Hidden Bar Alternatives

Hidden Bar is described as 'A ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Hidden Bar for Mac. The best Hidden Bar alternative is Ice Menu Bar, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Hidden Bar are Bartender, Dozer, iBar-Menubar and AccessMenuBarApps.

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

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Hidden Bar alternatives page was last updated Jul 10, 2024
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  1. Ice Menu Bar icon
    Ice Menu Bar icon

    Ice Menu Bar

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    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
    Ice Menu Bar screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Ice Menu Bar screenshot 1
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    Ice Menu Bar screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  No registration required

    Features

    1.  Hide MenuBar
    2.  Sits in the MenuBar
    Ice Menu Bar iconHidden Bar Icon

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    • Ice Menu Bar is the most popular Mac alternative to Hidden Bar.

    • Ice Menu Bar is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Hidden Bar.

    • Ice Menu Bar is Free and Open SourceHidden Bar is also Free and Open Source
    • Ice Menu Bar is Privacy focused and LightweightHidden Bar is not according to our users
  2. Bartender icon
    Bartender icon

    Bartender

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    Bartender 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...

    10 Bartender alternatives
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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Bartender Features

    1.  Hide apps
    2.  Organization
    Bartender Bar
    Menu Bar Item Spacing
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    Triggers
    Bartender iconHidden Bar Icon

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    • Bartender is the most popular commercial alternative to Hidden Bar.

    • Bartender is Paid and ProprietaryHidden Bar is Free and Open Source
  4. Dozer icon
    Dozer icon

    Dozer

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    Hide MacOS menubar items.

    10 Dozer alternatives
    Dozer screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Dozer screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last version (4.2.0) is from July 2020.

    Dozer iconHidden Bar Icon

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  5. iBar-Menubar icon
    iBar-Menubar icon

    iBar-Menubar

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    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...

    8 iBar-Menubar alternatives
    Advanced Mode (good for notch)

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    iBar-Menubar Features

    1.  Organization
    2.  Hide apps
    3.  Tray Icon
    4.  Sits in the MenuBar
    Common Mode (good for old macos
    Hide apps in menubar
    +1
    Change mode and size of icons
    iBar-Menubar iconHidden Bar Icon

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  6. AccessMenuBarApps icon
    AccessMenuBarApps icon

    AccessMenuBarApps

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    access mac menubar directly every time.

    9 AccessMenuBarApps alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    The latest version is from December 2018.

    AccessMenuBarApps iconHidden Bar Icon

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  7. Vanilla icon
    Vanilla icon

    Vanilla

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    Hide menu bar icons on your Mac.

    8 Vanilla alternatives
    Vanilla screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Vanilla screenshot 1
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    Vanilla iconHidden Bar Icon

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  9. Menu Bar Spacing icon
    Menu Bar Spacing icon

    Menu Bar Spacing

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    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.

    9 Menu Bar Spacing alternatives
    Menu Bar Spacing screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Sits in the MenuBar
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    Menu Bar Spacing iconHidden Bar Icon

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  10. Barbee icon
    Barbee icon

    Barbee

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

    10 Barbee alternatives
    Barbee screenshot 1

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Barbee screenshot 1
    Barbee screenshot 2
    +1
    Barbee screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Lightweight
    5.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    2.  Sits in the MenuBar
    Barbee iconHidden Bar Icon

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  11. BroomStick icon
    BroomStick icon

    BroomStick

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    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...

    8 BroomStick alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer available on the official website.

    BroomStick iconHidden Bar Icon

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  12. Spaced icon
    Spaced icon

    Spaced

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    The app provides menu bar separators to group menu bar items for a more streamlined appearance.

    9 Spaced alternatives
    Spaced screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Spaced Features

    1.  Sits in the MenuBar
    Spaced screenshot 1
    Spaced iconHidden Bar Icon

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