Understand the project
Practical overview
When it fits
Use Crypto Bar when you want a compact desktop view of live cryptocurrency prices rather than opening a separate price page.
Who it is for
- Mac users who want cryptocurrency prices visible in a desktop menu bar.
- Developers interested in launching or contributing to the Electron and React repository.
Documented uses
- Check cryptocurrency prices at a glance from the desktop.
- Set up and launch the app locally for development.
Before you choose
Requirements & limits
- The app is built with Electron and React and receives price updates over WebSockets.
- CryptoCompare provides the price data.
- The README says the original maintainer is no longer maintaining the project.
- The repository identifies MIT as its license.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Source-based practical guide
Install dependencies and launch Crypto Bar locally
Set up the repository and launch the app for local development.
Before you start
- A local copy of the repository
- npm
Steps
Clone the repository.
Change into the crypto-bar directory.
Run npm install.
Run npm start.
Expected outcome
The documented local development launch command is run.
Guide limitations
- The README describes this as a development setup, not a packaged installation process.
- The README says the project is no longer maintained by its original maintainer.
Evidence and transparency
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 16 October 2026
- Original website title
- geraldoramos/crypto-bar · Official homepage title · retained in its source language