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Real ways people use TopShelf to keep the thing they need visible above every other window on macOS.

Coding · AI on shelf
Code with ChatGPT in sight.
Keep ChatGPT (or Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) visible above your editor with TopShelf, the macOS menu bar utility that floats any website always-on-top.
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Studying · Video on shelf
Watch as you take notes.
Keep a YouTube lecture, tutorial video, or livestream floating on top while you take notes underneath, using TopShelf on macOS.
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Music · On shelf
Music, above everything.
Float the Apple Music web player above every other window on macOS with TopShelf. Also works with YouTube Music, SoundCloud, Tidal web, and any web-based music service.
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Mini apps · Notes
Notes, always at hand.
Use TopShelf's built-in Notes mini app to keep a quick-capture note floating above every other window on macOS. No cloud, no account — all notes stay local.
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Mini apps · To-Do
Your list, always up top.
Use TopShelf's built-in To-Do mini app to keep your task list floating above every other window on macOS. Sort, group, and check off tasks without switching apps.
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Mini apps · Pomodoro
The timer, in plain sight.
Use TopShelf's built-in Pomodoro mini app to keep a classic 25/5 timer floating above every other window on macOS. Focus, break, repeat, without hunting for the timer.
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Mini apps · Calculator
Math, always at the top.
Use TopShelf's built-in Calculator mini app to keep a floating calculator above every other window on macOS. Quick math with full expression support and result history.
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Off-the-clock · On shelf
Cook with the recipe up top.
Pin any recipe from any website above every other window while you cook, with TopShelf on macOS. Chop, stir, taste, and glance at the next step, no wet-hand touchscreen tapping.
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