Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Barred

A lightweight, open-source menu bar manager for macOS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   Bartender▲616

   Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac

   2014 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

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   Bartender 2▲301

   Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac

   2015 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

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   Ice▲106

   Powerful menu bar manager for macOS

   2025 · icemenubar.app · its alternatives →

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   MenubarX▲474

   A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.

   2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →

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   Bartender 4▲247

   Award-winning app for macOS that superpowers your menu bar

   2021 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

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   ExtraBar▲152

   Hey Hacker News The ones that know me here know that I am a productivity geek. After DockFlow to manage my Dock and ExtraDock, which gives me more space to manage my apps and files, I decided to tackle the macOS big boss: the menu bar. I spend ~40% of my day context-switching between apps — Zoom meetings, Slack channels, Code projects, and Figma designs. My macOS menu bar has too many useless icons I almost never use. So I thought to myself, how can I use this area to improve my workflows? Most solutions (Bartender, Ice) require screen recording permissions, and did not really solve my…

   Dec 2025 · extrabar.app · its alternatives →

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   Bartender 5▲151

   Raising the bar, again

   2023 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

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   Dozer▲166

   Hide menu bar icons with ease ✨

   2019 · dozermac.com · its alternatives →

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   Barbee▲80

   Hide Menu Bar Items, clean up your menu bar

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    ChocolateBar▲74

    Add a row under your menu bar for hidden icons

    Jun 2026 · chocolatebar.app · its alternatives →

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    Lounge▲80

    macOS Tahoe menu bar manager with notch-aware icon control

    Apr 2026 · lounge.asktobuild.app · its alternatives →

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    MacMenuBar▲317

    A curated directory of 200+ Mac menu bar apps

    2019 · macmenubar.com · its alternatives →

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    Captain▲191

    A Docker menu bar app for Mac

    2017 · getcaptain.co · its alternatives →

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    Finbar▲104

    Supercharged menu bar search for your Mac

    2023 · finbarapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Hocus Focus▲304

    A Mac menu bar utility that hides your inactive windows

    2014 · hocusfoc.us · its alternatives →

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    Menu Launcher▲84

    Launch any file, folder or app from your Mac menu bar

    2019 · onmyway133.com · its alternatives →

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    Alias▲107

    Save and manage shortcuts in your macOS menubar

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Hidden Bar▲101

    Hide menubar items

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Bartender 4▲11

    Take control of your menu

    2020 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

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    Usagebar▲172

    A macOS menu bar app that tracks your Claude Code 5-hour and weekly usage limits. See reset timers, get notifications, and never hit the wall unexpectedly.

    Jan 2026 · usagebar.com · its alternatives →

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    MeetingBar – A menu bar macOS app for calendar meetings▲131

    🇺🇦 Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar - GitHub - leits/MeetingBar: 🇺🇦 Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    TermBar▲199

    Your terminal in your Mac menubar

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Vanilla▲118

    Hide menu bar icons on your Mac for free

    2017 · matthewpalmer.net · its alternatives →

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    Mac TODO Menubar▲144

    All your todos easily accessible from your menu bar!

    2018 · its alternatives →

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