Vanilla Alternatives

Apps similar to Vanilla include Thaw, which is free and open source. Other options are Hidden Bar, Dimble, Bartender and ExtraBar. You can choose from more than 10 Menu Bar Managers like Vanilla for Mac.

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  1. holzBar icon

    holzBar

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    holzBar keeps the Mac's menu bar tidy: icons you rarely need are collapsed and come back on a click, hover or scroll. It is a fork of Ice by Jordan Baird, carried on for macOS 14 to 27 with a backend for the redesigned macOS 27 menu bar.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Menu Bar Layout: drag items between the visible and hidden sections, with groups, spacers and (Preview) widgets such as CPU load and free disk space.
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  2. O

    Okigae

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    Okigae swaps the small monochrome icons in your menu bar for illustrated characters. Pick a face for each app you want to change and leave the rest alone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • JP flagJapan
    Character artwork sitting in the menu bar
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  4. ChocolateBar icon

    ChocolateBar

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    Let your notch eat no more! ChocolateBar is a native Mac app that adds a row under your menu bar for icons hidden by the MacBook notch.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    ChocolateBar screenshot 1
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  5. B

    Barred

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    A lightweight macOS menu bar manager. Hide, reorder, and organise your menu bar icons — tuck the ones you don't need into a collapsible secondary bar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    Barred screenshot 1
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