Bartender Alternatives for Mac

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1. 

   

   Dozer

    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.

   12 Dozer alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MPL-2.0)

   Origin

   • Denmark
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

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   mirage

   Positive comment•Oct 6, 2023

   1

   Doesn't handle the notch on newer Macbooks

   Gregor Zobjak

   Comment•Dec 11, 2022

   0

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

   Guest

   Positive comment•May 27, 2019

   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
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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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   Vanilla

    17 likes

   Hide menu bar icons on your Mac.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • Australia

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Jun 18, 2017

   0

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

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   theqwertymaster

   Positive comment•May 21, 2018

   -2

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

   Guest

   Positive comment•Sep 16, 2017

   -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
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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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   AccessMenuBarApps

    9 likes

   access mac menubar directly every time.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Mar 7, 2017

   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 comment•Jan 30, 2017

   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
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   Sanebar

    2 likes

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

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

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    ExtraBar

     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

    Origin

    • Bulgaria
    • 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...

    10 iBar-Menubar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • System Tweaker

    Origin

    • China

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

    

    

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    Barbee

     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

    

    

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    Menu Bar Spacing

     2 likes

    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

    • Shell Extension

    Origin

    • Norway

    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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