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Make money from your
menu bar.

AdsInBar lets advertisers bid for space in your menu bar and shares the revenue with you. Real ads, live in your dock, as you work.

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Sell your empty screen space

AdsInBar adds an ad in your empty menu bar space. Advertisers pay to be shown on your screen, and we share the revenue with you. Use your Mac as you normally do and get paid passively.

01 Install AdsInBar

02 View an ad

03 Get paid

How much can I make?

Earnings vary based on how much you use your MacBook and the current ad rate. Active users can earn upwards of multiple dollars per day.

AdsInBar is free to install and use.

There is no subscription or paid plan. Advertisers pay for the ad space, and AdsInBar shares that revenue with you.

Example balance

$42.68

Available$37.68

Pending$4.00

It displays ads. It does not watch you.

AdsInBar never reads your screen, files, apps, browser history, window titles, keystrokes, or screenshots. It checks only the basic status needed to know whether the ad was visible for a full minute.

Mac status

Whether your Mac is awake, unlocked, and showing the ad.

Recent activity

Whether you have used your computer in the past few minutes.

Ad clicks

Whether you clicked an ad. It does not track what you did afterward.

Read the full privacy policy →

Data boundary

Screen contentsNever read

Apps & browser historyNever read

Window titles & filesNever read

Keystrokes & screenshotsNever captured

No Screen Recording, Accessibility, or Input Monitoring permission.

Ramp

Time is money. Save both.

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TOTAL BALANCE · EXAMPLE

$28.42

$21.15 available

$7.27 pending

Earnings · 7 days$21.15

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Settings

Snooze

Disable

Account

⟳ Meeting at 2:00 PM

Pause it whenever you need to.

Before a meeting or screen share, pause AdsInBar from showing ads. Snooze it for 30 minutes, a couple of hours, or the rest of the day. You can also hide it indefinitely until you're ready to turn it back on.

While paused, AdsInBar will not show any ads, and you will not earn money.

Want to advertise on AdsInBar?

Reach active MacBook users with minute-long menu bar placements. Start with a $15 minimum spend and track impressions, clicks, and country breakdown in your dashboard.

Current launch rate

$6 per 1,000 minute-long impressions

Dashboard ⊞

$15 minimum · $6 per 1,000 minute-long impressions · campaigns reviewed before they go live

EXAMPLE CAMPAIGN REPORT

Active

Northline launch

Impressions

24,380

Clicks

312

CTR

1.28%

Country breakdown$146.28 spend

United States

47%

United Kingdom

18%

Canada

14%

Australia

10%

Other

11%

Questions

How do I get paid?

Stripe Connect onboarding is available so you can add payout details. Requesting and sending payouts is not live yet. Once transfers launch, earnings clear after 5 days and pay out via Stripe once your available balance reaches $10.00. You can earn before payouts are live; you keep everything already earned.

What does AdsInBar see on my Mac?

Only whether your Mac is awake, unlocked, and showing the ad, plus whether you clicked it. It never reads your screen contents.

Can I pause it?

Yes. Snooze AdsInBar for 30 minutes, a couple of hours, or the rest of the day, or disable it entirely whenever you want.

Which countries are supported?

Paid participation covers 34 countries, including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the EEA. See the full list.

How do I advertise?

Start with a $15 minimum spend at $6 per 1,000 minute-long impressions. Campaigns are reviewed before they go live.

Is the Mac app free?

Yes. AdsInBar is free to install and use, with no subscription or paid plan.

See the full FAQ →

Sign up, install, and
start earning.

Dashboard ⊞

Create your account

Install AdsInBar

Install the Mac app and link it to your account.

Start earning

When an ad appears, you get paid instantly.

Set up payouts before you withdraw

You can earn before entering payout details. Stripe Connect onboarding is available now. Withdrawals (once live) require a connected account and a $10.00 available balance after a 5-day pending period.

Available in 34 countries

Paid participation supports the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the EEA (34 countries total). See the full list.

Install free. Get paid when ads show.

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