yet another menu bar app that makes it easy for you to tack on your statuses with a cli
brew install nhomble/tap/tack # CLI only, arm64For the menu bar app, build from source:
make build # swift build -c release
make bundle # package Tack.app (no Xcode needed)
make run # bundle + open it
sudo make install # tack -> /usr/local/bin, Tack.app -> /ApplicationsBoards get their own menu bar icon. Tacks are line items under a board.
tack board set sys --icon desktopcomputer --tooltip "system status"
tack board list [--json]
tack board clear sys # cascades, deletes its tacks too
tack set sys cpu "12%"
tack list [<board>] [--json] # all tacks, or just one board's
tack clear sys cpu
tack path # print db pathIcons are SF Symbol names — browse in the SF Symbols app. Bad name = no icon, no crash. Tooltip shows on hover.
LaunchAgent plist pointing ProgramArguments at .build/release/TackBar,
RunAtLoad+KeepAlive true, then launchctl load ...plist.