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Octopulse

Free

A read-only GitHub monitor for the macOS menu bar: workflow runs, pull requests, issues and stars at a glance.

Download for macOS

Version 1.0.6

App Store version in review

System Requirements

  • macOS 15 or later
  • A GitHub account
  • The Octopulse GitHub App installed on the accounts and organizations you want to monitor
Octopulse application icon

Updates and improvements in Octopulse.

  1. 1.0.6

    November 10, 2026

    Latest

    • Under the hood: updates, About, Launch at Login and the Settings window now come from a shared component, the same one used in other Tokrl apps. Nothing changes in how Octopulse reads your repositories.
    • Small differences in Settings: the selected icon no longer bounces, and in the download version the update controls sit below the About page. If enabling Launch at Login needs your approval in System Settings, the switch now stays off until you approve it, and an error is shown if macOS refuses.

  2. 1.0.5

    November 10, 2026

    • The refresh button now refreshes at once, and the menu header counts down to the next update instead of saying "Updated now".
    • You can choose how often workflow runs, pull requests, issues and stars are refreshed (30 seconds at the shortest). Settings shows how many of GitHub's 5,000 hourly requests that would use.
    • Stars shows the star count and opens the repository's stargazers page on GitHub. The list of people who starred is gone: GitHub no longer provides it to read-only apps. New stars still appear in Activity.
    • The Pull Requests, Actions and Issues submenus always end with a link to the full list on GitHub.
    • Octopulse now removes locally stored data of any other GitHub account left on the Mac, and notification previews no longer show repository details when macOS hides them.
    • Settings polish: repositories and GitHub access are separate sections, private repositories show a padlock, the search field sits above the list, a new Refresh & Data icon, and a Say Thanks link in About (direct download).

  3. 1.0.4

    November 9, 2026

    • A new app icon.

  4. 1.0.3

    November 9, 2026

    • Completed the privacy fix from 1.0.2: the repository list is now refreshed on every launch and after waking, so names saved by an earlier version no longer remain on screen.
    • Organization repositories are listed only when you have explicit access to them. Public repositories that anyone can read are no longer counted as yours.
    • Menu bar counters and activity now cover only repositories you can still access.

  5. 1.0.2

    November 7, 2026

    • Fixed a privacy issue: another person's GitHub account name could appear in the repository list and the owner filter. Octopulse now lists only your own account and the organizations you belong to.

  6. 1.0.1

    November 7, 2026

    • Fixed a privacy issue: cached GitHub responses could be reused after switching to a different GitHub account on the same Mac. The cache is now tied to the signed-in account.

  7. 1.0

    November 6, 2026

    • First public release: a read-only GitHub monitor in the macOS menu bar.
    • A grid of up to 10 tracked repositories with open pull requests, running and failing workflows, open issues, and stars.
    • Running Actions with live status and timers, and pull requests and issues filtered to all, yours, or awaiting your review.
    • Stars with the people who starred, and activity across your tracked repositories.
    • Menu bar counters for running workflows, failing workflows, and open pull requests.
    • Local notifications for workflow results, review requests, new pull requests and issues, tags, and releases.
    • Sign in with GitHub, with read-only permissions and credentials kept in the Keychain. Updates through Sparkle in the version downloaded from tokrl.com.