MacBar
Menu bar monitor. The Terminal command installs to ~/Applications and clears quarantine.
curl -fsSL https://github.com/ilikemacos/MacBar/releases/download/v1.5.8/MacBar-v1.5.8.sh -o /tmp/macbar-install.sh && bash /tmp/macbar-install.sh
Chopsticks HQ · Independent software lab
Small lab. Sharp tools.
We ship a few products we stand behind — MacBar, Fathom, Universal-FrameFX, and WrenbyAI. Everything else lives in the catalog.
MacBar and Fathom: no accounts, no telemetry.
Universal-FrameFX 1.4.1 Beta9
MacBar v1.5.8
Featured project
Sharper picture. Smoother motion. Any window.
Universal-FrameFX upscales and adds generated frames to any game or app window, live.
- Up to 4×
- Frame generation
- FSR 1–4 · XeSS
- AMD and Intel upscalers
- CSR
- Sharp upscaling
- Any window
- Games, video, apps
Featured
Four we stand behind.
The rest of the lab is one click away.
Universal-FrameFX
Real-time window upscaler with temporal upscaling and frame generation.
MacBar
Menu bar monitor — CPU, temp, battery, GPU, RAM. Free, local, no account.
Fathom
Battery drain you can explain — why the percent dropped, on-device only.
WrenbyAI
WrenbyAI is a free coding assistant for web, Windows and macOS. It writes and runs code, and can help with FrameFX too.
Install
One card per product. Mac apps can use Terminal or a ZIP.
Fathom
Local battery drain. No account. Terminal install, or the App ZIP.
curl -fsSL https://github.com/ilikemacos/Fathom/releases/download/v0.3.8-Beta/install-fathom.sh | bash
Universal-FrameFX
Real-time upscaler and frame generator for any window. AMD FSR 1–4, Intel XeSS and CSR.
irm https://github.com/ilikemacos/universal-framefx/releases/download/v1.4.1-beta.9/install.ps1 | iex
WrenbyAI
Desktop app: Windows and macOS, auto-updatesWrenbyAI is a free coding assistant for web, Windows and macOS. It writes and runs code, and can help with FrameFX too. Use it in the browser now. The desktop app updates itself.
curl -fsSL https://ilikemacos.github.io/wrenbyai/install.sh | sh
irm https://ilikemacos.github.io/wrenbyai/install.ps1 | iex
About the HQ
Who we are, what we ship, and how we treat your machine.
Chopsticks HQ is a small independent lab for free, local-first software — macOS tools, browser games, and experiment pages. We publish under chopstickshq.com so every product has a clear home path, honest installers, and docs you can read without an account wall.
Master domain
chopstickshq.com is the hub. Product sites live under /macbar, /fathom, /fathom-pro, /universal-framefx, /haloisland, /minecraft, and more.
Own the stack
Native apps where it matters (Swift on Mac), simple ZIP / curl installers, and static product pages — no heavy framework tax on the download site.
Privacy-first
No product accounts. No telemetry from MacBar, Fathom Air, or Fathom Pro. Optional AI uses your provider keys and talks only to that provider.
Free by default
Core tools ship free. Fathom Pro is a $2 license on its product page. Basic sensors are never a cloud subscription.
Ship in public
Releases land on this site and GitHub · ilikemacos with versioned ZIPs, changelogs, and shell installers you can inspect.
Honest scope
We build small sharp tools — not a full productivity suite. If something is Beta or Experimental, the page says so.
What we build
The HQ is the catalog for everything under the chopsticks brand. Tools focus on system visibility and battery honesty on Apple Silicon. Games and portfolio pages stay lightweight and self-hosted so they load fast and work offline once cached.
- MacBar — free menu bar system monitor (CPU, temp, battery, GPU, RAM, network).
- Fathom Air — free local-only battery drain app for macOS.
- Fathom Pro — Air core plus weather and multi-provider AI (your keys).
- WrenbyAI — free coding assistant for web, Windows and macOS. It writes and runs code, and can help with FrameFX too.
- Universal-FrameFX — real-time window upscaler for Windows, with temporal upscaling and frame generation.
- Guides — how-tos and install notes.
How we treat your Mac
Sensor apps read system APIs (IOPS, IOKit, pmset, IOReport) on-device. Installers prefer readable shell scripts or App ZIPs you unzip yourself. We do not sell “cloud dashboard” accounts for these tools. Full legal text lives on the software disclaimer and product terms pages (for example MacBar Terms).
Want the long version — principles, channels, and contact links? Open the full About page.
Contact
Interested in a project, press, or a review? Press kit · chopstickshq@lam.ws · Share your build
Disclaimer
Disclaimer: All ChopsticksHQ software (MacBar, Fathom Air, Fathom Pro, and related tools) is provided “AS IS” with no warranties. Use at your own risk. Full software disclaimer