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ColimaBar

A native macOS menu bar app for Colima - the container runtime for macOS.

ColimaBar Screenshot

Features

  • Shows all Colima instances in the menu bar
  • Start/Stop each instance individually
  • View instance details (arch, CPUs, memory, disk)
  • Auto-refreshes status every 5 seconds
  • Lightweight, native Swift implementation

Requirements

  • macOS 13.0+
  • Colima installed (brew install colima)

Installation

From DMG

Download the latest release DMG and drag ColimaBar to your Applications folder.

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/colimabar.git
cd colimabar
./build-app.sh
open ColimaBar.app

To create a DMG:

Usage

Once running, ColimaBar appears in your menu bar:

  • Filled box icon - Colima is running
  • Empty box icon - Colima is stopped

Click the icon to:

  • View all Colima instances
  • Expand instance submenu for details and controls
  • Start or Stop individual instances
  • Refresh status manually
  • Quit the app

Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Action
R Refresh Status
Q Quit

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.