I really like the Obsidian Menu Bar that Max has created for Lion. It basically just changes the OSX menu bar into black which makes it blend very nicely with the Apple displays. The problem is that it doesn’t change the color of the clock and therefore forces users to install iStats or some other application that offers more customizable clock. Although iStats is a great application, when you only need a clock $16 might feel a bit too much.
I decided to use an hour or so and create a free alternative for those of us who just want the clock. It’s hardly fanzy or optimized any way, but it works and gives a nice white clock on the black menubar just the way I want it.
You can download it from here.
UPDATE: Download 2.0 with font selection support
If you can remove that full stop after the date, I would insta-download :)
Love this clock w/ Max’s Obsidian Menubar mod! Thanks so much. Suggestion/request: I don’t know if it’s possible to toggle/drag the position of the clock to be in the same position as the standard clock? It’d be a nice addition to a great little app, but I don’t mind the position that much to warrant not using it :-) Thanks again!
Unfortunately, as far as I know, Apple doesn’t provide API for forcing the position of the status items. They appear in the order they were started. You can reorder Apple’s own items since they all run in one process and they are not really status items in the sense as third party items are.
Ah, gotcha. Oh well, still looks great :-)
Is any chance to get version for 10.6?
Thanks!
Sorry, but I just quickly put it up together for Lion. There are no plans for earlier OSX versions.
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Unfortunately it’s not possible to drag the position like the iStats clock …
Your app is awesome! Thanks a lot for making it available. It also works perfectly with obsidian. I have a suggestion though. Could you remove the period at the end of the day?
Hey, i can’t install… I run the app and nothing happend.
I’m doing wrong?
Are you using OSX Lion? If so, are you using the black menubar since the clock is white by default it might be hard to see it on white menu bar. There is no application window for the clock. It just appears to the top-left corner of your screen.
Yes i’m in the Lion, and using a Obsidian. But nothing happen… it just click then?
The clock appears in my menubar O.o yesterday i tried a lot and nothing happend… So thanks for the Clock and thank you Lauri and Happy New Year.
(Sorry by my English)
Your work is very good! I wanted to know if it would be to difficult for you to add OS X Snow Leopard support? I don’t have any interest in switching to Lion at the moment because I’m still using some old Rosetta programs, but if you could add Snow Leopard support that would be great! Thanks!
-David
Please make it as a PreferencePane
hi i really love the obsidian toolbar
but i dont like lion is there a way to use the white clock for snow leopard?
The clock will not automatically open when I turn computer on. I don’t see a setting for this. Can anyone help? Its a pain to run the application every time just to see the time!
You can setup applications to start on boot from System Preferences. Open System Preferences and select “Users & Groups”. From there you should be able to find “Login items” tab that allows you to set clock to start right after OSX is booted up.
Will there be a white battery perentage solution?…
Sorry, but I have no plans at the moment to extend White clock to support battery status or any other indicators.
Please remove the period!
Wed 13. Jun 3:49 PM makes no sense.
Wed 13 Jun would be great!
It makes sense in Finland. :) Date format is here a bit different and since I wrote this to myself first, it has the period. I’m aware that this is not a global format. Let’s see if I can still find the source and have time to make it optional.
Just wanted to say thanks for making this! Finally made the Obsidian mod worth using :)
Great app! Thank you very much!
There are 2 things which would make it a better sleeker and more commercial app.
1. take the period off the day.
2. Make it so we can place the timestamp to the most right. Like the OSX time stamp.
Great app thanks for this!
Will this work with OS X Mountain Lion v.10.8.2? I’m trying to install it but the clock stays the same… Any tips on how to get this working? Thanks!
I use 10.8.2 myself at the moment and it works just fine. Have you removed the default clock from System Preferences -> Date & Time and then executed the white clock?
Works great. Just one nitpick. When I do a full shutdown and restart, I have to run it again, otherwise it is not present. Is there a way to make it start on startup?
Excellent work, thanks so much for an easy FREE solution!
Clock is great for Obsidian!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why is it not able to be dragged to a different place on the status bar? Other status bar item can be dragged with a CMD drag yet this is unable to.
Please add this feature.
I would use this if you could re-arrange the placement, having the clock all the way to left is awkward.
Great app, only one remark (same as Borna Salman, see above), White Clock needs to be restarted each time you log out/shut down. Can this be fixed?
Great little app, thank you!
If you’d make a “pro” version that has a (translatable) fuzzy clock (http://www.objectpark.org/FuzzyClock.html), I’d gladly pay for it :-)
how do you undo it? like put it back to normal?