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24 alternatives to Bartender 4

Take control of your menu

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bartender 4 launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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 →
3
Bartender 4▲247
Award-winning app for macOS that superpowers your menu bar
2021 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
4
Bartender 5▲151
Raising the bar, again
2023 · 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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Ice▲106
Powerful menu bar manager for macOS
2025 · icemenubar.app · its alternatives →
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Barred▲11
A lightweight, open-source menu bar manager for macOS
Aug 2026 · marginalutility.dev · its alternatives →
8
Barbee▲80
Hide Menu Bar Items, clean up your menu bar
2023 · apps.apple.com · 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 →
10
Bartender 2▲21
Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac, with much more
2016 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
11
Coolbar▲143
Bookmark and link preview on Mac menu bar
2023 · indiegoodies.com · its alternatives →
12
Bartender 3▲13
Organize your menu bar apps
2017 · sites.fastspring.com · its alternatives →
13
MacMenuBar▲317
A curated directory of 200+ Mac menu bar apps
2019 · macmenubar.com · its alternatives →
14
Bartender 4▲6
Take control of your menu bar
2021 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
15
Captain▲191
A Docker menu bar app for Mac
2017 · getcaptain.co · its alternatives →
16
Dozer▲166
Hide menu bar icons with ease ✨
2019 · dozermac.com · its alternatives →
17
MenubarX▲474
A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.
2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →
18
Mac TODO Menubar▲144
All your todos easily accessible from your menu bar!
2018 · its alternatives →
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ChocolateBar▲74
Add a row under your menu bar for hidden icons
Jun 2026 · chocolatebar.app · its alternatives →
20
One Goal▲132
Makes your goal more visible by showing it on the menu bar
2021 · timqian.com · its alternatives →
21
Menu Launcher▲84
Launch any file, folder or app from your Mac menu bar
2019 · onmyway133.com · its alternatives →
22
Hotlist▲148
Manage your daily todos straight from your Mac menu bar
2023 · pqina.nl · its alternatives →
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Spaced▲12
Organize your menu bar items into groups
2023 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →
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Badgeify – Add Any App to Your Mac Menu Bar▲118
Get instant notifications from Messages, Mail, Slack, and more directly in your menu bar. Perfect for Mac users who hide their Dock or want better notification management.
2025 · badgeify.app · its alternatives →

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