ColorApple · for Mac

A small detail. A whole different Mac.

Bring color back to the most iconic corner of your screen. ColorApple dresses the Apple in your menu bar in the six hues that made personal-computer history, or in one of ten themes you can choose from.

Download for Mac OS — ColorApple 0.5.1, zip 3.1 MB

How it works

Version 0.5.1 · macOS 14 or later · Apple Silicon and Intel

Mac menu bar with ColorApple on: the six-color Apple menu icon next to the Finder, File and Edit items. — The menu bar with ColorApple on.

How it works

One click to turn it on.

01

Launch ColorApple
The Apple in your menu bar puts on the six classic colors.
02

The Apple menu stays put
It stays clickable, exactly where you expect to find it, and keeps you company while you work.
03

You decide
Turn the effect on or off at any time. With launch at login, it's ready every time you start your Mac.

Nostalgia

A touch of nostalgia, every time you open your Mac.

The six hues that made personal-computer history are back in the most iconic corner of your screen.

Green
Yellow
Orange
Red
Purple
Blue

Themes

Choose your Apple.

Not just the six classic colors. From the palette menu, pick the Apple theme and switch look whenever you like among ten themes: from the retro rainbow to metallic sheens.

Monochrome
RetroRainbow
Red
AuroraGradient
BrushedMetal
GlossySilver
GlossyBlue
GlassSilver
MatteSilver
Activated App Logo

The ten themes in ColorApple's menu.

Features

Small, discreet, reversible.

The six classic colors
Green, yellow, orange, red, purple and blue on the Apple in your menu bar.
Ten themes for the Apple
From the classic rainbow to Red, GlossyBlue, BrushedMetal and more: pick the one that suits you.
Clickable Apple menu
The menu works as always, in its usual place.
Turn on and off
Turn the effect on or off at any time, from the palette button in the menu bar.
Launch at login
ColorApple can start on its own when you log in to your Mac.
No system files modified
The color is added to the menu bar without touching macOS files.

Installation

Ready in a minute.

01

Drag it to Applications
Open the downloaded zip, drag ColorApple.app into the Applications folder and open it.
02

Use the palette
From the palette button in the menu bar you turn the colored Apple on or off, set launch at login, or quit the app.
03

Automatic calibration, if you like
From the palette menu choose “Allow automatic calibration…” and authorize ColorApple in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Screen Recording. Without authorization, the original Apple stays visible.

Requirements

What you need.

Version0.5.1
SystemmacOS 14 or later.
MacApple Silicon and Intel (universal build).
SignatureSigned and notarized app.
DownloadZip file, about 3.1 MB.
PermissionsScreen Recording, for automatic calibration (optional); Accessibility, optional.