AeroSpace
Focus: tiling window manager, window management and keyboard shortcuts. Shares macos and open source with Ice. Rated 4.7 (Ice: 4.6).
Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit
Mac App
Ice
Hide, rearrange and tidy the icons in your Mac menu bar.
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What is Ice?
Ice is a free, open-source menu bar manager for macOS. Hide the icons you rarely need, keep the rest in your own order, show hidden items in a separate bar under the menu bar, and style the bar with tints, borders and shadows, all without a paid upgrade.
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Pros
- A calmer, less cluttered menu bar
- Hidden icons are one click away
- Free and open source
Cons
- macOS only
- Occasional glitches after major macOS updates
Who should use Ice
Mac users whose menu bar is crowded with icons they rarely click.
Who may not need it
Anyone with only a few menu bar apps.
Ice alternatives
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Glance
Focus: dashboard, start page and rss. Shares open source and github with Ice. A web app, not a Mac app. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Ice: 4.6).
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit
Zen Browser
Focus: web browser, vertical tabs and workspaces. Shares open source and github with Ice. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Same 4.6 rating.
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit
Ferdium
Focus: messaging, all-in-one and workspaces. Shares open source and github with Ice. A desktop app, not a Mac app. Adds Windows and Linux. Rated 4.5 (Ice: 4.6).
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.5Visit
hop
Focus: utilities, pomodoro and clipboard. Shares macos and menu bar with Ice. Rated 4.5 (Ice: 4.6).
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vorssaint-utils
Focus: utilities and swift. Shares macos and menu bar with Ice. Rated 4.5 (Ice: 4.6).
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Free alternatives to Ice
Free resources that cover similar ground.
Harness Terminal
Focus: terminal, coding agents and session manager. Shares macos and open source with Ice. Rated 4.4 (Ice: 4.6).
Mac AppFreemacOS
4.4Visit
Screen Memories
Focus: photo search, video search and ocr. Shares macos and open source with Ice. Rated 4.4 (Ice: 4.6).
Mac AppFreemacOS
4.4Visit
OneTab
Focus: tabs, browser extension and chrome. Also in Organization and Digital Minimalism, like Ice. A browser extension, not a Mac app. Adds Chrome and Firefox. Rated 4.5 (Ice: 4.6).
Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Firefox
4.5Visit
SelfControl
Focus: website blocker, mac and focus. Shares open source with Ice. Rated 4.5 (Ice: 4.6).
Mac AppFreemacOS
4.5Visit
Loop
Focus: window manager, productivity and keyboard. Shares macos and open source with Ice. Rated 4.8 (Ice: 4.6).
Mac AppFreemacOS
4.8Visit
PureMac
Focus: cleaner, privacy and swiftui. Shares macos and open source with Ice. Same 4.6 rating.
Mac AppFreemacOS
4.6Visit
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