Gitify

Gitify is a menu bar app that shows your Git notifications on the Mac. It started with GitHub and now also reads notifications from GitLab, Gitea, Forgejo, Codeberg and Bitbucket Cloud.

Click the menu bar icon to see unread items for each account. You can mark a notification as read or done, or unsubscribe from a thread, without opening a browser tab. Filters narrow the list by reason, repository or account. Inside the window, single keys get you around: r refreshes, f opens Filters, s opens Settings and q quits. A global shortcut to show or hide Gitify can be set in Settings under System.

You can sign in to several accounts at once, including GitHub Enterprise Server and self-managed GitLab. On github.com you use Login with GitHub. Other hosts use a personal access token or an OAuth app, and Bitbucket uses an app password. Optional system notifications and a sound tell you when something new arrives, and the Appearance settings offer a Classic or Glass design, themes and zoom.

Gitify is free and released under the MIT licence. The Mac download is a universal build for Apple Silicon and Intel, and the Homebrew cask needs macOS 13 or later. The app checks for updates at launch and every 24 hours. It suits developers and maintainers who follow many repositories and want to keep up without living in their inbox.