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PSA: Bartender Mac App Under New Ownership, But Lack of Transparency Raises Concerns
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For it to work, you have to delete the app from the permission list and re-add it.
Or … don’t update the app. I’m s stinking with Bartender 4 and went take any rash actions until the dust settles.
I salute the Bartender of years past as I hoist its carcass out into the sea.
Yep, built in defaults command in terminal...
Code:
defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain NSStatusItemSpacing -int 8
Maybe one should check the facts before they go off half-cocked. It does seem the original owner is working with them to keep it headed in the right directioin.
Screen recording is not an issue. That's how a lot of utilities do their magic, including Keyboard Maestro. And NOBODY would say that's a dangerous app (other than allowing you to automate things that can cause damage to your files, but that's on you).
Screen recording is not an issue. That's how a lot of utilities do their magic, including Keyboard Maestro. And NOBODY would say that's a dangerous app (other than allowing you to automate things that can cause damage to your files, but that's on you).
I love BTT - probably the most versatile tool I've ever used in my entire IT career. Long time user of it, but I've always been nervous of BTT getting Sherlocked as well since it does so much.
It's a general problem with any software or website. Something to keep an eye on. I don't know of any general way to avoid this as a risk except to just never use third party software (and websites) but that is pretty limiting.This seems to be a repeating story for macOS and iOS, you get really comfortable with an app and the developer is promising not to sell your information and to maintain privacy and the next thing you know it’s sold and under new ownership and the new developer doesn’t adhere to any of the previous owners promises.
Yeah I don’t care how cool the thing is , that was a deal breaker for me when I found out about that. Even with “old management”
I’m not paying JACK to install that. Even if it were free
The menu bar hasn’t largely changed in that time either?
Thank you for this thread, otherwise I would have had no idea. I was confused about the OS asking again for permissions for Bartender. I have deleted the app. Oh well.
People do know the app is part of Setapp, right?
They have to heavily vet apps before allowing them to continue to be offered on their app subscription service, making the OTT scaremongering going on here moot.
Although further transparency of ownership would obviously be welcomed.
They have to heavily vet apps before allowing them to continue to be offered on their app subscription service, making the OTT scaremongering going on here moot.
Although further transparency of ownership would obviously be welcomed.
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Wait, do you think Apple bought it or something? What makes you think it will be sherlocked now? It's not like its a new app.
Unfortanetly HiddenBar doesn't have automation features or presets that I can use with Focus Modes.
This seems to be a repeating story for macOS and iOS, you get really comfortable with an app and the developer is promising not to sell your information and to maintain privacy and the next thing you know it’s sold and under new ownership and the new developer doesn’t adhere to any of the previous owners promises.
Then add the other en********ation of forced arbitration, EULA roofies, similar rugpulls, AI and SEO manipulation, sponsored content, forever renting your data…
The internet and software still have some magic but there’s a lot of garbage to wade through it seems. I try to locate open source projects and use/support them when I am able. Sometimes I wish I knew development better so I could make my own services lol
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