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Best Menu Bar Customization Software in 2026

Menu bar customization software helps you shape which controls and icons remain visible and how they are organized. Compare options for hiding and rearranging menu items, grouping them, adding custom items and using keyboard shortcuts.

  1. 01 iBar-Menubar

    iBar-Menubar suits Mac users who want to hide menu bar icons and restore them temporarily when they need an app menu.

    From 1.50 CNY/mo Free plan macOS
    8.7 Visit Specs
  2. 02 Cornice

    Cornice suits Apple Silicon users on macOS 26 or later who want to hide menu bar items without granting permissions.

    Free plan Open source macOS
    8.6 Visit Specs
  3. 03 Bartender

    Bartender suits Mac users who want to control a crowded menu bar or automate access to its items.

    From $1.67/mo Free trial macOS
    8.2 Visit Specs
  4. 04 ChocolateBar
    Free trial macOS
    8.0 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Foldaway
    Free trial macOS
    7.9 Visit Specs
  6. 06 Lloyd

    Lloyd suits Mac users who want to open and interact with menu-bar items concealed by a MacBook notch.

    Free plan macOS
    7.9 Visit Specs
  7. 07 Bark
    API · Self-hosted
    7.8 Visit Specs
  8. 08 ExtraBar
    macOS
    7.7 Visit Specs
  9. 09 GreatBar

    GreatBar suits Mac users who want frequent websites, apps, files, and folders available from the menu bar.

    Free plan macOS
    7.7 Visit Specs
  10. 10 SwiftBar

    SwiftBar suits macOS users who want scheduled script output and interactive menu items in the menu bar.

    Free plan macOS
    7.7 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Dozer

    Dozer suits Mac users who want to hide or group menu bar icons.

    Free plan macOS
    7.6 Visit Specs
  12. 12 Octobar

    Octobar suits Apple Silicon Mac users who want menu bar access to shortcuts and everyday system, file, web and utility tools.

    Free plan macOS
    7.6 Visit Specs
  13. 13 Hidden Bar

    It suits Mac users who want to hide selected menu bar items and control them with a shortcut or automatic re-collapse.

    Free plan macOS
    7.5 Visit Specs
  14. 14 Ice 2

    Ice 2 suits Mac users who want to organize menu bar icons and choose when hidden items appear.

    Free plan macOS
    7.5 Visit Specs
  15. 15 JellyBar

    JellyBar suits Apple Silicon Mac users on macOS 15 or later who want to hide, reorder or group menu bar icons.

    Free plan macOS
    7.5 Visit Specs
  16. 16 SaneBar

    SaneBar suits Mac users who want to hide and quickly retrieve menu bar icons, customize access, or automate icon behavior.

    Free plan macOS
    7.5 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Vanilla

    Vanilla suits Mac users who want to hide menu bar icons, with Pro options for shortcuts, automatic hiding and login startup.

    Free plan macOS
    7.5 Visit Specs
  18. 18 Manico
    macOS
    7.3 Visit Specs
  19. 19 MenuBarDockX

    It suits Mac users who need to organize menu bar items obscured by the notch or screen edge.

    Free plan macOS
    7.3 Visit Specs
  20. 20 Finbar
    macOS
    7.2 Visit Specs
  21. 21 Overhang

    Overhang suits Mac users who want to reach menus for status bar items macOS no longer draws.

    Free plan macOS
    7.2 Visit Specs
  22. 22 Pelmet
    Free plan macOS
    7.1 Visit Specs
  23. 23 Thaw

    Thaw suits a single interactive user managing menu bar items on their own Mac.

    Free plan macOS
    7.1 Visit Specs
  24. 24 xbar

    xbar suits macOS users who want script or program output in the menu bar and are comfortable using plugins or writing their own.

    Free plan macOS
    6.9 Visit Specs
  25. 25 OverflowBar
    macOS
    6.7 Visit Specs
How this list is ordered. Specifiction scores each tool on how fully its maker documents it, whether its prices are published, where the research puts it, the platforms it runs on and whether it can be tried for free (how we rank). Makers can also buy a numbered place (how Specifiction is paid for).

Multiple-display support and notch support may matter for your screen setup; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost details to check. iBar-Menubar, Vanilla and Bartender are among the options named here. Think about whether your priority is a tidier menu bar, quick access to particular controls or a specific arrangement, then compare those needs with the listed display support and customization features.

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