Dozer vs Pelmet
Dozer
github.com
Pelmet
pelmet.fif7y.comSide by side
| Figure | Dozer | Pelmet |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Menu Bar Customization Software | 7.6 (#11) | 7.1 (#22) |
| Purpose | Dozer hides menu bar icons to give a Mac a cleaner look. | Pelmet hides menu bar icons and brings them back on hover, click or keyboard shortcut. |
| Support | The contribution guide directs users to open GitHub issues for bug reports and feature requests, and asks them to include the app version in bug reports. | The maker describes Pelmet as a one-person project with no vulnerability-reporting SLA and says acknowledgements generally arrive within a few days. |
| System requirement | The README lists macOS 10.13 or later as a requirement. | Pelmet requires macOS 27 and does not support macOS 26 or earlier. |
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In their own words
Dozer
Dozer is a free, open-source macOS utility for hiding menu bar icons and keeping the status area less crowded. A left click toggles one icon group, while option-left-click controls an optional second group. Dozer can hide status bar icons automatically, including when it launches. Its documented No Icon mode uses a keyboard shortcut to hide and show icons without clicking the menu bar. Users can set the delay before icons disappear and adjust icon size and padding. Right-clicking opens settings. The README provides Homebrew Cask and manual installation instructions, and lists macOS 10.13 or later as the requirement. The repository uses the Mozilla Public License 2.0. Dozer supports hiding, rearranging and grouping menu items, plus keyboard shortcuts, but does not provide custom menu items. Bug reports and feature requests go through GitHub issues, with the app version requested in bug reports.