Ticker

Your meetings, always in sight.

A native macOS menu bar calendar — live countdown, one-click join, full event management.
Free forever. Pro for power users ($4.99 one-time, no subscription).

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Why Ticker?

	Fantastical	Dato	Meeter	Ticker
Price	$6.99/mo ($84/yr)	$4.99	$5.99	Free (Pro: $4.99 once)
Day timeline	Yes	No	No	Yes
Create events	Yes	No	No	Yes (Pro)
Drag to create/resize	Yes	No	No	Yes (Pro)
NLP quick-add	Yes	No	No	Yes (Pro)
One-click join	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
RSVP from menu bar	No	No	No	Yes (Pro)
Open source	No	No	No	Yes
Native SwiftUI	No (AppKit)	Yes	No	Yes

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Install

Download (recommended)

1. Download Ticker.dmg from Releases
2. Open the DMG, drag Ticker to Applications
3. Launch Ticker from Applications
4. First launch: Right-click Ticker.app → Open → Open (macOS Gatekeeper — one time only)
5. Sign in with Google when prompted

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/sethraj14/ticker.git
cd ticker

# Set up Google OAuth credentials
cp Ticker/Config.xcconfig.example Ticker/Config.xcconfig
# Edit Config.xcconfig with your client ID and secret

# Generate Xcode project and build
brew install xcodegen
xcodegen generate
./scripts/build-dmg.sh

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How It Works

Menu Bar:  "Standup in 23m"  →  "Standup in 45s"  →  "Standup NOW"
                                    |
                              [click menu bar]
                                    |
                    +-----------------------------------+
                    |   < Today, Mar 15  >              |
                    |-----------------------------------|
                    |   Rama Navami              All day |
                    |-----------------------------------|
                    |   9 AM +------------------+       |
                    |        | Team Standup  >   |       |
                    |  10 AM +------------------+       |
                    |        ----- now --------         |
                    |  11 AM +------------------+       |
                    |        | Design Review >  |       |
                    |  12 PM +------------------+       |
                    |-----------------------------------|
                    |  > UP NEXT                        |
                    |  Design Review - 11 AM    [Join]  |
                    +-----------------------------------+

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Free vs Pro

Free (forever)

• Live countdown timer in menu bar
• One-click meeting join (Meet, Zoom, Teams)
• Google Calendar day timeline with color-coded events
• Event details and attendee list
• All-day event banner

Pro ($4.99 one-time)

• Create, edit, and delete events
• NLP quick-add ("Standup 3pm 45m")
• Click or drag to create on timeline
• Drag to resize and move events
• RSVP — one-tap badge, expand to respond
• Guest management with autocomplete
• Multiple Google accounts
• Apple Calendar sync
• Day navigation (past/future)
• Smart notifications with configurable reminders
• Per-feature toggles in Settings

No subscription. Pay once, own it forever.

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Features

Live Countdown

Your next meeting + countdown in the menu bar. Per-second ticking under 60s. Calendar icon when your day is clear.

Day Timeline

Google Calendar-style vertical timeline. Events sized by duration, color-coded by calendar, overlapping columns for conflicts. Red "now" line.

One-Click Join

Google Meet, Zoom, Teams — tap the meeting, click Join. No hunting for links.

Create Events (Pro)

Click any empty slot. Or type "Team standup 3pm 45m" — NLP parses it. Drag on timeline to set duration visually.

Drag to Resize & Move (Pro)

Drag the bottom edge to resize. Grab the color bar to move. 60fps, snaps to 15-min grid.

RSVP (Pro)

Compact badge shows your status. Tap to expand and respond Going/Maybe/No. Collapses after selection.

Per-Feature Toggles (Pro)

Every Pro feature has its own switch in Settings. Keep what you use, disable what you don't.

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Architecture

Ticker/
├── TickerApp.swift              # MenuBarExtra entry point
├── ViewModels/
│   └── CalendarViewModel.swift  # State, timers, caching, fetch
├── Services/
│   ├── GoogleCalendarService    # OAuth + Calendar API
│   ├── EventKitService          # Apple Calendar via EventKit
│   ├── NotificationService      # Scheduled notifications
│   ├── LicenseManager           # LemonSqueezy license validation
│   └── LoopbackHTTPServer       # OAuth callback server
├── Models/
│   ├── CalendarEvent            # Unified event model
│   ├── FeatureFlags             # Per-feature Pro toggles
│   └── GoogleAccount            # Multi-account support
├── Views/
│   ├── PopoverView              # Main container
│   ├── DayTimelineView          # 24h scrollable timeline
│   ├── DraggableEventBlock      # Resize + move gestures
│   ├── MeetingBlockView         # Color-coded event blocks
│   ├── JoinSection              # "Up Next" with RSVP badge
│   ├── CreateEventView          # NLP + manual event creation
│   ├── DayNavigationBar         # Date nav with Pro gate
│   └── SettingsView             # Accounts, features, license
└── Helpers/
    └── KeychainHelper           # Token storage

Decision	Why
SwiftUI + MenuBarExtra	Native macOS 13+ API, smallest binary
Custom Layout for timeline	Pixel-perfect grid alignment
No dock icon	Pure utility — LSUIElement = true
XcodeGen	Reproducible builds, no .xcodeproj conflicts
LemonSqueezy	One-time purchase, no subscription infra needed
Per-feature flags	Pro users control exactly what's active

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Roadmap

• Multiple Google accounts
• Apple Calendar integration
• Create, edit, delete events
• NLP quick-add
• Drag to create, resize, move
• RSVP from menu bar
• Guest management
• Smart notifications
• Per-feature toggles
• Light/dark theme on landing page
• Custom app icon
• Calendar selection (show/hide)
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Homebrew cask
• Week view
• Auto-update (Sparkle)

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Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for setup instructions and guidelines.

Fork, branch (feat/your-feature), commit (conventional commits), PR.

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_{Built by Rajdeep Gupta. Because checking your calendar shouldn't require opening a browser.}