What is Bar Ticket Mac app?

Bar Ticket is a free macOS menu bar tool that auto-creates GitHub issues from //TODO comments when you save files.

How does Bar Ticket work with GitHub?

It reads your git config for the repo remote, uses GitHub API to create issues, and links back to the code comment.

Yes, any editor that saves to disk: VS Code, Xcode, Vim, etc. No plugins required.

Hit save on a //TODO comment, and poof — GitHub issue created. Bar Ticket eliminates the 90% drop-off in actionable tasks haunting every codebase.

theAIcatchup Apr 10, 2026 3 min read

Bar Ticket auto-converts //TODO comments to GitHub issues on ⌘+S, eliminating context switching. 𝕏
use macOS file events and git config for smoothly, 2-second operation across editors. 𝕏
Signals shift to ambient dev tools, turning codebases into living issue trackers. 𝕏

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