What is Bartender used for?

Bartender is a menu bar organizer for macOS that hides, rearranges and searches menu bar icons, with triggers and hotkeys to show items when needed. It is a good fit for decluttering a crowded Mac menu bar and keeping notch-hidden icons accessible.

How much does Bartender cost?

Bartender is a paid product with no free plan.

Is Bartender open source?

No. Bartender is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Bartender include Ice.

What are some alternatives to Bartender?

Other SaaS products in the Productivity category include DockLockr, Alfred and BetterTouchTool. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Bartender alternatives.

Bartender: features, pricing and alternatives

About Bartender

Bartender is a macOS app that gives users control over the menu bar. It lets them hide icons they rarely need, rearrange the ones they keep, and bring hidden items back with a quick reveal, a search or a hotkey.

The latest major version, Bartender 7, adds a Command Bar for searching and triggering menu bar items from the keyboard, with clipboard history. Triggers can show items at the right moment, for example the battery when power is disconnected or a VPN item on public Wi-Fi. A Bartender Bar can be summoned on hover, click or hotkey, and items hidden by the notch can be brought back.

Bartender is a paid commercial app with a free trial of four weeks and an upgrade discount for existing users. The vendor also keeps Bartender 6 and Bartender Pro pages, plus a blog and support site.

Key features

Hide and rearrange menu bar icons
Search and trigger items from a Command Bar
Triggers that show items when relevant
Custom hotkeys and quick reveal
Handling of items hidden by the notch
Themeable Bartender Bar

Good fit for

→Decluttering a crowded Mac menu bar
→Keeping notch-hidden icons accessible

Tags: macos; menu-bar; utility; productivity; hotkeys; automation

Bartender: questions and answers

What is Bartender used for?: Bartender is a menu bar organizer for macOS that hides, rearranges and searches menu bar icons, with triggers and hotkeys to show items when needed. It is a good fit for decluttering a crowded Mac menu bar and keeping notch-hidden icons accessible.
How much does Bartender cost?: Bartender is a paid product with no free plan.
Is Bartender open source?: No. Bartender is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Bartender include Ice.
What are some alternatives to Bartender?: Other SaaS products in the Productivity category include DockLockr, Alfred and BetterTouchTool. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Bartender alternatives.