Dato
Dato is a macOS menu bar calendar and clock app that helps you view events, world clocks, and meeting alerts at a glance.
What is Dato?
Dato is a native macOS menu bar utility for checking the date, time, calendar events, reminders, and world clocks without opening a full calendar app. It is designed for people who want faster access to scheduling information from the menu bar, especially during workdays with meetings across time zones. Dato can show a customizable clock and date in the menu bar, display a monthly calendar when clicked, and list upcoming events for the next week. It also supports reminders, multiple time zones with custom labels, and fullscreen meeting notifications so alerts remain visible during presentations or other focused tasks. For users who coordinate calls, it can show the next event in the menu bar and provide shortcuts for creating events or joining the next video meeting. Dato is published by Sindresorhus and is available for macOS.
Key features
- Show a customizable date and time in the menu bar
- Open a monthly calendar with upcoming events and reminders
- Display multiple world clocks with custom names
- Show fullscreen notifications for upcoming meetings
- Create calendar events with a keyboard shortcut
- Show the next event directly in the menu bar
- Search time zones by city and compare times
- Join the next video meeting with a shortcut
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
Dato is a legitimate menu bar app for macOS. Access to your calendars and reminders is normal for its purpose, and notification access is expected if you want meeting alerts. If you use event shortcuts or meeting-join features, review the app's permissions in macOS settings so it only has the access you want.
Recommendation: Keep Dato if you use your Mac menu bar for calendar visibility, world clocks, or meeting reminders. If you no longer use those features, you can remove it like any other app and you may lose its custom time-zone lists, menu bar settings, and notification preferences.
Common paths
/Applications/Dato.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.sindresorhus.Dato
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/com.sindresorhus.Dato
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.sindresorhus.Dato.plist
Container paths
~/Library/Containers/com.sindresorhus.Dato
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