Mac app · Surtees Studios
Bartender
Best for: Organizing a crowded menu bar.
- Best for
- Organizing a crowded menu bar
- Developer
- Surtees Studios
- Price
- Price not yet verified · check the vendor for current pricing
- Our testing
- Not yet hands-on tested
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Pricing options
Single license
About $20 one-time
Free trial available
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Features
- Hide, reorder and group menu bar icons
- Show hidden icons on hover or click
- Search menu bar items
- Custom triggers for showing items
- Works with notch Macs
Benefits and disadvantages
Benefits
- Declutters a crowded menu bar
- Fixes icons hidden behind the notch
- Highly customizable
- One-time purchase
Disadvantages (cons)
- Ownership change in 2024 raised trust questions for some users
- Needs screen recording permission
- Free alternatives like Ice cover the basics
- Updates can lag behind macOS releases
Who should use Bartender
- Users with many menu bar apps
- MacBook owners with a notch
- People who want a tidy menu bar
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