A Little ExtraBar Goes a Long Way

I’ve been farting around with ExtraBar since I got it, and I really like the approach. It’s effectively a replacement for your Menu Bar (or more accurately, utilities like Bartender that clean up an overstuffed Menu Bar), but there are a few ways of configuring it to make it, indeed, an extra bar. This is how I’ve set it up; I like having all of my menu bar icons showing when I’m plugged into a larger display. Show Desktop: activates the function-f12 keystroke Fill Screen: sets the currently active window to fill the entire screen, but not the single-window mode a la iPad. Center Window: Centers the currently active window OmniFocus: open Perspective: “U2” OmniFocus Show Safari Sidebar Safari: multiple controls, including showing the sidebar and search tabs Home Focus Toggle Work Focus Toggle Trigger Macro by Name (search Keyboard Maestro macros) Typinator Search Bookmarks (Shiori): activates the Shiori bookmark manager in ExtraBar MailMaven: multiple controls Clear Notifications…