# Bartender

The long-running standard for organizing, hiding, and styling menu bar items.

- **Category:** [Menu Bar](https://notchlist.vercel.app/category/menu-bar/)
- **Price:** One-time
- **Open source:** no
- **Official site:** https://www.macbartender.com
- **Available via:** Direct, Setapp
- **Requirements:** macOS Sequoia or Tahoe (a Bartender 6 license also covers Bartender 5 on older macOS)
- **Version checked:** 6
- **Maker:** Applause Group, Inc.

## Kitsmith's take

The incumbent. Notched MacBooks made menu bar space scarce, which made Bartender near-essential for anyone with more than a handful of status items.

## Features

- **Item visibility control:** Show, hide, or auto-hide any menu bar item, revealed by swipe, scroll, click, or hover.
- **Bartender Bar:** A dedicated drawer for hidden items, including one placed at the notch on MacBook Air/Pro.
- **Custom styling:** Tints, gradients, borders, and shadows restyle the menu bar itself.
- **Trigger automation:** Show or hide items automatically based on battery level, Wi-Fi network, location, time, or date.
- **Quick Search:** Search across menu bar items instead of hunting visually.

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Hand-verified listing on Kitsmith: https://notchlist.vercel.app/apps/bartender/