Bartidy

A lightweight macOS menubar organizer. Hide menubar icons with a single click.

Demo

bartidy.mov

Features

• One-click hide/show - Click the chevron to toggle menubar icon visibility
• Visible divider - A separator (│) shows where hidden icons begin
• Remembers position - Your menubar arrangement is preserved across restarts
• Native macOS app - Built with Swift and AppKit, lightweight and fast
• Free and open source - No subscriptions, no tracking

Installation

Homebrew (Recommended)

brew tap raki-1203/bartidy https://github.com/raki-1203/bartidy
brew install --cask bartidy

To upgrade:

brew upgrade bartidy

Download

1. Go to Releases
2. Download the latest Bartidy.dmg
3. Open the DMG and drag Bartidy.app to your Applications folder
4. Launch Bartidy

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/raki-1203/bartidy.git
cd bartidy
open Bartidy.xcodeproj
# Build and run in Xcode (Cmd+R)

Usage

1. Launch Bartidy - A chevron (<) and a separator (│) appear in your menubar
2. Choose icons to hide - Hold Cmd and drag the separator (│) to the right of the icons you want to hide
3. Hide icons - Click the chevron (<) to hide all icons to the left of the separator
4. Show icons - Click the chevron again to reveal hidden icons
5. Quit - Right-click the chevron and select "Quit Bartidy"

Tip: You can also Cmd-drag individual icons to rearrange them. Icons to the left of the separator will be hidden, icons to the right will stay visible.

Requirements

• macOS 13.0 (Ventura) or later
• Apple Silicon or Intel Mac

Roadmap

• Individual icon hiding (always hide specific icons)
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Auto-hide timer
• Multiple profiles

Support

If you find Bartidy useful, consider supporting the development:

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

• Report bugs
• Suggest features
• Submit pull requests

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Acknowledgments

Inspired by Bartender, Ice, and Hidden Bar.