Bartender Alternatives

Bartender is described as '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' and is a popular System Tweaker in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Bartender for Mac. The best Bartender alternative is Dozer, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Bartender are Hidden Bar, Ice Menu Bar, Vanilla and AccessMenuBarApps.

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Alternatives list

  1. Dozer icon
     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
     
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    3
    Dozer vs Bartender Comments
    mirage
    Positive
    1

    Doesn't handle the notch on newer Macbooks

    Gregor Zobjak
    0

    It's free & good but has became no updates since 2019

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    free and does the same thing

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Dozer is Free and Open SourceBartender is Paid and Proprietary
    • Dozer is Privacy focusedBartender is not according to our users
  2. Hidden Bar icon
     42 likes

    A ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons.

    10 Hidden Bar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Hidden Bar vs Bartender Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Gregor Zobjak
    0

    It's free and does what it should

    Arie van Boxel
    Positive
    0

    When you have many items, they won't show pass the notch. As far as I know, the only application that solves this is Bartender.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    It is a free alternative that does almost the same.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 7 comments
    • Hidden Bar is Free and Open SourceBartender is Paid and Proprietary
    • Hidden Bar is LightweightBartender is not according to our users
  3. Ice Menu Bar icon
     27 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    2
    Ice Menu Bar vs Bartender Comments
    tricky_foxy
    Positive
    0

    It works just like Bartender, but is free and open source

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    byte_sneeze
    Positive
    0

    It is relatively cheap and the only open-source alternative I could find that still receives regular updates.

    • Ice Menu Bar is Free and Open SourceBartender is Paid and Proprietary
    • Ice Menu Bar is Lightweight and Privacy focusedBartender is not according to our users
  4. Vanilla icon
     17 likes

    Hide menu bar icons on your Mac.

    8 Vanilla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    3
    Vanilla vs Bartender Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Free tier available. Able to show and hide certain menu bar items.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    theqwertymaster
    Positive
    -2

    Simple, easy and basically the same as Bartender (minus a few features)

    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    Simple usage, and with Bartender 3, it's way cheaper for the same.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Vanilla is Freemium and ProprietaryBartender is Paid and Proprietary
  5. access mac menubar directly every time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    2
    AccessMenuBarApps vs Bartender Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    2

    This app does not hide the menu icons on the right side. Only the left side. This is a dissapointment

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    No setup required. Simply hides temporarily the menu items of the active application. Can be triggered by mouse action and keyboard shortcut.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • AccessMenuBarApps is Free and ProprietaryBartender is Paid and Proprietary
  6. ExtraBar icon
     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. iBar-Menubar icon
     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
     
  8. Sanebar icon
     1 like

    Menu bar manager for macOS - hide and organize your menu bar icons.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. 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
     
  10. Barbee icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Spaced icon
     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
     
  12. BroomStick icon
     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
     
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    1
    BroomStick vs Bartender Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    -2

    Bartender adds a second hideable bar, but broomstick doesn't.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • BroomStick is Free and ProprietaryBartender is Paid and Proprietary
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