Bartender AlternativesOnly apps categorised as System Tweakers

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   Hidden Bar

    43 likes

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

   12 Hidden Bar alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • System Tweaker

   Origin

   • Vietnam

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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   Top Positive Comment

   Gregor Zobjak

   Dec 11, 2022

   0

   It's free and does what it should

   Arie van Boxel

   Positive comment•Jun 9, 2024

   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 comment•Nov 25, 2021

   0

   It is a free alternative that does almost the same.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

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   • Hidden Bar is Free and Open SourceBartender is Paid and Proprietary
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   Ice Menu Bar

    29 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.

   8 Ice Menu Bar alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • System Tweaker

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

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   tricky_foxy

   Positive comment•Jul 25, 2024

   0

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

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   byte_sneeze

   Positive comment•Jun 5, 2024

   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 Privacy focusedBartender is not according to our users
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   Thaw

    7 likes

   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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • System Tweaker

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

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   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

   • System Tweaker

   Origin

   • China

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

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   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

   • System Tweaker

   Origin

   • Norway

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

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