Understand the project
Practical overview
When it fits
Use CoinTicker for at-a-glance price monitoring when you want to select exchange pairs and control how frequently the menu bar display refreshes.
Who it is for
- Mac users who want cryptocurrency prices visible in the menu bar.
- Developers interested in a Swift macOS price ticker with a documented Xcode project.
Documented uses
- Keep selected cryptocurrency prices visible while using other Mac apps.
- Follow currency pairs from a supported exchange at a chosen refresh interval.
Before you choose
Requirements & limits
The repository identifies the software as MIT-licensed and links to a Mac App Store listing.
- Updates can be set from real-time to 30-minute intervals.
- The README lists exchanges including Binance, Coinbase, Kraken, Bitstamp, OKX, and others.
- The documented user function is price display; the README does not describe buying, selling, or portfolio alerts.
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
Build and run CoinTicker from its repository
Open the macOS app project in Xcode and run it using the repository's documented workflow.
Before you start
- A Mac with Xcode
- The CoinTicker repository or a downloaded copy
- Swift Package Manager access to fetch dependencies
Steps
Download or fork the repository.
Open CoinTicker.xcodeproj in Xcode.
Allow Swift Package Manager to fetch the project dependencies.
Choose Product > Run.
Expected outcome
The README's documented development workflow runs the application from Xcode.
Guide limitations
- The instructions document a development run, not a packaged release or distribution process.
Evidence and transparency
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 8 October 2026
- Original website title
- alecananian/osx-coin-ticker · Official homepage title · retained in its source language