# jordanbaird/Ice

Powerful menu bar manager for macOS

Repository: https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ice
Homepage: https://icemenubar.app
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: macos, menubar, statusbar, swift, swiftui, utility, macos-app, menu-bar, status-bar, menubar-app
Last push: 2025-09-20T20:28:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 49/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 43, release rhythm 40, longevity 80
- inputs: {"age_days": 1125, "days_push": 347, "days_rel": 673, "gap_med": 2, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 29400, forks 851 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:53.293582+00:00)

## What it is
Ice is a free, open-source macOS menu bar manager that hides, shows, and arranges menu bar items. It also customizes menu bar appearance and offers hotkeys, search, and always-hidden sections.

## Use cases
- hide menu bar icons on mac
- declutter macos menu bar
- show hidden menu bar items on hover
- customize menu bar appearance macos
- arrange menu bar icons with drag and drop
- free bartender alternative for mac

## When to choose
- you're on macOS 14+ and want a free, open-source menu bar manager
- you need hiding, always-hidden sections, and appearance customization in one tool
- you prefer installing via Homebrew cask

## When to avoid
- you're on macOS 13 or earlier
- you need profiles or item grouping, which are still on the roadmap
- you want a polished commercial tool with long-term support guarantees

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, self-hosted
- platform: -
- tags: menu-bar, status-bar, swiftui, macos-utility, window-management, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- jordanbaird/Ice (main) score 49

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:53.293582+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 2026-08-29T16:53:00.991438+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:53.293582+00:00, sha bef5293a2e25)
  - homepage: https://icemenubar.app (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:08.456066+00:00, sha 03ab2325e58f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.