# dwarvesf/hidden

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

Repository: https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hidden
Homepage: https://d.foundation/opensource
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: swift, macos, utilities
Last push: 2026-06-15T19:25:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 41, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2759, "days_push": 79, "days_rel": 183, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14627, forks 458 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:07.342480+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, gui
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: menu-bar, macos-utility, swift, open-source, macos

## Member repositories
- dwarvesf/hidden (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:07.342480+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:12:27.535395+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:07.342480+00:00, sha b3cc618ec40f)
  - homepage: https://d.foundation/opensource (fetched 2026-08-29T08:05:42.518213+00:00, sha 96965de29ab1)
  - site_page: https://dwarves.foundation/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:05:42.527673+00:00, sha 46798883974b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.