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MenuBarCollapse

Menu bar divider that hides crowded icons behind one click and re-hides them after a set delay.

MIT · Free download · Downloads from github.com

License
MIT
Open source
Category
Utilities
Source
GitHub
turhe123
Verified
2026

About MenuBarCollapse

MenuBarCollapse adds a divider to the menu bar. Icons you drag to its left are hidden when you collapse the bar with one click, and the bar can re-hide itself after a delay or from a global shortcut. It is a small, free alternative to paid menu bar organizers such as Bartender, for people with a crowded menu bar. It cannot see or list other apps' icons, so it only hides the icons you place to the left of its divider.

Requires macOS 14 or later. The build is ad-hoc signed and not notarized, so the first launch has to be allowed in System Settings, or the quarantine flag cleared with xattr -cr as the README describes. According to the README, the app makes no network calls and has no analytics. On notched MacBooks, icons to the right of the divider can still end up under the notch.

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Source code
turhe123/menu-bar-collapse
License
MIT
Website
turhe123.github.io
Download
github.com
Category
Utilities
Alternative to
Bartender
Topics
Menu bar apps
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