Configuration
> Published on Wed, Feb 4, 2026> Updated on Wed, Feb 4, 2026
a-bar stores settings in two places:
- A JSON config file at
~/.a-barrc - UserDefaults (for fast load and backup)
When a-bar starts, it loads settings, validates them, and merges invalid or missing values with defaults. Saving from the app will update both UserDefaults and ~/.a-barrc.
Launch at login #
You can enable Launch at login in the General tab. On macOS 13+, this uses the system service registration APIs.
yabai path #
If you use yabai, set the absolute path to the binary in General. The default is:
/opt/homebrew/bin/yabai