GitHub notification menu
Requires macOS Ventura 13.5 or later
GitHub’s notification system is powerful but overwhelming. Issues, PRs, reviews, CI failures, mentions all blur together in your inbox.
Octoping brings GitHub notifications to your Mac menu bar. See what needs attention, mark items as read, or open in your browser.
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Menu BarNative macOS app, no dock icon clutter
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Customise Menu BarChoose between tray, bell, or dot indicator
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Grouped by RepoNotifications organised under their repositories
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Mark as ReadSingle, per-repo, or all at once
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Icons Match GitHubColour-coded to show open, merged, closed, etc
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Click to OpenClick any issue to open it on github.com
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Auto RefreshConfigurable intervals from 1 minute to 24 hours
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Keychain StorageToken stored securely in macOS Keychain
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Launch at LoginStart automatically when you log in
Menu Bar Integration
- Native macOS menu bar app with no dock icon
- Multiple icon styles: Tray, Bell, or Dot
- Icon fills in when notifications are present
- Optional notification count badge
- Option to hide icon when empty
GitHub Notifications
- View all unread notifications from the menu bar
- Grouped by repository
- Supports all notification types
- Icon colours match github.com
- Click an item to open in browser
Mark as Read
- Click to open and mark as read
- Option-click to mark as read without opening
- Option-click repository to mark all its notifications
- One-click to mark all as read
Refresh Options
- Manual refresh button
- Auto-refresh: 1min, 5min, 15min, 30min, 1h, 2h, 4h, 8h, 24h
- Smart refresh when opening menu after 30 seconds
Sorting
- Most recent (default)
- Alphabetically by repository
Security
- GitHub token stored in macOS Keychain
- Token validated before saving
- Easy token management through app menu
System Integration
- Launch at login option
- Built with native frameworks only
- No external dependencies
Optimised
- Only 211 KB app download size
- Less than 40 MB base memory footprint
Octoping is not affiliated with GitHub