CheckMenu For Mac

Search for a to-do app, and you’ll find thousands in no time. The web is full of them, but many have two major issues: they’re bloated, and they’re not free.

CheckMenu is exactly what you need if you’re after a straightforward, free to-do manager. It runs solely in the menu bar, displays your tasks in a simple menu, and allows you to keep track of them at a glance, without even opening said menu.

When you launch it, CheckMenu goes straight to the menu bar. Open it, click Edit, and start adding your tasks one by one. The interface is minimalistic and not at all flashy, but it gets the job done.

From this window, you can add new tasks, clear the list, or check off the ones you’ve completed. You can also delete individual items. If a task has a longer name, however, it may not be displayed fully, but you’ll see the whole text in the menu bar.

Once you’ve added all your tasks, you can manage everything directly from the menu bar. The icon shows you how many tasks you’ve completed out of the total, giving you a good idea of how much progress you’ve made, at a glance.

After finishing a task, just click it in the drop-down menu to mark it as completed. There’s only one list, making the workflow very straightforward. The app best suited for daily to-do lists, not long-term projects.

CheckMenu is an app I’d recommend for personal use or professionals who just need a basic to-do list manager for daily tasks. It lacks the features to deal with anything more complex, but not everyone needs their software to do a million different things.