> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Menu bar

> See your next meeting and join or record with one click from the macOS menu bar

The Jamie menu bar icon on macOS shows what's coming up on your calendar and lets you join meetings or start recording without opening the app. This guide explains what appears in the menu bar and how to configure it.

<Info>
  The upcoming meetings menu and the next-meeting countdown require the **macOS desktop app version 5.7.14 or later**. The meeting timer is available on all supported versions.
</Info>

## What you see in the menu bar

The Jamie icon lives in your macOS menu bar. Depending on your settings and what's happening, the icon can be joined by a short label and a countdown.

### Meeting timer

While a recording is running, the menu bar shows the elapsed time next to the Jamie icon. This takes priority over the next-meeting label so you always see how long the current recording has been going.

### Next meeting countdown

When no recording is running, the menu bar shows the title of your next or currently active meeting along with a countdown:

* `All Hands · in 12m` — the meeting starts in 12 minutes.
* `1:1 with Alex · 50m left` — the meeting is in progress and has 50 minutes remaining.

Jamie switches from "in Xm" to "Xm left" once a meeting starts. If an upcoming meeting begins within the next 5 minutes, Jamie prefers it over an in-progress meeting so you can jump into what's next.

Once your last meeting of the day ends, the countdown disappears and the menu bar shows the Jamie icon on its own — tomorrow's schedule stays one click away in the upcoming meetings menu.

## Upcoming meetings menu

Click the Jamie icon to see your upcoming meetings, grouped under **Today**, **Tomorrow**, or a specific date (e.g. **Fri Aug 15**).

* Up to 20 upcoming events are listed.
* Meetings from the next 3 days are considered.
* All-day events are skipped.
* Events that have already ended are hidden.

Each row shows the meeting's start time and title, for example `10:00 AM · Product review`.

### Actions on the top meeting

The topmost meeting (the next or currently active one) expands into a submenu with quick actions:

* **Open in Jamie** — opens the meeting's upcoming event view in the Jamie app.
* **Join meeting** — opens the conferencing URL from the calendar event. For Google Meet links, Jamie appends your signed-in email so the meeting opens in the correct Google account.
* **Join & Start Jamie** — joins the meeting and immediately starts recording with your default microphone.

If the meeting has no conferencing URL, the submenu shows **Start Jamie** instead of the join actions.

<Info>
  **Join & Start Jamie** and **Start Jamie** are disabled while another recording is already running.
</Info>

Meetings further down the list open in the Jamie app when clicked.

## Configuring the menu bar

Open **Settings → Preferences → Menu bar** in the desktop app to control what appears in the menu bar.

| Toggle                | What it controls                                                        |
| --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Meeting timer**     | Show elapsed time in the menu bar during a running recording.           |
| **Next meeting**      | Show today's next meeting title and a countdown next to the Jamie icon. |
| **Upcoming meetings** | Show the list of upcoming meetings when you click the Jamie icon.       |

Turning off **Upcoming meetings** hides the day-grouped list; the icon still opens the standard tray menu. Turning off **Next meeting** removes the label next to the icon but keeps the recording timer when a recording is in progress.

<Tip>
  To populate the menu, connect your calendar in **Settings → Integrations**. See [Google Calendar](/getting-started/calendar/google) or [Outlook Calendar](/getting-started/calendar/outlook).
</Tip>