The Reddit thread recommends "Ice" as an alternative: https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice
macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner
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Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner
#22If I wanted to poison update a bunch of developers who likely work at major US tech companies, this is exactly the type of software I would target for "purchase".
Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner
#23Why 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?
I think this is a relatively niche product. Most people aren’t using so many apps and extensions that their menu bar is getting crowded with stuff.
I haven’t seen a single Mac user on screen share that doesn’t have too many icons on their bar for me.
I want to see almost none. For all of Apple’s insistence on design and clean, the menu bar and those hideous icons always there was the worst one ever.
I’ve been a Bartender user for over 10 years (I believe 12) and I’m now really fucking sad.
Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner
#24I 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…
damn! thanks for the list ill check them out.
Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner
#25Ugh, this sucks. This app was nearly essential on MacBooks with a notch, since you could hide lesser used icons away to make everything fit.
True, but it has been essential for a long time before the notch for those of us with a non-trivial amount of software. The menu bar is a popular spot and so many apps want to put an icon there.
Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner
#26If I wanted to poison update a bunch of developers who likely work at major US tech companies, this is exactly the type of software I would target for "purchase".
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Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think this is a relatively niche product. Most people aren’t using so many apps and extensions that their menu bar is getting crowded with stuff.
I haven’t seen a single Mac user on screen share that doesn’t have too many icons on their bar for me. I want to see almost none. For all of Apple’s insistence on design and clean, the menu bar and those hideous icons always there was the worst one ever. I’ve been a Bartender user for over 10 years (I believe 12) and I’m now really fucking sad.
> I haven’t seen a single Mac user on screen share that doesn’t have too many icons on their bar for me.
This says more about app devs than it does about users.
Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
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…
Rectangle user for years, great app. Today I got frustrated enough to find AltTab ( https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/ ), huge improvement to my workflow already. Sometimes when cmd+tab'ing between apps it'll bring the selected window to the foreground, and sometimes it won't. They'll regain focus for typing, but are hidden behind another window for whatever reason. Fully open windows too, not minimized or anything.…
Do you use cmd + ` (tilde key) to cycle through windows within an app? Its the key just above Tab and that's probably why it was chosen.
Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner
#29Why 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?
It’s partially built into the OS, in that you can move almost every first party icon into the control center (via System Settings). That probably isn’t sufficient for everyone, but it was good enough for my usage that I never bothered installing Bartender on my M2-series MBP.
Re: macOS Bartender Auto-Update Signed by Unknown New Owner
#30The Reddit thread recommends "Ice" as an alternative: https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice
All these open source alternatives lack something important for macs with notches: a way to see the expanded icons below the menu bar. Without this, icons are hidden by the notch.
You'd expect macOS to properly support the notch after 3 generations of laptops with them, but nope.