Menu Bar
Hide the menu bar icons you rarely need.
A chevron and a separator split your menu bar into visible and hidden sections. ⌘-drag icons across the separator to choose what hides.
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Visible5
Always on screen, right of the chevron.
Hidden5
Revealed with one click, collapsed again automatically.
Always hidden2
Stays out of sight until you Option-click the chevron.
⌘-drag icons across the separator to choose what hides. No permission needed.
Interactive illustration with sample values.
What it does
- Visible, hidden, and always-hidden sections
- One click to reveal hidden icons
- Automatic collapse after a delay you choose
- Collapse is refused if the separator is on the wrong side
- Access
- Opt-in actions
- Where you find it
- Own windowMenu bar
- Permissions
- None. The separator technique needs no system permission.
Deliberate limits
- Off until you turn it on.
- Does not move other apps' icons programmatically.
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