Tidy your menu bar

Steps

1. 01Step 1 of 6

   Step 1. Turn the organizer on

   Open Menu Bar in the sidebar under This Mac and switch on Menu bar organizer. Two things appear at the right of your menu bar: a small reveal control, and a thin divider to its left.

   The page shows the idea first. Under How it works, a small menu bar plays the three moves: tuck away, hide, reveal. Play again repeats it.

   Menu BarGroup your menu bar icons, hide what you use less, and reveal them when needed.

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   Shown

   Room for what mattersKeep everyday icons in reach. Tuck the rest beyond a divider.

   Menu bar organizer

   How it worksPlay again

   l/ActivityFileEditViewTucked awayVisible9:41

   1

   Tuck awayHold ⌘ and drag an icon to the left of the divider.

   2

   HideClick the reveal control [···]. Tucked-away icons leave the menu bar.

   3

   RevealClick it again to bring them back.

   Your menu barHide, reveal and arrange from here

   Hide tucked-away iconsArrange all icons…

   ⌘Hold ⌘ and drag an icon to the left of the divider to tuck it away.

   Arrange all icons shows every group and divider and pauses automatic hiding while you drag. ⌥-click the reveal control does the same.

   HidingWhen tucked-away icons leave the menu bar

   Hide automaticallyA while after you reveal them. Waits while the pointer is in the menu bar, while dragging, or while this page or the organizer’s menu is open.

   Hide after

   10 sec

   Start with icons hiddenAt the next launch, after the divider positions are checked.

   RevealingMore ways to bring them back than a click

   Reveal on hoverRest the pointer on the reveal control for half a second.

   Reveal on scrollScroll over the reveal control.

   Global shortcutHides or reveals from any app. Record a key with ⌘, ⌥ or ⌃. Escape cancels; Delete clears.

   Record shortcut…

   Groups & dividersHow the menu bar is divided

   Always-hidden groupAdds a double divider. Icons beyond it stay hidden until you choose Arrange all icons.

   Show dividersThe lines between groups. They always appear while arranging.

   Crowded menu barsWhen there is not room for every icon

   Make more room on revealWith a Dock icon and the main window closed, temporarily bring l/Activity’s short menu forward. Normal menus return when you hide icons or use the window.

   Notch overflow listOn a notched display, open the list from the reveal control’s menu. It requests Accessibility access only when opened; some apps do not expose their items.

2. 02Step 2 of 6

   Step 2. Move the icons you rarely need

   Hold ⌘ and drag an icon to the left of the divider. This is the standard macOS way to rearrange the menu bar. Everything to the left of the divider is now in the tucked-away group.

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3. 03Step 3 of 6

   Step 3. Hide and reveal

   Click the reveal control. The tucked-away icons disappear and the bar gets shorter. Click it again and they come back.

   On the page, the card Your menu bar has a button that does the same: Hide tucked-away icons, which then reads Reveal tucked-away icons.

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4. 04Step 4 of 6

   Step 4. Let it hide by itself

   In the card Hiding, Hide automatically tucks the icons away again a while after you reveal them. Hide after sets how long, 10 seconds unless you change it. It waits while your pointer is in the menu bar or you are dragging.

   Menu BarGroup your menu bar icons, hide what you use less, and reveal them when needed.

   Search or jump to…⌘K

   Shown

   Room for what mattersKeep everyday icons in reach. Tuck the rest beyond a divider.

   Menu bar organizer

   How it worksPlay again

   l/ActivityFileEditViewTucked awayVisible9:41

   1

   Tuck awayHold ⌘ and drag an icon to the left of the divider.

   2

   HideClick the reveal control [···]. Tucked-away icons leave the menu bar.

   3

   RevealClick it again to bring them back.

   Your menu barHide, reveal and arrange from here

   Hide tucked-away iconsArrange all icons…

   ⌘Hold ⌘ and drag an icon to the left of the divider to tuck it away.

   Arrange all icons shows every group and divider and pauses automatic hiding while you drag. ⌥-click the reveal control does the same.

   HidingWhen tucked-away icons leave the menu bar

   Hide automaticallyA while after you reveal them. Waits while the pointer is in the menu bar, while dragging, or while this page or the organizer’s menu is open.

   Hide after

   10 sec

   Start with icons hiddenAt the next launch, after the divider positions are checked.

   RevealingMore ways to bring them back than a click

   Reveal on hoverRest the pointer on the reveal control for half a second.

   Reveal on scrollScroll over the reveal control.

   Global shortcutHides or reveals from any app. Record a key with ⌘, ⌥ or ⌃. Escape cancels; Delete clears.

   Record shortcut…

   Groups & dividersHow the menu bar is divided

   Always-hidden groupAdds a double divider. Icons beyond it stay hidden until you choose Arrange all icons.

   Show dividersThe lines between groups. They always appear while arranging.

   Crowded menu barsWhen there is not room for every icon

   Make more room on revealWith a Dock icon and the main window closed, temporarily bring l/Activity’s short menu forward. Normal menus return when you hide icons or use the window.

   Notch overflow listOn a notched display, open the list from the reveal control’s menu. It requests Accessibility access only when opened; some apps do not expose their items.

5. 05Step 5 of 6

   Step 5. Choose more ways to reveal

   The card Revealing adds three. Reveal on hover shows the icons when you rest the pointer on the control for half a second. Reveal on scroll shows them when you scroll over it. Global shortcut works from any app: click Record shortcut… and press a key together with ⌘, ⌥ or ⌃.

   Menu BarGroup your menu bar icons, hide what you use less, and reveal them when needed.

   Search or jump to…⌘K

   Shown

   Room for what mattersKeep everyday icons in reach. Tuck the rest beyond a divider.

   Menu bar organizer

   How it worksPlay again

   l/ActivityFileEditViewTucked awayVisible9:41

   1

   Tuck awayHold ⌘ and drag an icon to the left of the divider.

   2

   HideClick the reveal control [···]. Tucked-away icons leave the menu bar.

   3

   RevealClick it again to bring them back.

   Your menu barHide, reveal and arrange from here

   Hide tucked-away iconsArrange all icons…

   ⌘Hold ⌘ and drag an icon to the left of the divider to tuck it away.

   Arrange all icons shows every group and divider and pauses automatic hiding while you drag. ⌥-click the reveal control does the same.

   HidingWhen tucked-away icons leave the menu bar

   Hide automaticallyA while after you reveal them. Waits while the pointer is in the menu bar, while dragging, or while this page or the organizer’s menu is open.

   Hide after

   10 sec

   Start with icons hiddenAt the next launch, after the divider positions are checked.

   RevealingMore ways to bring them back than a click

   Reveal on hoverRest the pointer on the reveal control for half a second.

   Reveal on scrollScroll over the reveal control.

   Global shortcutHides or reveals from any app. Record a key with ⌘, ⌥ or ⌃. Escape cancels; Delete clears.

   Record shortcut…

   Groups & dividersHow the menu bar is divided

   Always-hidden groupAdds a double divider. Icons beyond it stay hidden until you choose Arrange all icons.

   Show dividersThe lines between groups. They always appear while arranging.

   Crowded menu barsWhen there is not room for every icon

   Make more room on revealWith a Dock icon and the main window closed, temporarily bring l/Activity’s short menu forward. Normal menus return when you hide icons or use the window.

   Notch overflow listOn a notched display, open the list from the reveal control’s menu. It requests Accessibility access only when opened; some apps do not expose their items.

6. 06Step 6 of 6

   Step 6. Optional: a group that stays hidden

   In Groups & dividers, Always-hidden group adds a second, double divider. Icons beyond it stay out of sight even when you reveal the rest.

   To reach or rearrange them, click Arrange all icons…, or hold ⌥ and click the reveal control. Every group shows and automatic hiding pauses until you click Finish arranging.

   Menu BarGroup your menu bar icons, hide what you use less, and reveal them when needed.

   Search or jump to…⌘K

   Shown

   Room for what mattersKeep everyday icons in reach. Tuck the rest beyond a divider.

   Menu bar organizer

   How it worksPlay again

   l/ActivityFileEditViewTucked awayVisible9:41

   1

   Tuck awayHold ⌘ and drag an icon to the left of the divider.

   2

   HideClick the reveal control [···]. Tucked-away icons leave the menu bar.

   3

   RevealClick it again to bring them back.

   Your menu barHide, reveal and arrange from here

   Hide tucked-away iconsArrange all icons…

   ⌘Hold ⌘ and drag an icon to the left of the divider to tuck it away.

   Arrange all icons shows every group and divider and pauses automatic hiding while you drag. ⌥-click the reveal control does the same.

   HidingWhen tucked-away icons leave the menu bar

   Hide automaticallyA while after you reveal them. Waits while the pointer is in the menu bar, while dragging, or while this page or the organizer’s menu is open.

   Hide after

   10 sec

   Start with icons hiddenAt the next launch, after the divider positions are checked.

   RevealingMore ways to bring them back than a click

   Reveal on hoverRest the pointer on the reveal control for half a second.

   Reveal on scrollScroll over the reveal control.

   Global shortcutHides or reveals from any app. Record a key with ⌘, ⌥ or ⌃. Escape cancels; Delete clears.

   Record shortcut…

   Groups & dividersHow the menu bar is divided

   Always-hidden groupAdds a double divider. Icons beyond it stay hidden until you choose Arrange all icons.

   Show dividersThe lines between groups. They always appear while arranging.

   Crowded menu barsWhen there is not room for every icon

   Make more room on revealWith a Dock icon and the main window closed, temporarily bring l/Activity’s short menu forward. Normal menus return when you hide icons or use the window.

   Notch overflow listOn a notched display, open the list from the reveal control’s menu. It requests Accessibility access only when opened; some apps do not expose their items.