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Show HN: Badgeify – Add Any App to Your Mac Menu Bar

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Re: Show HN: Badgeify – Add Any App to Your Mac Menu Bar

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Post by monkey_monkey »

mlangenberg wrote: post #3

I actually wonder how I can get them out? Every background service wants some screen estate in the menu bar, but the app that I need is always hidden behind the notch of my MacBook. Why can’t I hide the ones I don’t frequently need?

There are several 3rd party utilities (free and paid) that allow status bar icons to be hidden

Re: Show HN: Badgeify – Add Any App to Your Mac Menu Bar

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Post by ndegruchy »

mlangenberg wrote: post #3

I actually wonder how I can get them out? Every background service wants some screen estate in the menu bar, but the app that I need is always hidden behind the notch of my MacBook. Why can’t I hide the ones I don’t frequently need?

You can Command-Drag some of them off the menubar. It doesn't work in every case, but it might help. Plus there are tools like Ice and Bartender that help you hide most or all of them.

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Post by fullam »

mlangenberg wrote: post #3

I actually wonder how I can get them out? Every background service wants some screen estate in the menu bar, but the app that I need is always hidden behind the notch of my MacBook. Why can’t I hide the ones I don’t frequently need?

im a big fan of https://matthewpalmer.net/vanilla/

Re: Show HN: Badgeify – Add Any App to Your Mac Menu Bar

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Post by alook »

mlangenberg wrote: post #3

I actually wonder how I can get them out? Every background service wants some screen estate in the menu bar, but the app that I need is always hidden behind the notch of my MacBook. Why can’t I hide the ones I don’t frequently need?

There are apps that help you hide unused menu bar apps - this one works well: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hidden-bar/id1452453066?mt=12

Re: Show HN: Badgeify – Add Any App to Your Mac Menu Bar

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Post by sangeeth96 »

mlangenberg wrote: post #3

I actually wonder how I can get them out? Every background service wants some screen estate in the menu bar, but the app that I need is always hidden behind the notch of my MacBook. Why can’t I hide the ones I don’t frequently need?

FOSS solution that's actually really good: https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice
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