Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Mac menu bar is iconic. With the Apple logo in the top-left ...

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Mac menu bar apps have become indispensable tools for users seeking to optimize their workflows and simplify daily tasks.

The menu bar in macOS is a system element that runs along the top edge of the screen. It consists of the Apple menu in the leftmost corner, the app menus in the middle, and the status menus on the top ...

In macOS, when you take an app fullscreen by clicking the green traffic light icon in the top-left corner of the app window, the menu bar may be hidden from view in order to draw your focus to the ...

Popular Mac menu bar management utility Bartender was recently quietly sold to another company, a fact that only came to light after app monitoring service MacUpdater alerted users that updates to the ...

For years, Bartender has remained one of the best ways to manage the Mac’s menu bar, especially on newer MacBook models with a notch where menu bar real estate is even more valuable. I reviewed the ...

It’s the little things that sometimes drive people to distraction. That’s true of Macworld readers wondering how to modify the date and time in the Menu Bar–a feature available for decades on Macs.

Apple has added a new toggle to show the menu bar background in macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2. The option was added after beta 1 arrived with no menu bar background and no toggle to restore it. The new option ...

As Club MacStories members know, I use my Mac’s menu bar sparingly. With Bartender, our MacStories Selects Mac app of the year, I limit my menu bar to a handful of frequently-used apps and system ...

Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. If there's something you want to keep track of regularly, it belongs on your Mac's menu bar. The left side of the menu ...