dwarvesf/hidden

An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons

Source code at GitHub https://d.foundation/opensource

{
  "createdAt": "2019-02-12T03:22:19Z",
  "defaultBranch": "develop",
  "description": "An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons",
  "fullName": "dwarvesf/hidden",
  "homepage": "https://d.foundation/opensource",
  "language": "Swift",
  "name": "hidden",
  "pushedAt": "2026-06-15T19:25:30Z",
  "stargazersCount": 14404,
  "topics": [
    "macos",
    "swift",
    "utilities"
  ],
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-12T19:13:44Z",
  "url": "https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden"
}

Hidden Bar

Hidden Bar lets you hide menu bar items to give your Mac a cleaner look.

🚀 Install

 App Store

![AppStore]!(img/appstore.svg)

Others

The Hidden Bar is notarized before distributed out side App Store. It’s safe to use 👍

Using Homebrew

brew install --cask hiddenbar

Manual download

Download latest version
Open and drag the app to the Applications folder.
Launch Hidden and drag the icon in your menu bar (hold CMD) to the right so it is between some other icons.

🕹 Usage

⌘ + drag to move the Hidden icons around in the menu bar.
Click the Arrow icon to hide menu bar items.

📚 Documentation

[Manual]!(docs/MANUAL.md): every setting, the hidden Terminal-only options, and troubleshooting.
[Architecture]!(docs/ARCHITECTURE.md): how the hiding trick works, topology, and known limits.
[Maintainer runbook]!(docs/RUNBOOK.md): build, behavioral verification, and release process.

✨Contributors

This project exists thanks to all the people who contribute. Thank you guys so much 👏

Please read [this]!(CONTRIBUTING.md) before you make a contribution.

Requirements

macOS version >= 13.0 (Ventura)

Running an older macOS? The last release supporting macOS 10.13 High Sierra through 12 Monterey is v1.10. Later versions require macOS 13 because autostart moved to the SMAppService API introduced there.