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AccessMenuBarApps

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Provides immediate access to all menubar apps on macOS using keyboard shortcuts, mouse gestures, or icons. Works in the background, offers customizable effects, animated dock icons, drag-and-drop gesture support, and system startup launch options.

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  • Free
  • Proprietary

Since

  • Since 2013

Alerts

  • Discontinued

Platforms

  • Mac
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Discontinued

The project is no longer developed. Last version, 2.6.1, was released in December 2018.

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Install from the command line

  • brew install --cask accessmenubarapps

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is AccessMenuBarApps?

AccessMenuBarApps is a software that allows users to quickly access all menubar applications on the right side of a Mac menubar. It works by launching an application with a minimized app menu, increasing the space between the app menu and menu extras for better visibility.

Unlike other applications, AccessMenuBarApps efficiently manages the activation and deactivation of the minimized app menu. Users can switch between the full and reduced app menu using keyboard shortcuts, mouse gestures, or the menubar icon. As a background application, it is always operational, eliminating the need to start and stop the app each time a minimized app menu is needed.

Users can activate and deactivate the app using keyboard shortcuts, mouse gestures, or by clicking the menubar or dock icon. The keyboard shortcut can be customized in the preferences window.

Preferences also include the ability to enable or disable sound and visual effects, animate the dock icon, and set the software to launch at startup. This ensures the AccessMenuBarApps icon is usually visible and accessible.