ayn / PurpleMenu

macOS menu bar item to display PurpleAir AQI, supports public outdoor PurpleAir sensors, with US EPA, AQandU, LRAPA, and Woodsmoke conversions.

PurpleMenu

I wrote this to display my nearest PurpleAir AQI with US EPA conversion in my macOS menu bar, tested in Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, and Ventura.

There's a basic UI to change sensor to any public PurpleAir outdoor sensor, and choose between US EPA, AQandU, LRAPA, WOODSMOKE, and no conversion.

How to Install

• Go to Releases
• Download PurpleMenu.zip from the most recent release
• unzip and launch PurpleMenu.app

To get a sensor ID, go to PurpleAir Map in your browser, click/tap on a sensor on the map, look at the url in your browser's location bar, and find the select= parameter.

To automatically launch PurpleMenu on login, just add it to your Login Items.