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I switched to HiddenBar a few years ago when a Bartender licence ran out. It's open source, it's free, and it hasn't been taken over by a new owner who won't identify themselves. https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
Last update: 2 years ago
I own this app and haven't update yet, smh. Silly its not just a feature of the OS.
There are so many small apps that really ought to be part of the OS by now. A few that come to mind: Rectangle, or some sort of default way to control application windows with your keyboard. Mos / UnnaturalScrollWheels: if you use a docking station, you may want natural scrolling when using your laptop as a laptop, and normal scrolling when using a mouse. Windows and Linux both have this solved for 15 years now, I am…
Raycast[1] is the new (and preferred) kid on the block.
Why is this not functionality that is built into the OS at this point? Is there anyone that loves 10,000 taskbar apps visible at all times?
Why put time and effort into something like this when the focus should only be on AI?
They finally did what they should've done 3 months ago, and Ben made a full statement: https://www.macbartender.com/b5blog/A-New-Chapter-for-Barten... https://surteesstudios.com/a-new-chapter/ Had this come out then, I'd be worried. But given how it went now, I'm super worried.
As you said, I don't think knowing that Applause (applause.dev) is the acquiring company helps much considering they have no track record of anything as far as I can see, but having a full day of radio silence must have done some considerable damage.
They finally did what they should've done 3 months ago, and Ben made a full statement: https://www.macbartender.com/b5blog/A-New-Chapter-for-Barten... https://surteesstudios.com/a-new-chapter/ Had this come out then, I'd be worried. But given how it went now, I'm super worried.
Surtees had a bunch of accumulated trust from having been maintaining Bartender for over a decade and not having done anything abusive with it in that time. A new developer is starting from scratch there, and the first impression being that they're trying to avoid people knowing about them doesn't make us jump to trusting them. (That's why people are being more inclined to trust random apps from unknowns like Hidden Bar or Ice...)
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Nobody “requires” these tools to have a “usable” experience. Millions of people are using it just fine without all these tweaks.
A menu bar manager only becomes necessary when you have a bunch of extra things installed on your system that each have a menu bar item.
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A menu bar manager only becomes necessary when you have a bunch of extra things installed on your system that each have a menu bar item.
Or when you have a #$@^$! notch
If you want the same appearance (and resolution) as a non-notch MacBook Pro, open System Settings, go to the Displays section, click Advanced... and toggle on “Show resolutions as list”, save that change, and then enable “Show all resolutions”.
Now select the resolution option just below your current selection. (The y-dimension will be slightly less, which equals the space added by the pixels around the notch.)
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Hidden Bar is working on my M1 Max MBP 16" with macOS 14.5. Not an option for me because it can't handle the notch, but the basic functionality works. Ice ( https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice ) also works, although it's still missing a lot of stuff and also still doesn't have anything to work around the notch. It's being updated though. If no app works, then it might be something to do with your setup? Maybe some app…
MacBook M1 Pro 2021 model 16 inch. Not working. For me nothing works and yes it anyway doesn't handle the notch. In case of Ice it didn't work in first 2 goes and then I gave up because I kind of felt weird that it uses accessibility permission workaround, kinda. No idea what I changed. When I install back Dozer it starts working fine (with Shortcut not working). Then if I have to uninstall the Dozer I clear all file…
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Or when you have a #$@^$! notch
Apple is giving you extra pixels, not taking any away. If you want the same appearance (and resolution) as a non-notch MacBook Pro, open System Settings, go to the Displays section, click Advanced... and toggle on “Show resolutions as list”, save that change, and then enable “Show all resolutions”. Now select the resolution option just below your current selection. (The y-dimension will be slightly less, which equals…
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Does it really? For me, finder is below the level of what's acceptable, so I use a replacement. I also use magnet for arranging windows, but apart from that I find the experience far better than windows or linux. Maybe I'm missing out on some really great extensions, which ones would you recommend?
I use SensibleSideButtons and ScrollReverser continually. Those are features which I consider absolutely basic and their omission leaves me cynical. Rectangle and Contexts are extensions I use to make Mac OS closer to Windows or Linux in comfort, but they're not what I'd consider essential. An interesting thing happened while I was enumerating the tweaks I had installed. Some of their menu bar icons were hiding under…