Hidden Bar AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Menu Bar Managers

The best Menu Bar Manager alternative to Hidden Bar is Thaw, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Hidden Bar and six of them are Menu Bar Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Menu Bar Manager alternatives to Hidden Bar are Pelmet, Cornice App, Tuck Menu Bar and Barred.

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  1. Thaw icon

    Thaw

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    Open source macOS utility for managing, organizing, and toggling visibility of menu bar icons. Actively maintained fork focuses on compatibility, stability, bug fixes, and adding features for customizing both system and third-party menu bar items.

    10 Thaw alternatives

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  2. Pelmet icon

    Pelmet

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    Pelmet is a free, open source menu bar manager built for the menu bar Apple rebuilt in macOS 27. It hides the icons you don't need until you hover, click, or press a shortcut, then tucks them away again.

    11 Pelmet alternatives

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    • Mac
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  4. Cornice App icon

    Cornice App

     1 like

    Free, open-source menu bar manager for macOS 26+. Hide and reveal with one click, and that half needs no permissions at all. Optional title-bar trackpad gestures for moving windows.

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    • Mac
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  5. Tuck Menu Bar icon

    Tuck Menu Bar

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    Tuck is a lightweight macOS menu bar manager with one-click icon hiding, zero telemetry, and Shelf Mode for notched MacBooks. Free tier with no time limit; Pro is a one-time purchase (no subscription).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    One click tucks away your cluttered Mac menu bar icons; click again or press ??B to bring them back.
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  6. B

    Barred

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    A lightweight macOS menu bar manager. Hide, reorder, and organise your menu bar icons — tuck the ones you don't need into a collapsible secondary bar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  8. ChocolateBar icon

    ChocolateBar

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    Let your notch eat no more! ChocolateBar is a native Mac app that adds a row under your menu bar for icons hidden by the MacBook notch.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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