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Menu bar

9 apps.

Bartender

Paid

The standard way to hide, rearrange and reveal menu-bar extras, with a search and a reveal key.

Paid, with a free trial, also on Setapp

Official site

Bartender official site

Ice

Free

A free, open-source alternative to Bartender for hiding and arranging menu-bar icons.

Free and open source

Official site

Ice official site

Hidden Bar

Free

A very small open-source tool that hides the icons you choose behind a menu-bar expander.

Free and open source

GitHub

Hidden Bar official site

Vanilla

Free

A simple hide-the-icons app: the free build covers the basics, and a tip unlocks the rest.

Free, with a paid Pro

Official site

Vanilla official site

SwiftBar

Run a script, show the result in the menu bar. A maintained spiritual successor to BitBar.

Official site

SwiftBar official site

xbar

The other BitBar successor: plug in a script or a plugin and put its output in the menu bar.

Official site

xbar official site

OnlySwitch

Free

A row of everyday Mac switches in the menu bar: dark mode, AirPods, Keep Awake, Hide Desktop and more.

Free and open source

GitHub

OnlySwitch official site

Übersicht

Little desktop widgets written in JavaScript, for people who want custom data on the wallpaper.

Official site

Übersicht official site

Dozer

Free

An open-source icon hider. Worth knowing it has been quiet; Ice and Hidden Bar are more actively kept.

Free and open source

GitHub

Dozer official site

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