ChocolateBar vs Overhang
ChocolateBar
chocolatebar.appOverhang
nicglazkov.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | ChocolateBar | Overhang |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | 7.2 (#21) |
| Menu bar icons | The second row shows hidden menu bar icons, and clicking an icon clicks its real menu bar item. | Each hidden item is listed with the icon of the app that owns it. |
| Privacy | The maker says the app only contacts its servers when checking for updates and that nothing leaves the Mac during its menu bar and window functions. | Overhang collects, sends, and stores no user information and has no analytics, account system, or server. |
| Purpose | ChocolateBar manages a crowded Mac menu bar by hiding third-party icons or displaying them in a second row with open app windows. | Overhang lists status bar items macOS has stopped drawing and lets you open their menus. |
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In their own words
ChocolateBar
ChocolateBar has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Overhang
Overhang is a free macOS app for accessing status bar items that macOS has stopped drawing. It lists each item beside the icon of the app that owns it and lets users open its menu. Listing items needs no permissions; optional click-through uses Accessibility. Some apps handle mouse events in a way Overhang cannot press, so the app brings the owning application to the front in those cases. It supports Macs with and without a notch, plus external displays. Settings cover launching at login and enabling click-through.
Overhang does not require a network connection and says it collects, sends, or stores no user information. It has no analytics, account system, or server. While running, it reads menu bar icon positions, sizes, and owning apps in memory, then discards that information when it quits. The free plan costs nothing and requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later; it is a universal binary for Apple silicon and Intel. The maker says release builds are signed with an Apple Developer ID certificate and notarized by Apple, and identifies GitHub repository releases as the only official builds. Support requests are directed to GitHub Issues.