Foldaway vs MenuBarDockX
Foldaway
foldaway.appMenuBarDockX
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| Figure | Foldaway | MenuBarDockX |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Menu Bar Customization Software | 7.9 (#5) | 7.3 (#19) |
| Compatibility | Foldaway runs on macOS 15 Sequoia or later on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. | The stated requirements are macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later and Apple Silicon or Intel; Intel and Sonoma have not been formally tested. |
| Permissions | Accessibility permission is required to find and fold menu bar items; Screen Recording permission is optional for displaying real menu bar glyphs. | 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 | Foldaway hides menu bar icons and keeps them in a panel one click below the bar. | MenuBarDockX collects menu bar icons hidden behind the notch or pushed off-screen and displays them in a floating panel. |
| Support | The maker lists [email protected] as its support contact. | The maker welcomes bug reports and feature requests through GitHub Issues and asks reporters to include their macOS version and Mac model. |
Plans
In their own words
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.