Best menu bar managers
Apps that tidy up the Mac menu bar, hide icons you don't need and add your own menu bar items.
3 apps, ordered by visits from AppBreakup and how often our research lists each one as an alternative. Open any app to see its alternatives.
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- Alternatives to Bartender
A long-running Mac menu bar manager that hides, rearranges and automatically shows menu bar icons.
PaidmacOS - Alternatives to Ice
A free, open-source menu bar manager for macOS that hides icons and adds a separate bar for notched MacBooks.
Open sourcemacOS - Alternatives to SwiftBar
Open-source macOS app that turns the output of your own scripts into menu bar items.
Open sourcemacOS
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Common questions
What are the best menu bar managers?
Based on how often our research lists them as alternatives and visits from AppBreakup, the leading menu bar managers right now are Bartender, Ice and SwiftBar.
Are there free menu bar managers?
Yes. Ice (open source) and SwiftBar (open source) have a free option, out of 2 free or freemium apps we track.
Which menu bar managers are open source?
Ice and SwiftBar.