Ice
Ice is a powerful menu bar management tool. While its primary function is hiding and showing menu bar items, it aims to cover a wide variety of additional features to make it one of the most versatile menu bar tools available.
Note Ice is currently in active development. Some features have not yet been implemented. Download the latest release here and see the roadmap below for upcoming features.
Usage
Simply Command + drag your menu bar items to rearrange them.
Install
Manual Installation
Download the "Ice.zip" file from the latest release and move the unzipped app into your Applications folder.
Homebrew
If you use Homebrew, you can install Ice using the following command:
brew install jordanbaird-ice
Menu bar item management
Hide menu bar items
Hide menu bar items "Always Hidden" menu bar section
"Always Hidden" menu bar section Show hidden items when hovering over the menu bar
Show hidden items when hovering over the menu bar Show hidden items when an empty area in the menu bar is clicked
Show hidden items when an empty area in the menu bar is clicked Show hidden items by scrolling or swiping in the menu bar
Show hidden items by scrolling or swiping in the menu bar Automatically rehide
Automatically rehide Hide application menus when they overlap with shown menu bar items
Hide application menus when they overlap with shown menu bar items Drag and drop interface to arrange individual items
Drag and drop interface to arrange individual items Search menu bar items
Search menu bar items Display hidden items in a separate bar (e.g. for MacBooks with the notch)
Display hidden items in a separate bar (e.g. for MacBooks with the notch) Custom spacing between items
Custom spacing between items Profiles for menu bar layout
Menu bar appearance
Menu bar tint (solid and gradient)
Menu bar tint (solid and gradient) Menu bar shadow
Menu bar shadow Menu bar border
Menu bar border Custom menu bar shapes (rounded and/or split)
Hotkeys
Toggle individual menu bar sections
Toggle individual menu bar sections Toggle application menus
Toggle application menus Show/hide section divider icons
Show/hide section divider icons Temporarily show individual menu bar items
Temporarily show individual menu bar items Enable/disable auto rehide
Other
Launch at login
Launch at login Automatic updates
Automatic updates Menu bar widgets
Why the name?
Because your menu bar becomes like ice, allowing your menu bar items to slide away ????????????
Why not support earlier operating systems?
There are a number of system APIs that Ice uses that are only available starting with macOS 14.
Gallery
Choose your own icon to show in the menu bar
Customize the menu bar's appearance
License
Ice is available under the MIT license.