4 alternativesBartender: From $20
The best Bartender alternatives
For most people the best alternative to Bartender is Shoji, and the best free one is Hidden Bar.
ShojiPick it if you work from cafes, coworking spaces or open offices and step away from your MacBook several times a day.$14 onceCompare at a glance
Bartender is highlighted, so you can see what you give up and what you gain.
| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | Developer | Setapp | Rating |
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 Bartender | From $20 | Pay once | Too few ratings | |||
| Shoji | $14 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | |||
 Hidden Bar | Free, open source | Free | Too few ratings | |||
 One Switch | $4.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | |||
 MenuDart | $6.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick it if you work from cafes, coworking spaces or open offices and step away from your MacBook several times a day.
A soft blur over every screen with one shortcut, so nobody reads your messages while you grab a coffee.
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Pick it if you keep separate apps just to hide desktop icons, stay awake or flip Dark Mode.
Hide desktop icons, keep your Mac awake and flip Dark Mode from one menu bar panel, $4.99 once.
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Pick it if you work on a big display or a notched MacBook and are tired of dragging the pointer to the top corner to find a menu or an icon.
Every app menu and menu bar icon in a searchable popup at your pointer, for $6.99 once.
When Bartender is still the right pick
You have more menu bar icons than space, especially on a MacBook with a notch.
Bartender prices and verdictFrom $20