ShiftBar
AlphaA little room for your Mac menu bar
Choose which menu bar icons to hide. Expand or collapse with a click, before your menu bar fills up.
Built on native folding, with your hidden range remembered and layout backup and restore.
01//preview
Interactive demo; refer to the app for actual behavior
Click the capsule to make room
Click to expand or collapse · Shift-click to adjust the hidden range
02//Organize your Mac menu bar
- Hide menu bar icons. Bring them back with a click.
- Keep rarely used icons out of the way and reveal them with a click. Your apps keep running.
- Your hidden range, remembered
- Drag to choose the hidden range. Save a separate backup and restore it whenever you need.
- Quietly in your menu bar. Works offline.
- No Dock icon or account required. Supports English, Simplified Chinese and Japanese.
03//How to choose which menu bar icons to hide
- Start adjustingShift + Click the capsule
Start choosing which icons to hide.
- Choose a rangeShift + Drag the adjustment bar
Once ready, drag left to hide more or right to hide fewer.
- Save your layoutClick the capsule
Then click normally to expand or collapse.
- Menu optionsRight-click the capsule
Adjust the range, hide all left icons, back up or restore, view help and check for updates.
On first use, allow Accessibility access in System Settings. The available range depends on screen space, the notch and your menu bar layout.
04//download
Still being refined. Ready to try.
ShiftBar is currently in Alpha. The public preview is now available to download.
Download for MacA companion to native menu bar folding on macOS 27.