Best Menu Bar Customization Software in 2026
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In short: GreatBar is ranked #1 of 25 as of 3 October 2026, ahead of Hidden Bar and iBar-Menubar. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Hidden Bar. The lowest first paid tier on this page is iBar-Menubar at CNY 1.50/mo.
Menu bar customization software lets you shape which Mac menu items stay visible and how they are organized. Compare options for hiding, rearranging, and grouping items, as well as adding custom items or using keyboard shortcuts. Thaw and SaneBar lead the ranked entries, with Ice 2 also near the start. Check support for multiple displays and notches against your setup, then consider free plan availability and paid-from pricing. The right mix of controls depends on which menu items you want close at hand and how you prefer to arrange them across your display.
25 menu bar customization software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 GreatBar Top pick · 6.9 Free plan · Free
#2 Hidden Bar Runner-up · 6.9 Free plan · Free
#3 iBar-Menubar Also great · 6.9 Free plan · CNY 1.50/mo
- Free plan macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- Yes
- Custom menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsCNY 1.50/mofirst paid tier About iBar-MenubarVisit site - Free plan macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- Yes
- Custom menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree About ThawVisit site - Free plan macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 10 one-time
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial macOS
- Free plan
- No
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- Yes
- Custom menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$1.67/mofirst paid tier About BartenderVisit site - macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Hide menu items
- No
- Rearrange items
- No
- Group menu items
- No
- Custom menu items
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- No
- Group menu items
- No
- Custom menu items
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Hide menu items
- No
- Rearrange items
- No
- Group menu items
- No
- Custom menu items
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 4.99 one-time
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- Yes
- Custom menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- Yes
- Custom menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Hide menu items
- No
- Rearrange items
- No
- Group menu items
- Yes
- Custom menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- macOS
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- Yes
- Custom menu items
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- Yes
- Custom menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 15 one-time
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- Yes
- Group menu items
- No
- Custom menu items
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- No
- Hide menu items
- No
- Rearrange items
- No
- Group menu items
- Yes
- Custom menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 9.99 one-time
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Rearrange items
- No
- Group menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Hide menu items
- Yes
- Custom menu items
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 15 one-time
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which menu bar customization software is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
GreatBar is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 6.9. Hidden Bar is second and iBar-Menubar third.
How many of these have a free plan?
7 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, iBar-Menubar has the lowest first paid tier we found: CNY 1.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.