Notch-aware spacing
Auto-separates items around the notch so labels stay readable.
macOS 14+
Fold away the menu bar chaos.
menustow gives you deliberate control over every menu bar item: hide, reveal, search, and stow with a smooth, natural flow.
Open-source. GPL-3.0. Forked from Ice by Jordan Baird.
Designed for the notch, tuned for laptops.
On a laptop, the notch eats space right where menu items want to live. menustow splits the bar into smart zones so your most important icons never disappear behind the cutout.
Stow bar fallback
Overflow items tuck into a stow bar that slides out on demand.
Precise hover zones
Trigger reveals where your cursor naturally lands.
Built for the notch, polished for the rest.
Powerful controls without turning your menu bar into a puzzle.
Instant hide & reveal
Hover, click, or swipe to show what you need, then tuck it away again.
Always-hidden section
Keep noisy status items out of sight while staying one gesture away.
Searchable items
Find buried items in seconds with a dedicated search panel.
Layout editor
Drag-and-drop to arrange icons exactly where you want them.
Menu bar styling
Control tint, border, and shape to match your macOS theme.
Smart rehide
Automatically hide sections when your cursor leaves the bar.
macOS-native behavior, without the friction.
Drag, stow, and reveal the way the system already feels familiar.
Command-drag ready
Reorder items instantly using the same gesture macOS already uses.
Hover reveal
Menus glide out when you approach, then rehide when you leave.
Theme-aware styling
Match the menu bar tint, border, and shape to your desktop.
How it works
Three quick moves. A calmer desktop.
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Mark what gets stowed
Drop cluttered icons into the always-hidden area.
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Summon the stow bar
Reveal your overflow with a hover, click, or scroll.
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Let it fade away
Auto-rehide keeps your menu bar calm after each use.
Ready to stow the noise?
Download the latest release or contribute to the roadmap.