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24 alternatives to Bartender 4

Take control of your menu bar

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 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Bartender▲616

   Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac

   2014 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bartender 5▲151

   Raising the bar, again

   2023 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Bartender 4▲247

   Award-winning app for macOS that superpowers your menu bar

   2021 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Bartender 2▲301

   Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac

   2015 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bartender 4▲11

   Take control of your menu

   2020 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Barbee▲80

   Hide Menu Bar Items, clean up your menu bar

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   MenubarX▲474

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

   2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Next Meeting▲138

   Quickly see your next meeting right in your menu bar.

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Captain▲191

   A Docker menu bar app for Mac

   2017 · getcaptain.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Bartender 3▲13

    Organize your menu bar apps

    2017 · sites.fastspring.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bar Tab▲96

    Discover great bars with every new tab in Chrome

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Loading▲205

    See when apps are using your network in your Mac menubar

    2015 · bonzaiapps.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bartender 2▲21

    Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac, with much more

    2016 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Menu Bar Web Browser▲93

    Browse your favourite websites in menubar

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Finbar▲104

    Supercharged menu bar search for your Mac

    2023 · finbarapp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Hunt▲225

    See the latest product hunts from your Mac's menu bar

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    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 →

18. 18
    Displays▲112

    The complete toolbox to manage your monitors

    2016 · jibapps.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Surf▲86

    Access any website or web app from menu bar/floating window

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Coolbar▲143

    Bookmark and link preview on Mac menu bar

    2023 · indiegoodies.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Lounge▲80

    macOS Tahoe menu bar manager with notch-aware icon control

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

22. 22
    ChocolateBar▲74

    Add a row under your menu bar for hidden icons

    Jun 2026 · chocolatebar.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    DockX▲232

    Everything on dock & menu bar

    2023 · dockx.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    One Goal▲132

    Makes your goal more visible by showing it on the menu bar

    2021 · timqian.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →