One Thing

Run your Mac shortcuts from the menu bar. Cleaner, faster, more customizable way to organize and trigger workflows. From Sindre Sorhus.

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Pricing: Free
Curation: verified
Last checked: May 17, 2026

About

One Thing is a simple, native macOS menu bar app from Sindre Sorhus that puts a single task, goal, or reminder right in your menu bar so you stay focused on what matters.

What it does

1Put a single task or goal in your menu bar with one click
2Markdown styling for bold, italic, strikethrough, and clickable links
3Drag and drop tasks from Reminders, Things, or any text source
4Shortcuts, URL schemes, command-line tool, and Raycast scripts for automation
5Native Swift/SwiftUI app — fast, free, and ad-free

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