Runs on your Mac
Every feature of Brim runs on your Mac.
Brim / Mac / Utility
Small tools
at the top of your Mac
Brim is a Mac app that lives in the notch and the menu bar. It shows volume, brightness and what is playing, takes screenshots, records the screen and hides menu bar icons. Brim is free.
PlatformMac · macOS 14+
Lives inNotch · Menu bar
DataOn your Mac · No account
Features
Six kinds of work
in one app
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Notch
Volume and brightness show in the notch. Move the pointer onto the notch to open it.
- Now playing, with controls
- Your next calendar event
- Charging and low battery
- AirPods and other devices as they connect
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⇧⌘1 · F1
Snip
Brim outlines the element or window under the pointer. Scroll out for the window or the whole screen. Esc leaves.
- Shapes, arrows, pen, marker, text, numbers, mosaic, magnifier
- Pin a snip on top of your screen
- Copy the text in the image, scan QR codes
- Translate the text in place
- Pick colours
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F2
Screen recording
Record a region or the whole screen. System sound, the microphone and click highlights are one tap each.
- Light mode: Retina sharp, about 50–150 MB an hour of normal work
- Saved to Downloads and shown in Finder
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macOS 27
Menu bar
Put the icons you rarely use in a Hidden or an Always hidden row.
- Click ‹ on the menu bar to show them for a while
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Everyday helpers
Small jobs you do every day.
- Shelf for the files you drag
- Clipboard history
- Keep awake
- Keyboard lock, to clean the keys
- Camera mirror
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Mouse and trackpad
The mouse and the trackpad each scroll their own way.
- A scroll direction for each
- Smooth scrolling
- Actions for mouse buttons
- Instant Space switching
On your Mac
Runs on your Mac.
No account.
No account
No sign-up and no sign-in. Open it and use it.
macOS 14 or later
Hiding menu bar icons needs macOS 27.
Brim / Mac
The top of your screen
does more
Free. For Macs with an Apple chip or Intel, macOS 14 or later.