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, Vanilla, Ice Menu Bar and AccessMenuBarApps.
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Bartender alternatives are mainly System Tweakers but may also be Shell Extensions or Desktop Customization Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Bartender.- System Tweaker
- Paid • Proprietary
- 32 likes10 Dozer alternatives
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.
DiscontinuedThe last version (4.2.0) is from July 2020.
Dozer VS Bartender
Is Dozer a good alternative to Bartender? - 37 likes10 Hidden Bar alternatives
A ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons.
Hidden Bar VS Bartender
Is Hidden Bar a good alternative to Bartender?Comments about Hidden Bar as an Alternative to Bartender
Gregor ZobjakIt's free and does what it should
0Arie van BoxelWhen you have many items, they won't show pass the notch. As far as I know, the only application that solves this is Bartender.
0It is a free alternative that does almost the same.
0 Vanilla VS Bartender
Is Vanilla a good alternative to Bartender?Comments about Vanilla as an Alternative to Bartender
Free tier available. Able to show and hide certain menu bar items.
0theqwertymasterSimple, easy and basically the same as Bartender (minus a few features)
-2Simple usage, and with Bartender 3, it's way cheaper for the same.
-2- 15 likes8 Ice Menu Bar alternatives
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.
Ice Menu Bar VS Bartender
Is Ice Menu Bar a good alternative to Bartender?Comments about Ice Menu Bar as an Alternative to Bartender
tricky_foxyIt works just like Bartender, but is free and open source
0byte_sneezeIt is relatively cheap and the only open-source alternative I could find that still receives regular updates.
0 - Discontinued
The latest version is from December 2018.
AccessMenuBarApps VS Bartender
Is AccessMenuBarApps a good alternative to Bartender?Comments about AccessMenuBarApps as an Alternative to Bartender
This app does not hide the menu icons on the right side. Only the left side. This is a dissapointment
2No setup required. Simply hides temporarily the menu items of the active application. Can be triggered by mouse action and keyboard shortcut.
0 - 7 likes8 iBar-Menubar alternatives
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...
iBar-Menubar VS Bartender
Is iBar-Menubar a good alternative to Bartender? - 2 likes9 Menu Bar Spacing alternatives
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.
Menu Bar Spacing VS Bartender
Is Menu Bar Spacing a good alternative to Bartender? - 1 like10 Barbee alternatives
Barbee is a menu bar manager giving you control over your menu bar items.
Barbee VS Bartender
Is Barbee a good alternative to Bartender?
Comments about Dozer as an Alternative to Bartender
Doesn't handle the notch on newer Macbooks
It's free & good but has became no updates since 2019
free and does the same thing