Cornice vs iBar-Menubar
Cornice
github.com
iBar-Menubar
better365.cnSide by side
| Figure | Cornice | iBar-Menubar |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | 1.50 CNY/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Menu Bar Customization Software | 8.6 (#2) | 8.7 (#1) |
| Customization | Users can adjust divider thickness and height, choose among five chevron styles, and set keyboard shortcuts and auto-hide behavior. | Users can change menu bar icon spacing and reorder icons in the app’s menu bar layout settings. |
| Keyboard shortcuts | Users can assign shortcuts for normal hiding, the always-hidden zone, and auto-hide. | Version 2.1.0 added shortcuts for displaying and clicking specific menu-bar icons. |
| Licence | The project is licensed under GPL-3.0. | The opened official and App Store pages do not state an open-source licence. |
| Maker | The repository identifies the developer or organization as SnowDrit. | The maker describes Better365 as the team of Ningbo Shangguan Technology Co., Ltd., which develops macOS apps. |
| What it does | Cornice is a free, open-source menu-bar manager for macOS. | iBar hides and reveals Mac menu-bar icons to reduce clutter. |
Plans
In their own words
Cornice
Cornice is a free, open-source menu bar manager for macOS. A divider hides the menu bar items to its left, and clicking it reveals them again. An optional second divider creates a section that stays hidden even when the rest of the items are revealed. Users can adjust divider thickness and height, choose among five chevron styles, and configure keyboard shortcuts and auto-hide behavior. Cornice does not move other applications’ menu bar icons, so the divider must be positioned by hand. Optional two-finger trackpad gestures on a window title bar can resize or reposition windows, or send them to the Dock. Hiding and revealing menu bar items requires no permissions; Accessibility access is requested only when those optional gestures are enabled. The interface supports sixteen languages that can be switched without restarting. The project is distributed under GPL-3.0. It costs nothing and requires macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later on Apple Silicon. Builds are signed for development but not notarised, so macOS requires a manual first launch through its warning. After an update, gesture users must grant Accessibility permission again.
iBar-Menubar
iBar-Menubar helps Mac users reduce menu bar clutter by hiding icons and bringing them back when needed. Its standard mode folds hidden items, while aggregation mode displays them in a panel below the menu bar. The maker says this panel can help reveal icons obscured by a MacBook notch. In aggregation mode, users can temporarily place a hidden icon in the menu bar to use its app menu, then hide it again after an optional delay. The app also lets users adjust icon spacing and reorder icons in its menu bar layout settings. It supports Apple M-series and Intel Macs. The App Store listing requires macOS 10.12 or later and describes the app as Mac only. A free download is available with in-app purchases; the listed annual subscription costs 18 CNY a year. The developer reports that the app collects no data, though Apple says this developer-provided privacy information has not been verified by Apple.