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Hidden Bar for Mac

Utility to hide menu bar items

Quick answer: Hidden Bar is a system utility for macOS. Install it with brew install --cask hiddenbar. The project is open source. It has 2,953 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What Hidden Bar is

Hidden Bar is a system utility for macOS: utility to hide menu bar items.

It is distributed as a Homebrew cask, which installs a .app bundle into your Applications folder. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden/.

How to install Hidden Bar

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install --cask hiddenbar.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install Hidden Bar on Mac?

Run brew install --cask hiddenbar in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is Hidden Bar open source?

Yes. The project's source repository is linked from its homepage: dwarvesf/hidden.

Does Hidden Bar run on Apple silicon?

Yes, as a universal binary.

How popular is Hidden Bar?

It was installed 2,953 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #504 in this catalogue.

What version of Hidden Bar is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.11.1.