# Googly Eyes

Watchful eyes in your menu bar. Price: Free. Platforms: macOS. Get it from: [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6743048714). Requires macOS 26 or later. Free older versions for macOS 15: [download](https://sindresorhus.com/googly-eyes#older-versions). Version 1.2.0, released March 24, 2026.

URL: https://sindresorhus.com/googly-eyes

Add playful eyes to your menu bar that follow your cursor and blink when you click, like `xeyes` of old Unix desktops. Pure whimsy! 👀

Change the size of the eyes in the settings, or make the left button blink the left eye and the right button blink the right eye, so they wink at you. The eyes also show where the cursor is when you lose it.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### I have a feature request, bug report, or some feedback

Click the feedback button in the app or [send it here.](https://sindresorhus.com/feedback?product=Googly%20Eyes&referrer=Website-FAQ)

### The app does not show up in the menu bar

[How to make the app show up in the menu bar](https://sindresorhus.com/apps/faq#app-not-showing-in-menu-bar)

### Why is it using a lot of CPU?

The app is optimized as much as possible, but macOS is inefficient at updating menu bar items. Also, make sure you know how to [interpret CPU usage](https://sindresorhus.com/apps/faq#high-cpu).

### Does it support multiple screens?

Partly.

The eyes follow your cursor across displays. However, menu bar items on inactive secondary displays are just static macOS clones, so those eyes cannot track independently.

The real eyes live on the display with the active menu bar. macOS only makes another display active when you click something on it, for example a window or the desktop. Moving the pointer there is not enough. So when you move the pointer to another display, the eyes there stay frozen until you click on that display.

This is a macOS limitation and cannot be worked around. There is no supported way for an app to change which display has the active menu bar.

### Why is this free without ads?

I just enjoy making apps. Consider leaving a nice review on the App Store.

### Can you localize the app into my language?

I don’t plan to localize the app.

## Older Versions

- [1.1.4](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p4ym425ivfp4ex1enlh1l/Googly-Eyes-1.1.4-macOS-15-1774281617.zip?rlkey=7jbf2llhjjielpvde6rcpvp8n&raw=1) for macOS 15+

## Non-App Store Version

A special version for users that cannot access the App Store. It won’t receive automatic updates. I will update it here once a year.

[Download 1.2.0](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t8qoulw2nfo2wbzoekbop/Googly-Eyes-1.2.0-1774281367.zip?rlkey=purr5ntc70na53ndpt06oxcuh&raw=1)

*Requires macOS 26 or later*