Menubar Managers Mac Menu Bar Apps

Barbee

Clean up your Mac menu bar with smart hiding, automation, and customization features

Menubar Managers Utilities System Tools Paid

Bartender

The original Mac menu bar management tool that revolutionized how we organize menu bar items. Hide, rearrange, and customize your menu bar with powerful presets and triggers.

Menubar Managers Productivity Utilities Paid

Bartender Pro

Menu bar manager with notch-based Top Shelf panel providing Dynamic Island effects, clipboard history, audio controls, and weather—plus full Bartender 7 organization features.

Menubar Managers Productivity Paid Clipboard Calendar & Time Audio

BuhoBarX

Hide Mac menu bar icons, reveal on hover or hotkey. Custom layout profiles for work vs personal. MacBook notch support. 7-day free trial.

Utilities Productivity Menubar Managers

ChocolateBar

Adds a persistent second row beneath the macOS menu bar to surface notch-hidden icons and open application windows with a single click.

Menubar Managers Utilities Paid

ClearBar

Menu bar icon manager that hides third-party app icons while preserving Apple system items, with memory usage indicators per app and single-click access to hidden menus—using only Accessibility permissions.

Menubar Managers Utilities Paid

Doll

A free, open-source menu bar app that mirrors notification badges from apps like Mail, Slack, and Microsoft Teams, keeping unread counts visible even in full-screen mode.

Menubar Managers Notifications Open Source Free

DockX

System monitoring and Dock customization with network stats, CPU/memory tracking, themes, and animated stickers

System Tools Utilities Display Menubar Managers

Hidden Bar

Hide menu bar icons to give your Mac a cleaner, minimalist look

Utilities System Tools Productivity Menubar Managers Free

Ice

Powerful menu bar management tool that lets you hide, show, and rearrange menu bar items with drag-and-drop simplicity. Open source and designed specifically for macOS 14+.

Productivity System Tools Utilities Open Source Menubar Managers Free

MistBar

A menu bar organizer that hides unused icons behind a hub while adding a built-in clipboard manager, unified mail client, AI usage tracker, and text expansion.

Menubar Managers Clipboard Productivity Paid

NotchNook

Transforms the MacBook notch into a functional hub with widgets, live actions, and a files shelf. Works as a menu bar handler on notchless Macs too.

Menubar Managers Utilities Productivity Paid

SaneBar

Hide menu bar clutter, lock sensitive icons behind Touch ID, and search for any app instantly with this privacy-first menu bar organizer

Menubar Managers Open Source Security Utilities Free

Sidelet

All-in-one menu bar toolbox combining 27 everyday utilities—sleep prevention, clipboard history, window snapping, audio switching, screenshot tools, task list, and more—in a single app currently available via waitlist.

Utilities Productivity Menubar Managers Clipboard Window Management Screenshot & OCR

SketchyBar

A scriptable, open-source macOS status bar replacement with event-driven plugins, dynamic items, graphs, popups, and full mouse interaction support.

Developer Menubar Managers Open Source

Spacer

Add smart gaps to your Mac menu bar to push stubborn icons aside or behind the notch

Menubar Managers Utilities Free

Thaw

Open-source Ice fork that hides, searches, and restyles Mac menu bar items. Homebrew stable supports macOS 14+; current development targets macOS 26.

Menubar Managers Open Source Free

Tiidy

Menu bar manager with card-based setup that categorizes icons as Keep, Tuck, or Bury, auto-reveals apps during calls or VPN connections, and reduces memory usage by napping rarely-used apps.

Menubar Managers Utilities Paid

Vanilla

Hide menu bar icons for a cleaner Mac desktop. Toggle visibility with a click, customize keyboard shortcuts, and manage cluttered menu bars with minimal resource usage.

Menubar Managers Utilities Productivity Free