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Mac menu bar guides
How to hide, customize, and fix the Mac menu bar on macOS 14 Sonoma, 15 Sequoia, and 26 Tahoe, and what the MacBook notch does to your icons.
All guides
- How to hide the menu bar on MacHide it always, only on the desktop, or only in full screen, and how to bring it back.
- How to customize the Mac menu barAdd, remove, and rearrange icons, and change what the built-in items show.
- Menu bar disappeared on your Mac?The usual causes, from auto-hide to a stuck Control Center, and how to fix each one.
- The MacBook notch and your menu barWhy icons vanish behind the notch, how many fit, and how to reach the rest.
- The best free Mac menu bar appsSeven small apps that each do one job from the menu bar.
Looking for an app to manage your menu bar? Compare Bartender, Ice, Hidden Bar, and the others.
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