Add world clocks to your Mac menu bar

Widgets and menu bar clocks are different

macOS offers Clock widgets that you can place in Notification Center or on supported desktops. A widget does not automatically add another persistent clock to the menu bar. Choose a dedicated menu bar display when that is where you want to see the time.

Add the cities you work with

1. Enable the world clock display in Dot’s preferences.
2. Open the city picker in the world clock strip and search for the city you need.
3. Add your regular collaborators’ cities and arrange them in a useful order.
4. If you want time visible without opening the calendar, add the World clock token in the menu bar format builder.

Scrub forward before choosing a meeting time

Use the world clock strip’s time scrubbing to inspect another time of day. Watch both the hour and the date: an afternoon meeting in one city can fall on the following day elsewhere. Return to the current time when you finish planning.

The daylight treatment helps you distinguish someone’s daytime from their night. It is a visual cue, not a promise about that person’s actual working hours.

Plan around daylight-saving changes

Cities can change clocks on different dates, and some never change. A fixed statement such as “London is always five hours ahead of New York” will be wrong during parts of the year. Check the intended meeting date, not only today’s difference.

Review the time zone and date in your event editor before saving. The world clock is a planning aid; the event’s stored time still controls when the meeting occurs.

Keep the strip useful

Start with the cities you actually use. A long row of clocks is harder to scan, especially in a compact popover. City names, local time and date rollover matter more than filling the available space.

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