Hidden Bar Alternatives

Hidden Bar is described as 'A ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons' and is a System Tweaker in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Hidden Bar for Mac. The best Hidden Bar alternative is Ice Menu Bar, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Hidden Bar are Bartender, Dozer, Vanilla and ExtraBar.

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  1. Ice Menu Bar icon

    Ice Menu Bar

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    Ice is a powerful menu bar management tool. While its primary function is hiding and showing menu bar items, it aims to cover a wide variety of additional features to make it one of the most versatile menu bar tools available.

    7 Ice Menu Bar alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    It's just better. More options, smoother, more powerful, it's an upgrade over hidden bar.

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    • Ice Menu Bar is the most popular Mac alternative to Hidden Bar.

    • Ice Menu Bar is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Hidden Bar.

    • Ice Menu Bar is Free and Open SourceHidden Bar is also Free and Open Source
    • Ice Menu Bar is Privacy focusedHidden Bar is not according to our users
  2. Bartender icon

    Bartender

     61 likes

    Bartender lets you organize your Menu Bar Apps, by hiding them, rearranging them, or moving them to the Bartenders Bar. You can display the full menu bar, set options to have Menu Bar Apps show in the menu bar when they are updating, or have them always visible in the Bartenders...

    11 Bartender alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Quick Reveal
     

    • Bartender is the most popular commercial alternative to Hidden Bar.

    • Bartender is Paid and ProprietaryHidden Bar is Free and Open Source
  4. Dozer icon

    Dozer

     33 likes

    Enhance your Mac's appearance by hiding menu bar items with Dozer. It offers customizable operational icons for flexibility, intuitive click coverage to hide and show icons, easy access settings via right-click, and open-source support on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Dozer screenshot 1
     
  5. Vanilla icon

    Vanilla

     17 likes

    Hide menu bar icons on your Mac.

    8 Vanilla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Vanilla screenshot 1
     
  6. ExtraBar icon

    ExtraBar

     2 likes

    ExtraBar is a macOS productivity app that turns your menu bar into a customizable command center for quick actions.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    ExtraBar screenshot 1
     
  7. Barbee icon

    Barbee

     1 like

    Barbee is a menu bar manager giving you control over your menu bar items.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Barbee screenshot 1
     
  9. iBar-Menubar icon

    iBar-Menubar

     7 likes

    iBar-Menubar is a menu bar management tool for Mac systems, compatible with both Apple M series and Intel chips. Its main function is to manage the visibility of menu bar icons for a cleaner interface. Users can hide and display icons as needed, with the option to permanently...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Advanced Mode (good for notch)
     
  10. AccessMenuBarApps icon

    AccessMenuBarApps

     9 likes

    access mac menubar directly every time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Menu Bar Spacing icon

    Menu Bar Spacing

     2 likes

    Menu bar apps are awesome, but MacBooks have limited menu bar space. This app helps you reclaim that space by reducing the gap between menu bar items. With a single run, the app applies changes permanently, allowing you to fit more apps into the menu bar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Menu Bar Spacing screenshot 1
     
  12. BroomStick icon

    BroomStick

     2 likes

    Broomstick is the easiest way to hide menubar icons that you don’t like. While most apps that create a menubar icon allow you to hide it, some apps don’t provide this option. Broomstick...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  13. Spaced icon

    Spaced

     2 likes

    The app provides menu bar separators to group menu bar items for a more streamlined appearance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Spaced screenshot 1
     
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