Working with a distributed team means I’m constantly doing mental math to figure out what time it is for colleagues across the globe. I’ve been using Time on my Mac Mini M4 for the past few weeks, and it’s eliminated the constant “wait, is it too late to ping them?” calculations that used to interrupt my workflow.
Time sits in your menu bar and tracks unlimited time zones with customizable labels. Instead of generic city names, I can label zones as “Tokyo Office” or “Berlin Team” to instantly know which colleagues are available. The app supports both 12 and 24-hour formats, displays time zones as names, abbreviations (PST, JST), or UTC offsets, and includes intelligent city search with autocomplete when adding new zones. You can reorder zones by holding Command and dragging them around.
The standout feature is the Time Scroller, which provides a visual timeline showing 24 hours past and future across all your tracked zones. Color-coded segments indicate daylight and darkness, making it immediately obvious when team members are likely awake. When scheduling meetings, I drag through the timeline to find windows that work across multiple time zones without mentally calculating overlap. This visual approach is far more intuitive than staring at a list of numbers.
Calendar integration automatically detects meeting links for Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams, allowing one-click joining directly from the menu bar. The app sends customizable notifications (I set mine to 10 minutes before meetings) and supports calendar filtering if you track multiple calendars.
Time runs natively using SwiftUI and requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later for the best experience. In my usage, it maintains minimal resource footprint typical of well-designed menu bar utilities. The pricing is $24.99 for a single computer, $39.99 for a personal license covering up to three computers, or $89 and up for team licenses starting at five seats. This is a one-time purchase model rather than a subscription.
The app has strong reviews (4.8 out of 5 from 100 reviews) and was recognized as Product Hunt’s Product of the Day. For anyone coordinating across time zones regularly, Time removes the cognitive overhead of timezone conversion and puts the information exactly where you need it.
