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Niléane Jun 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

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Owen 🇦🇺Jun 26, 2024

@nileane @macstories I ditched #Bartender5 when the ownership changed. I was using it via #SetApp. I switched to hidden bar (as it was in the App Store) which does the minimum I need it to do. #Ice sounds compelling, but unsure how trusting I should be of this app/developer as well even if it’s open source… is the code getting proper scrutiny… maybe I’m just a little paranoid now after feeling betrayed by the whole Bartender debacle. 🤔

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Brian McMurray

@vanitalo @nileane @macstories Agreed. I used Bartender in SetApp as well and have now bailed. This was compounded by the fact that even when all the scrutiny and bad PR began to appear - the new developers still never really explained themselves or tried to corral it. It’s just really weird. Made me uncomfortable.