ChocolateBar vs MenuBarDockX
ChocolateBar
chocolatebar.appMenuBarDockX
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| Figure | ChocolateBar | MenuBarDockX |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Menu Bar Customization Software | 8.0 (#4) | 7.3 (#19) |
| Compatibility | The app is a universal binary for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs and supports macOS Monterey through Sequoia; Tahoe is described as coming soon. | The stated requirements are macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later and Apple Silicon or Intel; Intel and Sonoma have not been formally tested. |
| Permissions | ChocolateBar requires Accessibility permission to read and click menu bar items and list active windows. | Accessibility permission is required to read and click menu bar items and use the global shortcut; Screen Recording permission may be used for icon images and panel background color sampling. |
| Purpose | ChocolateBar manages a crowded Mac menu bar by hiding third-party icons or displaying them in a second row with open app windows. | MenuBarDockX collects menu bar icons hidden behind the notch or pushed off-screen and displays them in a floating panel. |
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In their own words
ChocolateBar
ChocolateBar has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
MenuBarDockX
MenuBarDockX is a free macOS utility that gathers menu bar icons hidden behind the notch or pushed off-screen and places them in a floating panel. Open the panel by clicking its overflow indicator or pressing Control+Option+Command+M. Tabs cover All, System, Development, Cloud, Security, and Utility; icons can be reordered manually and assigned categories. Bundled rules classify icons from Docker, JetBrains, Dropbox, 1Password, and Raycast. The project says processing is local, with no telemetry or external server, and the Swift/AppKit app has no third-party dependencies. It requires macOS 14 or later on Apple Silicon or Intel, although Intel and Sonoma have not been formally tested. Accessibility permission is required; Screen Recording may support icon images and background sampling. Builds are unsigned and unnotarized, so Gatekeeper may warn. On macOS 15 or later, right-click forwarding falls back to Toggle/Quit.