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An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons

23 mentions on Hacker News by 23 people: 2 stories, 21 comments · first 2019-12-15 · latest 2026-04-03

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  1. Tame the clutter, by using another menubar app to hide the overflow. Examples: https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden https://www.macbartender.com/
    comment by al_borland · 2026-04-03 · in Tailscale's new macOS home
  2. I’ve been using this for years. It’s simple and works perfectly: https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
    comment by ArmadilloGang · 2026-04-03 · in Tailscale's new macOS home
  3. …Bar but gonna give Thaw a shot now. Looks a bit more full featured and under active development! https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
    comment by raybb · 2026-04-02 · in Tailscale's new macOS home
  4. …you have no way to get to them without either connecting and external display or a workaround like https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden .
    comment by bityard · 2025-09-22 · in I'm spoiled by Apple Silicon but still love Framework
  5. Ice never worked for me. https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden is the only thing I could make on my Mac work for some reason. I think https://github.com/Mortennn/Dozer didn't work either for me (well, it used to then it stopped after a Mac…
    comment by crossroadsguy · 2025-04-09 · in Show HN: Badgeify – Add Any App to Your Mac Menu Bar
  6. I have used HiddenBar for a while and it's been pretty solid. It's open-source: https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
    comment by fredoliveira · 2025-03-01 · in macOS Tips and Tricks (2022)
  7. I use Hidden Bar ( https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden ) for this. It works well enough despite not being updated in a while, though there is a bit of jank. Just tried out Ice and it seems to be a nice, lower jank replacement!
    comment by lyall · 2024-06-07 · in Ice – open source menu bar manager for macOS
  8. Hidden Bar is good enough https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
    comment by jingsam · 2024-06-07 · in Ice – open source menu bar manager for macOS
  9. > https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden Last update: 2 years ago
    comment by gaws · 2024-06-05 · in macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner
  10. Also Hidden Bar https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
    comment by adamomada · 2024-06-05 · in Popular Mac app 'Bartender' acquired by new unknown developer
  11. …it want me to grant it. I found an open source alternative that fits my needs. Check if fits yours. https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
    comment by i-blis · 2024-06-05 · in Popular Mac app 'Bartender' acquired by new unknown developer
  12. …open source, it's free, and it hasn't been taken over by a new owner who won't identify themselves. https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
    comment by danpalmer · 2024-06-05 · in macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner
  13. …not fix the problem for everyone in what I thought was a mature reaction to a petty complaint. [1] https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
    comment by aeturnum · 2024-02-12 · in Built-in workaround for applications hiding under the MacBook Pro notch
  14. …Hidden Bar is my current solution to this problem, but I think I prefer this native fix. https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden brew install --cask hiddenbar
    comment by bloblaw · 2024-02-12 · in Built-in workaround for applications hiding under the MacBook Pro notch
  15. Try: https://github.com/Mortennn/Dozer/ or https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
    comment by ApolloRising · 2023-09-27 · in Tell HN: macOS Bartender disables features, forcing users to buy license again
  16. This is my fav. There is also hidden bar https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
    comment by millzlane · 2023-09-04 · in Show HN: Menu Bar Calendar on macOS
  17. I also use https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden to try and clean up that menu bar bs.
    comment by josephd79 · 2022-11-29 · in A curated directory of 700 Mac menu bar apps
  18. …Bartender (paid): https://www.macbartender.com/ - Hidden Bar (free alternative): https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden AltTab: https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/
    comment by garciasn · 2022-05-10 · in Ask HN: What are some good non-subscription Mac apps?
  19. …tried it with Big Sur yet, but Hidden[1] is a really nice free and open source alternative. [1]: https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
    comment by sbuk · 2020-11-15 · in A visual comparison of macOS Catalina and Big Sur
  20. Yet another option: https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
    comment by pmullins · 2019-12-16 · in BitBar: Put the output of any script on your macOS menu bar
  21. For anyone who's wondering how it works: key line of code seems to be here ( https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden/blob/develop/hidden/ViewC... ), where they make the "separator" element really wide to push the icons to be hidden offscreen.
    comment by gtmtg · 2019-12-15 · in Hidden Bar: macOS utility to hide unused menu bar icons, written in Swift