FeedsBar press kit: facts, screenshots, marks and review licenses

Current version: 1.2.18 (live from the release feed)
Price: $24.99, one-time purchase, no subscription
Platform: macOS 14 or later, Apple Silicon and Intel
Distribution: Direct download, notarized; no account required
Made in: Dublin, Ireland. Independent.
Privacy: No ads, no analytics on reading, no account. A six-hourly install ping behind a random id, disclosed in full on /privacy

Screenshots

Real captures, not renders. Shown as webp for speed; every caption links the full-resolution PNG.

The FeedsBar ticker scrolling headlines — The ticker: curated headlines, weather, and the pulsing topic orb. Full-res PNG

FeedsBar ticker tuned to the music lane — The ticker with the music lane tuned: album art, artist stream blended with feeds. Full-res PNG

FeedsBar ticker on the Red background, tuned to the music lane — One of six background choices (Red), with the music lane tuned. Full-res PNG

The FeedsBar Ambient Board full-screen, with the now-playing album tile — The Ambient Board full-screen. While music plays, one tile is the album. Full-res PNG

FeedsBar settings: the Signal Board across 806 sources and the topic orbs — Settings: the Signal Board across every source, and the topic orbs. Full-res PNG

Marks

Badges

Linking to FeedsBar or the Signal 500? These are made for it. Pick dark or light and the snippet follows. Sources in the Signal 500 have their own “Featured in” badge on their source page.

Embed it

<a href="https://feeds.bar/" title="FeedsBar: a real-time signal layer for your Mac">
  <img src="https://feeds.bar/badges/feedsbar-dark.svg" alt="FeedsBar, a signal layer for your Mac" width="260" height="60" loading="lazy">
</a>

Embed it

<a href="https://feeds.bar/signal-500/" title="The Signal 500: the open web's best sources, measured">
  <img src="https://feeds.bar/badges/signal-500-dark.svg" alt="The Signal 500" width="260" height="60" loading="lazy">
</a>

What it is, in five beats

The ticker: A slim, always-on strip of headlines at the edge of the screen. Glance at it or ignore it; nothing interrupts.
The Signal 500: Every source is hand-picked and scored in the open: editorial quality, ad restraint, independence. The method is published.
Curated sets: One-tap bundles, from Breaking News to a Mac pillar (MacRumors, MacStories, Six Colors…) and a Zeitgeist set of what the world is looking up right now.
It follows your music: Play a song and the ticker re-tunes to the artist: press, videos, gigs, similar artists, podcasts. Room identification is opt-in and on-device; audio never leaves the Mac.
The board: The same feeds full-screen, for a spare monitor or the office wall. It shows the album while music plays.

Writing about FeedsBar?

Review licenses are free for the asking. One email, no forms: hello@feeds.bar. Happy to answer anything about the Signal 500 method, the music lane, or how an indie Mac app ships in 2026.