How horita compares to MeetingBar
Both are free, open-source menu bar apps for Mac that show your meetings and join calls in one click.MeetingBar has been around longer and does more. horita does less, on purpose. Here is where they differ, so you can pick the right one.
At a glance
| Feature | horita | MeetingBar |
|---|---|---|
| Price and license | Free. MIT license. | Free. Apache 2.0 license. Donations through Patreon, Buy Me a Coffee and in-app purchases. |
| macOS | 14 (Sonoma) or newer. | 12 (Monterey) or newer. |
| Calendar sources | Any account in macOS Calendar: iCloud, Google, Exchange. A direct Google Calendar connection is in development. | Any account in macOS Calendar, plus a direct Google Calendar connection. |
| Meeting links detected | Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. | More than 50 services, including Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Webex, Slack huddles, Discord and FaceTime. |
| Menu bar | A small icon until a meeting is close. Then a countdown, within a lead time you choose, and a progress ring during the meeting. | The current or next meeting shown all the time, as title, time, countdown, icon or service, configurable. |
| Day overview | A summary line: meetings left, busy time and when you’re free. Overlaps and back-to-backs are marked. Tomorrow’s first meeting once today is done. | Today’s events, with filters for all-day, declined, tentative and linkless events. |
| Reminders | A banner with a Join button, or a full-screen reminder. Off by default, lead time of 1 to 10 minutes, optional sound. | macOS notifications before meetings and full-screen reminders. |
| Joining | Join from the dropdown, right-click the icon for the next call, or a global keyboard shortcut. | Join from the menu or with a global keyboard shortcut. |
| Screen sharing | Hide meeting titles in the menu bar with one setting. | Title shortening. Hiding titles is not listed in its README. |
| Install | DMG download, or a Homebrew tap. | DMG from GitHub, Homebrew cask, or the Mac App Store. |
| Privacy | Calendars are read on your Mac. No account, no analytics. The only network use is update checks. | “Does not collect personal data”, per its README. |
| Extras | A single focus: the next meeting. | Bookmarks, ad-hoc meeting creation, AppleScript and Shortcuts actions, Raycast commands. |
Choose MeetingBar if
- Your calls run on Webex, Slack huddles, Discord or another of its 50+ services.
- You are on macOS 12 or 13.
- You want the next meeting’s title visible in the menu bar all day.
- You want the Mac App Store, AppleScript, Shortcuts or Raycast integrations.
Choose horita if
- You want the menu bar quiet until a meeting is actually close.
- Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams cover your calls.
- You want a one-line summary of the day, with overlaps and back-to-backs marked.
- You share your screen a lot and want meeting titles hidden with one setting.
- You are on macOS 14 (Sonoma) or newer.
Last checked: September 29, 2026, against the MeetingBar README and meetingbar.app. If something here is out of date, email hello@horita.app.
Want to try horita? Download it for Mac, free, or read the source on GitHub.