Ravgeet Dhillon • 7/9/2025

Building a Smart Session Tracker for Your Mac's Menu Bar

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This technical tutorial details the creation of a smart session tracker application for macOS that resides in the menu bar. It explains how the bash script tracks work sessions, detects sleep/wake cycles and inactivity gaps, persists data across reboots, and sends break reminders. The article includes setup instructions using xbar and Homebrew, making it a practical guide for developers interested in productivity tools and macOS automation.

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