macOS menu-bar app

Your heart rate, live in the menu bar.

Heart Rate Monitor pairs with any Bluetooth chest strap or sensor and shows your real-time BPM right where you can see it — with a live chart, min/max stats and instant reconnect. No account. No cloud. No tracking.

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Free · macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple silicon & Intel

Everything you need, nothing you don't

A focused tool that does one thing well — and stays out of your way.

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Live in the menu bar

Your current BPM sits quietly next to a pulsing heart in the menu bar, updating in real time as you move.

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Real-time chart

Open the Monitor window for a smooth, full-history line chart with a rolling hour of samples.

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Min & max tracking

See your session low and high at a glance, recalculated continuously while you train.

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Works with any sensor

Built on the standard Bluetooth Heart Rate Service — pair Polar, Garmin, Wahoo, COROS and more.

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Instant reconnect

If your strap drops out, the app quietly reconnects to the same device the moment it's back.

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Private by design

No sign-up, no cloud, no analytics. Your heart-rate data never leaves your Mac.

Up and running in seconds

No setup, no configuration screens — just pair and go.

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    Put on your sensor

    Wear any Bluetooth heart-rate chest strap or arm band and make sure it's switched on.

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    Pick it from the menu

    Click the heart in your menu bar and choose your device from the discovered list.

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    Watch your heart rate

    Your live BPM appears instantly — open Monitor for the full chart and stats.

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Get Heart Rate Monitor

Free for macOS 14 Sonoma and later, on Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

Download on the Mac App Store

Requires a Bluetooth heart-rate sensor.

Frequently asked questions

Which heart-rate monitors are supported?

Any device that implements the standard Bluetooth Low Energy Heart Rate Service (0x180D) — which covers the vast majority of chest straps and optical arm bands from brands like Polar, Garmin, Wahoo, COROS and Magene.

Does the app send my data anywhere?

No. Heart Rate Monitor reads directly from your sensor over Bluetooth and keeps everything on your Mac. There's no account, no cloud sync and no analytics of any kind.

What do I need to run it?

A Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or later with Bluetooth, plus any standard Bluetooth heart-rate sensor.

How much history does it keep?

The chart holds a rolling window of roughly one hour of one-second samples. You can clear it any time from the Monitor window.