A lightweight macOS utility that hides menu bar items — keeping your menu bar clean without giving anything up.
Built for Macs with a notch, or anyone who just has too many menu bar icons.
Speakeasy inserts invisible separators into your menu bar that push items off to the left. A small chevron button lets you reveal or collapse them at any time.
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- Shown — always visible to the right of the collapse button
- Hidden — collapse/expand with one click or a global shortcut
- Always Hidden — permanently hidden; reveal with a right-click
macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple Silicon or Intel
Clone and build in Xcode:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/speakeasy.git
cd speakeasy
open "Hidden Bar.xcodeproj"
Build and run the Hidden Bar scheme. The app lives in your menu bar — no dock icon.
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| Collapse / expand hidden items | Click the › button in your menu bar |
| Toggle via keyboard | Set a global shortcut in Preferences → General |
| Move items between sections | Hold ⌘ and drag icons in the menu bar |
| Hide an item permanently | ⌘-drag it to the left of the always-hidden separator |
| Auto-collapse after a delay | Enable in Preferences → Auto-Collapse |
Open with › right-click → Preferences, or via your configured global shortcut.
- Startup — launch at login, show preferences on launch
- Menu Bar — enable always-hidden section, use full menu bar when expanded
- Auto-Collapse — automatically collapse after 5 s – 1 min of inactivity
- Global Shortcut — set a system-wide keyboard shortcut to toggle hidden items
Speakeasy is a fork of Hidden Bar by Dwarves Foundation, used under the MIT license.