Vanilla Alternatives

Vanilla is described as 'Hide menu bar icons on your Mac' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are eight alternatives to Vanilla for Mac. The best Vanilla alternative is Hidden Bar, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Vanilla are Bartender, Ice Menu Bar, Dozer and Menu Bar Spacing.

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Hide menu bar icons on your Mac.

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

    Hidden Bar

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

    10 Hidden Bar alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • VN flagVietnam

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Hidden Bar screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hide apps
    2.  Sits in the MenuBar
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No Tracking

    Hidden Bar VS Vanilla

     
    Comments about Hidden Bar as an Alternative to Vanilla
    peco
    Positive Apr 23, 2020
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    Hidden Bar is free, open source and provides the same functionality as its competitors

    Vanilla Icon
    Hidden Bar icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Hidden Bar is a great Vanilla alternative.

    • Hidden Bar is the most popular Mac alternative to Vanilla.

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

    • Hidden Bar is Free and Open SourceVanilla is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Hidden Bar is LightweightVanilla is not according to our users
  2. 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

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Quick Reveal

    Bartender Features

    1.  Hide apps
    2.  Organization

    Bartender VS Vanilla

     

    • Bartender is the most popular commercial alternative to Vanilla.

    • Bartender is Paid and ProprietaryVanilla is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. 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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Ice Menu Bar screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hide MenuBar
    2.  Sits in the MenuBar
    3.  No registration required

    Ice Menu Bar VS Vanilla

     
  5. Dozer icon

    Dozer

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    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.

    10 Dozer alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Dozer screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last version (4.2.0) is from July 2020.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

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

    Dozer VS Vanilla

     
  6. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Menu Bar Spacing screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Sits in the MenuBar

    Menu Bar Spacing VS Vanilla

     
  7. Barbee icon

    Barbee

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

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Barbee screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    6.  Sits in the MenuBar

    Barbee VS Vanilla

     
  9. Spaced icon

    Spaced

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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Spaced screenshot 1

    Spaced Features

    1.  Sits in the MenuBar

    Spaced VS Vanilla

     
  10. 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...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer available on the official website.

    BroomStick VS Vanilla

     
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