Tiidy organizes menu bar icons through a card-based setup process that avoids the manual icon-dragging required by some competing tools. Users categorize each app into one of three states—Keep, Tuck, or Bury—and the app handles visibility management from there.
The three-category model provides granular control: Keep maintains icons in their standard position, Tuck hides icons while monitoring their state and revealing them automatically when relevant, and Bury keeps apps hidden more permanently. Tucked apps surface automatically when the Mac detects an active call, an active VPN connection, or a pending notification from the app. This contextual visibility reduces the need to manually unhide icons during specific situations while keeping the menu bar uncluttered the rest of the time.
Memory optimization naps rarely used applications to reduce their memory usage. This applies to background apps running in the menu bar that aren’t actively being used, reclaiming memory without requiring manual quit-and-relaunch.
Setup uses a card-based interface where users process their installed apps one by one, assigning each to a category. This guided approach is faster than manually configuring each app’s visibility through drag-and-drop.
System requirements: macOS 27, Apple Silicon. (Confirm requirements at tiidy.app before purchasing.)
Pricing: $9 one-time purchase. 7-day free trial with no credit card or account required.
Limitations: Per-device pricing applies. The macOS 27 requirement limits compatibility. The three-category model may be less flexible than systems offering arbitrary grouping or more granular visibility triggers. Memory napping behavior may affect app responsiveness when apps wake from the napped state.
Alternatives: Ice provides free menu bar management with grouping features. Bartender offers comprehensive management with more configuration options. ClearBar focuses on icon hiding with memory indicators. Bartender Pro adds notch panel integration.
Suitable for users wanting intelligent contextual icon reveal—particularly those who want VPN and call status to automatically expose relevant menu bar items without manual interaction.
