FMenu for Mac

Quick summary

FMenu places Facebook alerts in your Mac’s menu bar so you can monitor activity without opening a browser. It adds a compact drop-down that shows recent items from your Facebook account and lets you pick which types of events trigger notifications.

Types of notifications supported

• Photo posts and image uploads
• Incoming friend requests
• Wall posts from friends
• Group activity and messages
• Notes and shared items
• Status updates from contacts
• General page or profile updates

How it operates

FMenu appears as an icon in the menu bar; clicking it expands a list of the newest Facebook events. The app refreshes frequently (roughly every 30–40 seconds) to keep the feed current. For on-screen pop-up alerts, install Growl so the notifications appear as timely desktop messages.

Known quirks and reliability

• On older Mac OS X Tiger the app is generally stable, but users running Leopard reported frequent crashes; a more dependable build for newer macOS versions is still expected.
• If your Mac sleeps while FMenu is active, you may receive a burst of notifications when it wakes up.
• Removing a friend on Facebook can show up as a “profile changed” notification rather than indicating the person was removed.
  Despite these minor problems, FMenu provides quick, at-a-glance Facebook alerts from the menu bar.

Recommended alternative

If you’re looking for something different, consider a paid alternative such as Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition (listed here for reference).

Recent updates and fixes

• Resolved multiple startup crash issues
• Reworked menu entries and actions to match Facebook’s current site layout
• Improved connection handling and overall stability on OS X 10.5 and later
• Added Snow Leopard compatibility and a 64-bit build
• Note: Alerts for “new photo comments” are no longer available because Facebook removed that capability