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Thaw

brew install --cask thaw@beta v2.0.0-rc.1

Hide and show menu bar items with customizable profiles and scheduling.

Why you might care

Open-source menu bar manager that declutters your macOS menu bar by selectively hiding/showing icons and supporting profiles for different contexts. Built with SwiftUI, it's lightweight and native. Useful if you have many menu bar apps and want quick access control without removing them.

Categories

menubar system-utility

Alternatives

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365-day · #1244
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★ GitHub stars · updated today

GitHub topics

macos macos-app menu-bar menubar menubar-app status-bar statusbar swift swiftui utility

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