Zone Bar
World clocks in your menu bar
Know what time it is for your team, friends, and family with a glance at your menu bar.
$4, one-time purchaseRequires macOS 26.1 or laterNo data collected
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The app called Zone Bar, available on the Mac App Store, presents itself as a feature extension for the menu bar and lets you show several world clocks side by side there. “Zone Bar” lets you display up to eight time zones in the Mac menu bar at the same time.
Add clocks for any time zone, give them custom names and emoji, and see them at a glance. The time travel slider lets you check what time it will be hours from now across all clocks. Useful for planning meetings or checking if friends abroad are awake.
Simple by design. No sync, no widgets, no iOS version. Just your clocks, always there when you need them.
Features
- Menu Bar Display
Show up to 10 clocks directly in your menu bar - Time Travel
Slide to see what time it will be hours from now across all time zones - Custom Labels
Name each clock (“Tokyo Office”, “Mom”) and add emoji icons - Keyboard Shortcut
Toggle the window with a global shortcut - Adjustable Text Size
Make it comfortable to read
Privacy
Your clocks never leave your device. The app is built without internet permissions (no network entitlement), so macOS prevents it from connecting to the internet even if it wanted to. The time zone search uses Apple Maps through macOS.
Recent Reviews, all with five stars
Indispensable, practical tool!
Zone Bar is my daily companion as a digital nomad working across continents and a myriad timezones daily. The instant visibility, simplicity and ease of scheduling meetings worldwide is absolutely genius. Cheers and thanks for this innovative companion on the road!
Wonderful!
Was looking for something exactly like this for ages.
Tips
- Right-click a time zone to see more info and copy.
- The +1/−1 indicator shows when a time zone is in a different day.
- Press Command+ when the time zone window is open to quickly add a new time zone.
Frequently Asked Questions
I have a feature request, bug report, or some feedback
Click the feedback button in the app or send it here.
Can it show seconds?
No. This is a glanceable menu bar app. Seconds clutter the UI and have real performance costs in menu bar updates.
Can it show the UTC offset (e.g. UTC+8)?
No. I want to keep it minimal. The focus is on name and time. You can right-click a time zone to see it.
Does it handle summer / winter time (DST) correctly?
Yes. It follows macOS time zone rules, including daylight saving, so times update automatically. Unless you pick a fixed time zone like UTC+2.
I only see Chinese cities when adding a time zone. Where are London, San Francisco, etc.?
This is a macOS bug when searching from China. You will have to pick a time zone manually using the … button.
Can you add half hour steps to the Time Travel slider?
No. It’s meant for quick, rough shifts. Smaller steps slow it down. If you need an exact offset, just adjust the minutes yourself.
Does the app use CPU constantly to keep the time updated?
No. It updates once per minute. Negligible.
Does it show AM/PM or 24-hour time?
It follows your macOS system time format. You can change it in “System Settings › General › Date & Time”.
I already own Dato. Does this offer any benefits over its similar feature?
Compared to the similar feature in Dato:
- More minimal
- Flag or emoji icons
- Custom text size
Can you add sync?
No. iCloud sync is unreliable and causes a huge support burden. It’s not worth the effort for this app.
Get Zone Bar
World clocks in your menu bar
$4, one-time purchase
- Platform
- macOS
- Requires
- macOS 26.1 or later
- Category
- Utilities
- Released
- November 2025
- Privacy
- No data collected
- Developer
- Sindre Sorhus