Quay

/kiː/ · where your ports come in

A free & open-source MacOS menubar app for developers and tinkers — start, stop and monitor every local dev service — project servers, Homebrew formulae, Docker containers and terminal agents — from a single menubar, with live CPU & memory metrics.

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Free & open source (MIT). Builds aren't code-signed yet, so on first launch right-click the app and choose Open → Open Anyway.

  • macOS
  • Rust + TypeScript
  • Built on Tauri v2
  • MIT licensed

In the menubar

Quay menubar window listing running dev services with live status, CPU and memory metrics.

One dock for every local service

  • Unified management

    Node & Python servers, Homebrew services, Docker containers and terminal agents — all in one list.

  • Live status & health

    Process-liveness checks plus HTTP health verification so you know what's actually up.

  • Resource metrics

    Real-time CPU and memory usage per service, right in the menubar.

  • One-click browser

    Open localhost:<port> for any running service without hunting for the port.

  • Port radar

    Detects unmanaged dev servers on your machine — adopt them into Quay or terminate them.

  • Stack-aware

    Recognises frameworks like Vite, Next, Django and Rails and shows the right tech-stack icon.

  • Organised your way

    Favorites, search and collapsible groups keep a long list of services tidy.

  • Auto-detection

    Reads start commands and ports from package.json, requirements.txt and .env.

Up and running in a minute

  1. Install

    Download the latest .dmg and drag Quay to /Applications.

  2. Add a service

    Hit + Add, pick a project folder — Quay auto-fills the start command and port.

  3. Control it

    Start, stop, open in the browser or jump to a terminal — all from the menubar.

Prefer to build it yourself?

# Requires Rust and Node — see the README for details
git clone https://github.com/manustays/quay.git
cd quay
npm install
npm run tauri build

Enjoying Quay?

Quay is free and open source, built in my spare time. If it saves you time, a one-time sponsorship — or even a quick star — genuinely helps and keeps me motivated.

Star on GitHub

No pressure — Quay stays free either way.

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MIT © 2026 Kumar Abhishek