NiléaneJun 25, 2024

It's been hard to trust Bartender following its acquisition, so I’ve rounded up on @macstories some of my favorite menu bar utilities available right now + two tips to help manage the menu bar without having to install any third-party apps at all. 💻💡

https://www.macstories.net/roundups/managing-your-mac-menu-bar-a-roundup-of-my-favorite-bartender-alternatives/

Managing Your Mac Menu Bar: A Roundup of My Favorite Bartender Alternatives

For years, Bartender has remained one of the best ways to manage the Mac’s menu bar, especially on newer MacBook models with a notch where menu bar real estate is even more valuable. I reviewed the great Bartender 5 last year and came away impressed. Unfortunately, though, my relationship with Bartender is not in a

Show threadAlexJun 26, 2024

@nileane @czottmann @macstories
this is a great post with all good replacements of Bartender.

One thing I have learned after trying all three of them (prior to the
publishing of the article) is that *none* of them handles the notch.

I did notice that the screenshots/videos in the article are from a
laptop with notch. Does it mean they addressed the notch issue?

🙏🏽

Show threadNiléaneJun 26, 2024
@al3x @czottmann @macstories In my selection, the only one that will maybe be able to handle large amounts of icons with a notch is Ice, which plans to add a floating bar for overflowing icons
Show threadAlex
@nileane @czottmann @macstories Exactly! Ice had a ticket opened for implementing a solution for the notch. It was resurfaced and prioritized after the wave of new users.
Jun 26, 2024 at 9:42amWeb