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