of the mouse.

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