TickerBar

A lightweight macOS menu bar app for tracking stock prices in real-time using Yahoo Finance data. For Free. No "Pro" features.

Features

• Menu bar stock ticker — see live prices at a glance without opening any app
• Compact mode — stacked two-line display to minimize menu bar space
• Stock rotation — automatically cycle through your watchlist, or pin a single stock; skips closed markets
• Sparkline charts — tiny intraday price charts inline with each stock in the watchlist
• Price alerts — set above/below price targets and get macOS notifications when triggered
• Ticker search — autocomplete suggestions from Yahoo Finance when adding symbols

Installation

Homebrew (recommended)

brew tap TerrifiedBug/tickerbar
brew install tickerbar

Update with brew upgrade tickerbar.

Manual download

1. Download TickerBar.zip from the latest release
2. Unzip and drag TickerBar.app to your Applications folder
3. On first launch, macOS may show a Gatekeeper warning since the app is not notarized:
   • Right-click the app and select Open, then click Open in the dialog
   • Or run xattr -cr /Applications/TickerBar.app in Terminal to remove the quarantine flag

Build from Source

Requires Xcode 15+ and macOS 14+.

git clone https://github.com/TerrifiedBug/TickerBar.git
cd TickerBar
xcodebuild -scheme TickerBar -configuration Release build

The built app will be in build/Build/Products/Release/TickerBar.app.

Settings

Click the TickerBar menu bar item to open the watchlist, then click Settings to configure:

• Refresh interval (30s to 15 min)
• Stock rotation toggle and speed (3s to 1 min)
• Compact / normal menu bar display
• Show/hide percentage change
• Only refresh during market hours
• Launch at login
• Automatic update checking

Disclaimer

TickerBar is not affiliated, endorsed, or vetted by Yahoo, Inc. It uses Yahoo Finance's publicly available APIs. The data is intended for personal use only. You should refer to Yahoo!'s terms of use for any details on your rights to use the actual data downloaded.

License

MIT