I’ve been using Lume to run a separate macOS VM for OpenClaw, lots of fun. I found I wanted an easy way to see my running VM and interact with it.
So, I vibecoded (Codex) LumeBar, a small macOS menu bar app for managing Lume VMs without leaving the desktop.

What’s it do
- List available VMs and show running status
- Start or stop a VM using the local
lumeCLI - Open Screen Sharing when VNC info is available
- Show VM details (CPU, memory, disk, IP, OS, storage, display, created)
- Display snapshot VNC thumbnails for running VMs when menu opens
- Support headless starts via Settings
Repo
https://github.com/willmot/lumebar
If you try it and hit issues, I’d really value the feedback.
Download Beta 3
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