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Guides on tidying up the macOS menu bar.
CleanShot X pricing: what the free tier covers
CleanShot X has no free tier: Basic is USD 35 once with a year of updates, then USD 19 a year, and Pro is USD 10 per user a month. Setapp has a 7 day trial.
CleanShot X on Mac: how to set it up
A setup order for CleanShot X on a Mac: system permissions first, then shortcuts, then what happens after each capture, then recording. The settings that are hardest to change later come first.
CleanShot X: how to uninstall it cleanly
A CleanShot X uninstall leaves files, permissions and a license behind. Here is where each one lives, what is safe to delete, and how to decide before you drag the app to the Trash.
Barbee on Mac: how to set it up
Barbee is a free Mac menu bar manager with a three day trial, and Lifetime costs $12.99. How to set it up, what to test, and how it compares with Bartender.
Barbee: how to uninstall it cleanly
A clean Barbee uninstall on macOS: quit it first, remove the app, clear the permission entries it leaves in System Settings, and cancel the subscription, which deleting the app does not do.
Bartender on Mac: how to set it up
A setup order for Bartender tsukaikata on macOS: the permissions it asks for and why, which icons to keep visible, one reveal method to commit to, and the three settings that cause most support tickets.
Bartender uninstall on Mac: remove the app, helpers and leftover files
To uninstall Bartender, quit it, remove the login item, trash Bartender 7, 6 or 5, then delete the leftover Library files, the helper and two privacy entries.
CleanMyMac not working on Mac: what to check
CleanMyMac not working is usually a macOS switch: turn on its items under Allow in the Background, then check Enable Menu, login items and Full Disk Access.