Menu Bar

Full access to your daily plan, tucked away.

With the desktop app running, Sunsama sits in your menu bar (macOS) or system tray (Windows and Linux). What it can do depends on your operating system.

Use it instead of the focus bar for a less intrusive window into your timer and task list, or in addition to the focus bar to keep focus bar timer notifications with the added shortcuts in the menu bar.

macOS

If you’re on Mac, you’ll see the Sunsama logo in your top Mac menu bar. Click on it to take any number of actions such as: pausing the timer, taking a break, joining a meeting, or completing a task. The menu bar drop down also displays your upcoming calendar events, tasks in today’s list, and other quick links and actions.

macOS menu bar

Windows and Linux

We’re a bit limited with what we can do in Windows and Linux compared to macOS, but you can right-click on the Sunsama icon in the tray for an enhanced menu of options and actions.

Windows menu bar

Settings

On macOS, you can configure your menu bar in Settings > macOS Menu Bar:

  1. Show menu bar icon: turn the menu bar on or off. It’s on by default.
  2. Ticking timer: show the timer with seconds, or just minutes.
  3. Show task name: show the name of the task you’re focused on next to the timer.