Free & open source · macOS 14+

Reclaim your menu bar from the notch.

The MacBook notch swallows your overflow menu-bar icons. HiddenBarIcons hides them on purpose — and brings every one back with a single click or ⌘⌥B.

Universal · Apple Silicon & IntelAuto-updatesNo Dock icon

HiddenBarIcons dropdown menu showing the list of menu-bar apps hidden behind the MacBook notch, with Preferences, Hide Notch and Check for Updates options
Right-click the arrow → every hidden icon, one click away.
How it works

Two items. One that hides, one that reveals.

HiddenBarIcons adds a separator and an arrow to your menu bar. That's the whole interface.

  1. 1 |

    Set the separator

    ⌘-drag the icons you want to tuck away to the left of the separator. Everything else stays put.

  2. 2

    Click to collapse

    Click the arrow or press ⌘⌥B. The separator stretches and pushes the icons off-screen — behind the notch.

  3. 3

    Reach what's hidden

    Right-click the arrow for a live list of the apps now hidden under the notch — click any one to open it instantly.

Features

Small app. Surprisingly thorough.

One-click collapse

Hide and reveal your overflow icons instantly. No menus, no fuss — just the arrow.

Global ⌘⌥B hotkey

Toggle from anywhere without reaching for the mouse. Works system-wide, in any app.

Auto-collapse

Tuck the icons away automatically after a delay you choose. A tidy bar that tidies itself.

Full-expand mode

Temporarily clears the whole bar — handy when you need every pixel of space back.

Hide / Show Notch

On notched Macs, switch the display to a clean notchless 16:10 mode in one tap.

Always up to date

Built-in auto-updates via Sparkle. Notarized & code-signed, so it just works.

HiddenBarIcons app icon

Get HiddenBarIcons

Free, open source, and notarized. Download the disk image or install with Homebrew.

macOS 14 Sonoma or laterUniversal (Apple Silicon & Intel)MIT licensed

Download .dmg
Grab the latest signed disk image from GitHub Releases. Drag to Applications and you're done. Latest release
Homebrew
Prefer the terminal? Install the cask and get auto-updates with the rest of your apps.

This project is built and maintained by one solo developer, in the open, for free. If it earns a permanent spot in your menu bar, a coffee keeps the commits coming. ☕