Cadeo Bar
The Cadeo Bar is a persistent macOS menu bar companion that shows your day at a glance — upcoming events, today's tasks, and a built-in focus timer. Click the Cadeo icon in your menu bar to open it.
What's in the Bar
Schedule
Today's calendar events with colour-coded calendar dots. Events show their time, and meetings with video links display Join and Record buttons. Past events collapse into a "earlier events" summary.
Tasks
Your incomplete tasks for today with inline checkboxes. Check a task off right from the menu bar — it syncs instantly.
Focus Mode
A Pomodoro-style focus timer built into the bar. Click Start Focus Session to begin. Learn more about Focus Mode.
Menu Bar Display
The tray icon shows contextual information:
- Next meeting:
☕ Team Standup · 12m(countdown to next event) - Meeting imminent:
🔴 Team Standup · 3m(under 5 minutes) - Focus active:
◉ Task Name · 18:42(countdown timer) - Break:
☕ Break · 4:12 - Recording:
🔴 Recording · 24:15 - No events: Cadeo icon only
In a meeting right now
When a calendar event is in progress, the menu bar shows its title and how much time is left:
Design Review · 32m left
When the next meeting is within 5 minutes of starting, the menu bar switches to it to warn you:
Sprint Planning · 3m
Otherwise, it shows the next upcoming meeting of the day:
Design Review · 47m
The menu bar clears when your scheduled end time is reached — Cadeo doesn't track overrun time.
Meeting Alerts
One minute before a meeting starts, Cadeo shows a full-screen alert with the event's attendees, agenda, and Join buttons — floating above every other app. You can switch to a quieter notification-only style from the bar settings. See Meeting Alerts.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Cmd+Shift+C | Toggle the Cadeo Bar popover |
Cmd+Shift+J | Join next meeting |
Cmd+Shift+R | Join & record next meeting |
Cmd+Shift+F | Start focus / pause / resume |
Settings
Click the gear icon in the bar footer to open Cadeo Bar settings. You can configure focus durations, tray display preferences, and launch at login. See Bar Settings.