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<div align="center"> <img src="Ice/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/icon_256x256.png" width=200 height=200> <h1>Ice</h1> </div>Ice is a powerful menu bar management tool. While its primary function is hiding and showing menu bar items, it aims to cover a wide variety of additional features to make it one of the most versatile menu bar tools available.
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Install
Manual Installation
Download the "Ice.zip" file from the latest release and move the unzipped app into your Applications folder.
Homebrew
Install Ice using the following command:
brew install jordanbaird-ice
Features/Roadmap
Menu bar item management
- Hide menu bar items
- "Always-hidden" menu bar section
- Show hidden menu bar items when hovering over the menu bar
- Show hidden menu bar items when an empty area in the menu bar is clicked
- Show hidden menu bar items by scrolling or swiping in the menu bar
- Automatically rehide menu bar items
- Hide application menus when they overlap with shown menu bar items
- Drag and drop interface to arrange individual menu bar items
- Display hidden menu bar items in a separate bar (e.g. for MacBooks with the notch)
- Search menu bar items
- Menu bar item spacing (BETA)
- Profiles for menu bar layout
- Individual spacer items
- Menu bar item groups
- Show menu bar items when trigger conditions are met
Menu bar appearance
- Menu bar tint (solid and gradient)
- Menu bar shadow
- Menu bar border
- Custom menu bar shapes (rounded and/or split)
- Remove background behind menu bar
- Rounded screen corners
- Different settings for light/dark mode
Hotkeys
- Toggle individual menu bar sections
- Show the search panel
- Enable/disable the Ice Bar
- Show/hide section divider icons
- Toggle application menus
- Enable/disable auto rehide
- Temporarily show individual menu bar items
Other
- Launch at login
- Automatic updates
- Menu bar widgets
Why does Ice only support macOS 14 and later?
Ice uses a number of system APIs that are available starting in macOS 14. As such, there are no plans to support earlier versions of macOS.
Gallery
Show hidden menu bar items below the menu bar
Drag-and-drop interface to arrange menu bar items
Customize the menu bar's appearance
Menu bar item search
Custom menu bar item spacing
License
Ice is available under the GPL-3.0 license.