This is a fantastic alternative to Bartender, but it has one REALLY annoying quirk. Whenever you install a new program that adds a menu icon, it automatically gets added to the Always Hidden section rather than to the Always Visible section.This is a really strange/dumb design choice, because if you didn't know the new app was going to have a menu icon, you never will unless you happen to be looking through the hidden icons and find it. Also, since I don't install new apps super frequently, I sometimes find myself forgetting that Hidden Bar does this. As a result, I'll sometimes think the app isn't working properly or isn't running because I don't see it in the menu bar.I have to dock it 1 star for this bizarre decision. Otherwise, it'd be a 5-star app!

As the title says after updating my macOS to the current up to date new Golden Gate macOS 27.0 and my m1 Mac mini rebooting Hidden Bar now still auto runs and works correctly for everything except its literal main task of actually hiding menu icons behind wherever you drag the bar icon. I’ve had and used Hidden Bar without issues for years uo to this point and now after multiple restarts and uninstalling and reinstalling the hidden bar app as well of course quadruple checking I’m following the correct and exact implementation steps as I’ve done for years without issue Menu Bar simply adds two more icons to my menu bar and hides literally nothing. I attempted to email the developer via the Email us link directly from their apps preferences about page which only bounced back immediately saying the user/domain is blocked, their website offers no easy option simply being the site for a much larger and broader scoping company and the app itself here in the App Store has not been updated in 5 years. So unfortunately while I greatly enjoyed the run, I think it’s pretty safe to say it’s done and not coming back.

A couple small suggestions for the developers:A note explaining how the clock might change would be helpful. For me, the clock was losing the date when the hidden icons were collapsed. I fixed this by changing the Dock & Menu Bar system preferences from "show date when space allows" to "show date always".I don't know if this second suggestion is even possible, but... it would be great if the Hidden Bar icon (the small <) could also be hidden. Maybe just an option to pick the color of the icon so I could get something very close to the background color of the menu bar?Again, this is a great little utility. I've had it for only a few minutes, and I already love it. Thank you so much for making this available to everyone!

I absoulutely love this app! I have a lot of menu bar icons. Some of them get used more than others and a few don't get used at all.With Hidden Bar I can completely hide irrelevant icons or temporarily hide icons I don't use as much.It's extremely straightforward and impressive, especially considering this is a modification to a system feature/element. For those wondering how to set it up:1. Launch the app and it will appear in the menu bar as a vertical bar and a disclosure arrow: | > 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣5️⃣2. While holding the Command button (⌘), click and drag icons you want to hide to the left of the vertical bar: 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ | > 4️⃣5️⃣3. When you have it the way you want it, simply right click the disclosure arrow (>) to hide the vertical bar ( | ): 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ > 4️⃣5️⃣4. Click the disclosure arrow (>) again to hide/collapse the hidden section.< 4️⃣5️⃣5. Click the disclosure arrow (<) once more to expand the hidden section.Tips:- Place apps between the vertical line ( | ) and the disclosure arrow ( > ) to have them show up to the left the arrow when the menu is hidden:2️⃣3️⃣ | 1️⃣ > 4️⃣5️⃣1️⃣ < 4️⃣5️⃣- Right click the disclosure arrow (>) while it's expanded to show or hide the vertical bar ( | ).- Click the vertical bar ( | ) to access preferences or quit the app.- You can enable the "Always Hidden" section in the Preferences to add an extra section to hide apps completely. It will show as a second vertical bar ( | | > )Hopefully this helps anyone that is confused.As for why I gave it 4 stars:The app icon in the dock shows when the menu is expanded. I believe the developer can update the .plist with some new properties to fix this.