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24 alternatives to VANILLA

Hide menu bar icons on your Mac.

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. 1
   Vanilla▲118

   Hide menu bar icons on your Mac for free

   2017 · matthewpalmer.net · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Vanilla▲2

   Hide menu bar icons on mac

   2019 · matthewpalmer.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Dozer▲166

   Hide menu bar icons with ease ✨

   2019 · dozermac.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Bartender▲616

   Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac

   2014 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hidden Bar▲101

   Hide menubar items

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hide My Bar▲119

   macOS app to turn off the Touch Bar at will

   2020 · clemstation.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Bartender 2▲298

   Organize and hide menu bar items on your Mac

   2015 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ChocolateBar▲74

   Add a row under your menu bar for hidden icons

   Jun 2026 · chocolatebar.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Dozer▲5

   Hide menu bar icons to give your Mac a cleaner look

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Free My Desktop▲147

    Hides all the icons from your desktop with a click

    2018 · valentinourbano.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    TogglePresent▲8

    Single click, worry free presentations

    Feb 2026 · togglepresent.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Bartender 2▲21

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

    2016 · macbartender.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Forehead▲157

    Hide the notch and round all corners on the new MacBook Pro

    2021 · goodsnooze.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    MenubarX▲474

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

    2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Camouflage▲74

    Hides your Mac desktop icons

    2015 · briksoftware.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hocus Focus▲299

    A Mac menu bar utility that hides your inactive windows

    2014 · hocusfoc.us · its alternatives →

17. 17
    HiddenMe▲276

    Click a button to hide all the desktop icons on your Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Lounge▲80

    macOS Tahoe menu bar manager with notch-aware icon control

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

19. 19
    One Goal▲132

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

    2021 · timqian.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Skip Tunes▲115

    Control iTunes, Spotify, or Rdio from your Mac's menubar

    2015 · skiptunes.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Barred▲11

    A lightweight, open-source menu bar manager for macOS

    Aug 2026 · marginalutility.dev · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Fader▲90

    Minimize windows when you switch apps automatically

    Apr 2026 · eythor.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    TopNotch▲271

    Makes the new MacBook Pro notch disappear like a Ninja

    2021 · topnotch.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Menu Bar Web Browser▲93

    Browse your favourite websites in menubar

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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