Hide icons in the settings, then shrink the space between icons. The Mac menu bar is a bit of a mess. Way too many applications want to put icons in the top-right corner of the screen, and most users ...

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A common criticism of macOS is the frustrating lack of customization. This is, in some ways, intentional. The reason Macs for many years had mice with only a single-button click, for example, was ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. That's when I discovered Barbee, a powerful ...

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 ...

The last time Bartender received a major update was back in 2021. Bartender 4 brought many new powerful features to help declutter the menu bar, particularly on the new MacBook models with a notch, ...

The Mac's menu bar makes up for the thin strip of toolbar at the top of the screen. It starts with the Apple icon on the far left, then shows you the contextual menus for the app you're in as you move ...