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Guides on tidying up the macOS menu bar.
Bartender Mac settings migration: what carries over
A practical account of Bartender Mac settings migration: the three categories that import cleanly, the shortcuts and rules that do not, how the two-step import behaves on screen, and what to rebuild.
Dozer for the Mac menu bar: how it works, what to check
How Dozer tidies the Mac menu bar, explained from the Command-drag operation up: what the boundary approach does well, where its limits are, and the three things to check before installing it.
What a free menu bar app cannot do, and what nothing can
What a free menu bar app cannot do on a Mac is mostly not about features. The real limits are the macOS floor, whether updates keep arriving, and where to go when it breaks, plus what no tool can do at any price.
Free menu bar manager for Mac: the facts, and the order to decide in
A free menu bar manager on Mac can clear a crowded menu bar, but the options differ in macOS requirements, license, and how hidden icons are reached. Here are the published facts and the order to decide in.
Hidden Bar on Mac: how it hides icons, and how to get them back
Hidden Bar on Mac hides menu bar icons by widening a separator. Here is what that means in practice, the three gestures that cover daily use, the settings worth changing, and the macOS versions each free tool supports.
Hidden Bar vs Ice: how to pick a free menu bar manager
Hidden Bar vs Ice, compared on the things that actually decide it: where you get them, how updates arrive, what happens after an icon is hidden, and which macOS versions they run on.