Menu Bar Spacing
Menu Bar Spacing is a macOS utility that changes the gap between menu bar items so you can fit more icons or spread them out on larger displays.
What is Menu Bar Spacing?
Menu Bar Spacing is a macOS utility from Sindre Sorhus that adjusts the spacing between menu bar items. It is designed for people who use several menu bar apps and want to reclaim room on smaller screens, especially on MacBooks where space is limited. With a single run, the app applies a tighter or wider gap so more items can fit comfortably in the menu bar, and it also lets you revert the change from within the app. This makes it useful for reducing crowding, improving layout preference, or adding extra breathing room on larger displays. It is a focused helper rather than a full menu bar organizer, so its main job is simply changing item spacing across the menu bar.
Key features
- Reduce the gap between menu bar items to fit more icons
- Increase menu bar item spacing on larger displays
- Apply the spacing change with a single run
- Revert the menu bar spacing change from within the app
- Use a dedicated Shortcuts action to set spacing for each display
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
This is a legitimate macOS utility for changing menu bar spacing, and the access it uses is consistent with that purpose. Its main effect is modifying how menu bar items are laid out, so removing it will not harm macOS, though any spacing change you relied on may be lost or need to be reset. Apple has also changed menu bar behavior in newer macOS versions, so the app's functionality may be limited on some releases.
Recommendation: Keep it if you want tighter or wider menu bar spacing on your Mac. If you no longer use it or the spacing change no longer matters to you, you can remove it without affecting your personal files, though you may want to restore your preferred menu bar layout first.
Common paths
/Applications/Menu Bar Spacing.app
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