ice vs hiddenbar

[SteveJobsOG]

Hey Guys , I don't know which one those apps should i install
and i need your help with my decision

give me pros&cons please

 

[bogdanw]

What exactly do you want to achieve?
“To rearrange status menus, press and hold the Command key while you drag an icon. To quickly remove a status menu, press and hold the Command key while you drag the icon out of the menu bar.”
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/whats-in-the-menu-bar-mchlp1446/mac

I presume you are asking about
Ice https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice
Hidden Bar https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden

 

[svenmany]

I use Ice. Hidden Bar doesn't solve the issue of running out of room due to the notch. Ice allows you to show the hidden icons in a row below the menu bar, where it won't get blocked by the notch. I just downloaded the latest Hidden Bar to see if they've added that ability and I don't see it.

 

[tosbsas]

Ice has a lot more features but the Icebar only works with autohide menubar disabled

Hidden just works

 

[Gregg2]

ICE is getting a bad connotation these days.

 

[svenmany]

Ice has a lot more features but the Icebar only works with autohide menubar disabled

Hidden just works

I noticed this too. And after playing with autohide of the menubar, my Ice completely broke - no longer supporting the display of icons below the menubar, which is what I count on.

[Bug]:Selecting 'Ice Bar' in settings and then tapping on the Ice icon causes Ice to crash · Issue #786 · jordanbaird/Ice

Search for Similar Reports I have searched existing issues for similar reports Description Hi, I'm on macOS 26.1 on two machines, a M4 Mac Mini and a M3 Pro MacBook Pro and the same thing occurs. I...

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The latest beta (beta 2) for 11.13 fixes all this and is usable with autohide of the menubar turned on. Actually, version 11.13 is the version intended to support Tahoe.

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