Pandan
Pandan is a macOS menu bar app that helps you stay aware of active time and schedule reminders for breaks or other time-based routines.
What is Pandan?
Pandan is a menu bar utility for macOS that helps users stay aware of how long they have been actively using their Mac. It is designed for people who want gentle structure during work, study, or screen-heavy routines, including break reminders and simple time-awareness workflows. The app can track active sessions, show time-related status in the menu bar, and trigger notifications when a session or break reaches a chosen point. It also integrates with the Shortcuts app, which lets users automate actions such as starting a new session or customizing what happens when a reminder appears. Pandan is published by Sindresorhus and is focused on lightweight, always-available time awareness rather than deep analytics.
Key features
- Track active time from the menu bar
- Show time awareness information while you work
- Set reminders for breaks or session milestones
- Start new sessions when you want to reset your timing
- Automate actions through the built-in Shortcuts support
- Customize reminder behavior with shortcut-based workflows
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Safety overview
Status: Safe
Pandan is a legitimate Mac app for time awareness and reminders. Its menu bar behavior and notification use are normal for this type of utility. If you use its automation features, any access requested through Shortcuts should match the actions you choose. Keep only the permissions and automations you want enabled, and review reminder settings if you do not want it running throughout the day.
Recommendation: Keep Pandan if you use it for break reminders, time awareness, or shortcut-based automation from the menu bar. If you no longer use those features, removing it is usually low impact aside from losing its reminders, active-time tracking, and any related Shortcuts workflows.
Common paths
/Applications/Pandan.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.sindresorhus.Pandan
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/com.sindresorhus.Pandan
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.sindresorhus.Pandan.plist
Container paths
~/Library/Containers/com.sindresorhus.Pandan
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