# 1 Bartender alternative for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/alternatives/bartender

Menu bar organizer that hides and rearranges icons and shows them again when they change.

Bartender is paid, and a change of owner made some longtime users wary. Most people who move on look for free, open-source menu bar managers, or simpler apps that just hide icons behind an arrow.

- Website: https://www.macbartender.com

## Mac apps people use instead of Bartender for menu bar & notch

- [Levers](https://macbase.app/apps/levers): A clean Mac screen before you record, in one click ($5, Screen Recording, Apple silicon, macOS 15 Sequoia or later, verified)

More: [every alternatives page](https://macbase.app/alternatives).