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24 alternatives to Vanilla

Hide menu bar icons on your Mac for free

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Vanilla launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Bartender▲616
Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac
2014 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
2
VANILLA▲6
Hide menu bar icons on your Mac.
2017 · its alternatives →
3
Vanilla▲2
Hide menu bar icons on mac
2019 · matthewpalmer.net · its alternatives →
4
Dozer▲166
Hide menu bar icons with ease ✨
2019 · dozermac.com · its alternatives →
5
Bartender 2▲301
Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac
2015 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →
6
ChocolateBar▲74
Add a row under your menu bar for hidden icons
Jun 2026 · chocolatebar.app · its alternatives →
7
Free My Desktop▲147
Hides all the icons from your desktop with a click
2018 · valentinourbano.com · its alternatives →
8
TopNotch▲271
Makes the new MacBook Pro notch disappear like a Ninja
2021 · topnotch.app · its alternatives →
9
MenubarX▲474
A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.
2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →
10
Hidden Bar▲101
Hide menubar items
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
11
HiddenMe▲276
Click a button to hide all the desktop icons on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
Lounge▲80
macOS Tahoe menu bar manager with notch-aware icon control
Apr 2026 · lounge.asktobuild.app · its alternatives →
13
Menu Launcher▲84
Launch any file, folder or app from your Mac menu bar
2019 · onmyway133.com · its alternatives →
14
Arthur▲271
Effortlessly optimize some of your Mac's hidden settings
2016 · its alternatives →
15
CleanMyMac X Menu App▲321
Make sure you can trust your Mac
2022 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →
16
Hocus Focus▲304
A Mac menu bar utility that hides your inactive windows
2014 · hocusfoc.us · its alternatives →
17
Ice▲106
Powerful menu bar manager for macOS
2025 · icemenubar.app · its alternatives →
18
Mac TODO Menubar▲144
All your todos easily accessible from your menu bar!
2018 · its alternatives →
19
Barbee▲80
Hide Menu Bar Items, clean up your menu bar
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
Hush▲142
Blur your messy desktop to hide it during screen sharing
Feb 2026 · poteam.pro · its alternatives →
21
Superbar▲191
Supercharge your Mac menubar
2019 · superbar.app · its alternatives →
22
Barred▲11
A lightweight, open-source menu bar manager for macOS
Aug 2026 · marginalutility.dev · its alternatives →
23
TopNotch.app – Hide the notch on your new MacBook▲12
TopNotch is a little macOS app that makes your menu bar black and hides the notch.
2021 · topnotch.app · its alternatives →
24
Forehead▲157
Hide the notch and round all corners on the new MacBook Pro
2021 · goodsnooze.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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