Octoping

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GitHub notification menu

Requires macOS Ventura 13.5 or later

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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.

Stop clicking refresh.

Menu Bar

Native macOS app, no dock icon clutter
Customise Menu Bar

Choose between tray, bell, or dot indicator
Grouped by Repo

Notifications organised under their repositories
Mark as Read

Single, per-repo, or all at once
Icons Match GitHub

Colour-coded to show open, merged, closed, etc
Click to Open

Click any issue to open it on github.com
Auto Refresh

Configurable intervals from 1 minute to 24 hours
Keychain Storage

Token stored securely in macOS Keychain
Launch at Login

Start automatically when you log in

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