Menu Bar category
Menu Bar menu bar apps
Menu Bar menu bar apps for macOS. 5 listed: 2 free and 3 paid. Of those, 1 with a free trial. Prices and trials as the developers state them.
5 apps
- About StatusPerch
StatusPerch, opens the developer's site in a new tab Hide and organize macOS menu bar icons. Lightweight, offline, and permission-free.
StatusPerch adds a movable boundary and chevron to the Mac menu bar. Hold Command to place compatible, low-frequency icons to its left, then hide or reveal the group in one click. It runs locally, needs no account, and its core workflow requires neither Screen Recording nor Accessibility access. Free for macOS 13 or later, on Apple silicon and Intel.
Free - About Pelmet
Pelmet, opens the developer's site in a new tab A calm menu bar, done the native way. Hides the icons you don't need until you do.
A small menu bar manager for macOS 27. Hides the icons you don't need until you do. Hover, click or a shortcut brings them back. Three sections, a layout editor, ⌘-drag in the bar. macOS does the hiding, icons stay put. Free, open source, no server.
Free - About Dynamic Menu Bar
Dynamic Menu Bar, opens the developer's site in a new tab
Paints the macOS menu bar to match whatever is on your screen, live, or with a solid color, gradient or music visualizer, plus rounded screen corners and a different look per app. For people who care how their desktop looks.
$6.99 7-day trial - About DinoNotch
DinoNotch, opens the developer's site in a new tab
DinoNotch is a tiny offline pixel dinosaur runner at the top of your Mac. Jump, duck, and chase your high score. It supports Macs with or without a notch, macOS 14 or later, Apple silicon and Intel. Try the free browser demo before downloading. The Mac app costs $2.99 USD once, plus applicable tax, including future updates.
$2.99 - About SnapState
SnapState, opens the developer's site in a new tab
SnapState saves window layouts, the apps that were open, the display arrangement, and the active browser tab, then restores them after sleep or when a monitor reconnects. It runs on macOS 15.7 or later on Apple Silicon and Intel as a menu bar app, and is not on the Mac App Store. It does not do window tiling or Spaces, does not restore closed tabs, Firefox is not supported, and only the active browser tab is restored.
$9.99