QuietBar

A focused menu bar for macOS

Keep what matters.
Quiet the rest.

QuietBar gives crowded menu bars room to breathe. Compact distracting icons, reveal them instantly, and stay focused without changing how your apps work.

Download on the Mac App Store See how it works

Full-featured direct download also available on GitHub

Version 1.0 · macOS 13 Ventura or later · Free

QuietBar app icon
One clickReveal or compact
On-deviceNo tracking or analytics
NativeBuilt for the macOS menu bar

Interactive demo

Try QuietBar in your browser.

Zoom into the macOS menu bar, reveal the compacted items, then open the QuietBar panel to see what is running.

Live simulation
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See it in action

From crowded to calm in seconds.

A real macOS recording of QuietBar revealing compacted menu bar apps, then walking through its everyday preferences.

Simple by design

A cleaner menu bar without a new workflow.

QuietBar stays out of the way until you need it. Your apps keep running normally; only their menu bar items become easier to manage.

01

Compact the clutter

Place less-used items behind the QuietBar divider and bring them back with a single click.

02

Recognize every item

See the applications behind menu bar items in a clear panel with their familiar app icons.

03

Make it automatic

Launch QuietBar at login and choose when expanded items compact again.

04

Keep everything private

No account, advertising, analytics, or remote server. QuietBar processes its information on your Mac.

Compact

More room for the work in front of you.

QuietBar organizes the area around the notch and reduces the visual noise created by always-visible utilities.

QuietBar compacting menu bar items on macOS

Recognize

Know what is hidden at a glance.

The control panel pairs detected items with their application icons, so a crowded menu bar becomes understandable again.

QuietBar panel showing detected applications and their icons

Personalize

Set it once, then forget about it.

Choose launch-at-login, automatic compact timing, live refresh, language, and keyboard shortcut preferences.

QuietBar settings for startup, compact timing, language, and shortcuts

How it works

Three steps to a quieter menu bar.

  1. 1

    Open QuietBar

    A divider appears in your macOS menu bar.

  2. 2

    Arrange your icons

    Hold Command and drag the items you want to compact to the left of the divider.

  3. 3

    Click to reveal or compact

    Use the QuietBar menu bar icon whenever you need those items.

About Accessibility permission: the core reveal and compact action works without it. If enabled, QuietBar uses permission only to read menu bar item names and show matching application icons. The information stays on your Mac.

Available now

Download QuietBar for Mac.

QuietBar 1.0 is now available free on the Mac App Store. A notarized direct download with optional local app recognition remains available on GitHub.

Mac App Store · Version 1.0

The simplest installation and automatic updates through Apple. No Accessibility permission required.

View on the Mac App Store
Direct download · Version 1.0 (Build 6)

Apple-notarized universal app with optional local recognition of menu bar app names and icons.

Download from GitHub

Release notes and SHA-256 checksum

Support

Need a hand?

Include your macOS version and a short description of the issue when contacting support.

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