dwarvesf/hidden
An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
74/100
- Activity 87
- Release rhythm 41
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2759
- days_rel: 183
- days_push: 79
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
14627 stars · 458 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Hidden Bar is an ultra-light macOS utility that lets users hide menu bar icons to declutter the menu bar. It works by inserting spacer icons that can be clicked to collapse or reveal menu bar items.
Use cases
- hide menu bar icons on mac
- declutter macos menu bar
- too many icons in my mac menu bar
- free bartender alternative for mac
- collapse menu bar items to save space
- clean up mac menu bar
When to choose
- you want a free, open-source, lightweight menu bar manager
- you only need basic hide/show of menu bar icons
- you prefer an App Store or Homebrew-installable native macOS app
When to avoid
- you need advanced features like pinned items, search, or click-to-show behavior offered by Bartender
- you are not on macOS Ventura or later
- you need menu bar management on Linux or Windows
Facets
application · maturity stable
developer-tools gui operating-systems developer-tools desktop-applications menu-bar macos-utility swift open-source macos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden · fetched 2026-08-28 · b3cc618ec40f
- homepage: https://d.foundation/opensource · fetched 2026-08-29 · 96965de29ab1
- site_page: https://dwarves.foundation/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 46798883974b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| dwarvesf/hidden | main | 74 |
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