Hidden Bar
Hidden Bar is a macOS menu bar utility that lets you hide selected menu bar icons to keep the top of your screen cleaner and less crowded.
What is Hidden Bar?
Hidden Bar is a native macOS utility for managing a crowded menu bar. It helps users hide selected menu bar icons behind a simple divider so the menu bar stays cleaner while frequently used items remain visible. The app is useful for people who run many background tools, status icons, or small utilities and want a tidier workspace without uninstalling those apps. Common use cases include reducing visual clutter on smaller screens, organizing menu bar items, and quickly revealing hidden icons when needed. Hidden Bar is published by dwarvesv and is designed specifically for Mac workflows where menu bar space is limited.
Key features
- Hide selected menu bar icons behind a collapsible section.
- Show hidden icons again with a quick click from the menu bar.
- Keep important menu bar items visible while reducing clutter.
- Reorder menu bar items in macOS to control what gets hidden.
- Use a lightweight tool focused on simple menu bar organization.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
Hidden Bar is a menu bar utility, so persistent menu bar presence and optional launch-at-login behavior are consistent with its purpose. It does not need broad system-control permissions for basic use, but you should review any login item it adds if you do not want it starting automatically. The bundle ID com.dwarvesv.minimalbar is associated with Hidden Bar, and normal support files should use that identifier.
Recommendation: Keep Hidden Bar if you use it to organize a crowded menu bar or save space on smaller displays. If you no longer want hidden menu bar sections, you can quit the app and remove it without affecting the apps whose icons it manages.
Common paths
/Applications/Hidden Bar.app~/Applications/Hidden Bar.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.dwarvesv.minimalbar
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/com.dwarvesv.minimalbar
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.dwarvesv.minimalbar.plist
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