F-Bar6.2.0

F-Bar lets you manage Laravel Forge servers from the macOS menu bar, handling frequent tasks without opening the Forge dashboard or a browser. You can deploy sites, restart Nginx, MySQL, and PHP-FPM, reboot servers, inspect server status, view Nginx access and error logs, and open SSH sessions. Its SSH integration manages hosts, users, keys, and jump connections, then opens the session in Terminal, iTerm, or Hyper.

A global shortcut opens a floating search field from anywhere on your Mac, where fuzzy matching finds servers, sites, and commands as you type. One-click deployment is available for each site, while built-in HTTP monitoring can send desktop and push notifications when deployments finish. Notifications are enabled per site without configuring webhooks or setting up third-party accounts, and F-Bar can switch between Forge accounts without repeatedly logging in and out. The app is written in Swift, uses minimal RAM rather than embedding a browser, and complements Forge’s web interface, which remains intended for complex configuration.

F-Bar suits developers and server operators who repeat quick deployment, monitoring, service-restart, and SSH tasks throughout the day; an iOS companion provides monitoring, notifications, and emergency actions on the go, with limited functionality compared with macOS. Version 6.2.0 is a complete rebuild using Forge’s new API after the older APIs were retired, preserving compatibility as the previous macOS app stopped working on March 26, 2025. It runs on MacOS with Intel and Apple Silicon support, is cataloged as freeware, and the developer describes the macOS and iOS apps as separate purchases, with yearly billing through Paddle; macOS works standalone while iOS serves as its companion.