MenuFold — Tidy Menu Bar Icon Hider for Mac
MenuFold keeps the Mac menu bar tidy. Icons that are rarely needed go to the left of a thin line with a Command-drag, and one click on the chevron folds them out of sight. Another click, or Control-Option-M, brings them back, and it can fold itself again after a few seconds.
- Universal app for Apple silicon and Intel, macOS 13 Ventura or later. Tested on macOS 27 Golden Gate, which rebuilt the menu bar and broke several other menu bar managers — folding still works
- No permissions, no account, no internet connection
- Includes a How to use PDF, README and licence
First launch: MenuFold is signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens with a normal double-click.
MenuFold tidies the Mac menu bar. The icons that are rarely needed sit to the left of a thin line, and one click on the chevron folds them out of sight. Another click brings them back. There are no permissions to grant, no account, and nothing leaves the Mac.
One click, and it is tidy
Click the chevron and everything left of the thin line slides out of sight, while the chevron turns to point left. Click again, or press Control-Option-M from any app, and every icon is back where it was.
Every icon in its place
Hold Command and drag icons along the menu bar: the rarely used ones to the left of the line, the everyday ones to the right of the chevron. macOS remembers each position, so the arrangement survives a restart. A short guide on first launch shows how, and it can be opened again from the settings.
It folds itself again
Pick 5, 10 or 30 seconds and the icons fold away again after each unfold. The timer waits while the pointer is in the menu bar or a menu is open, so nothing disappears mid-click. Fold when clicking elsewhere folds the moment a click lands outside the menu bar.
A drawer for the rarely used
Turn on the always-hidden section and a dotted line appears. Icons left of it stay away even when the rest unfold. Option-click the chevron to show everything at once.
It checks each fold
After every fold MenuFold looks at where the icons ended up, and the settings panel says how many moved off screen, or gives an honest notice if macOS kept some in place. It always starts with every icon showing, and quitting brings them all back.
Nothing to grant
No Accessibility, no Screen Recording, no account. MenuFold uses the menu bar space macOS gives every app, reads only the positions of menu bar icons, and never connects to the internet.
How it works
- Hold Command and drag the menu bar icons you rarely need to the left of the thin line MenuFold adds. macOS remembers where each one sits.
- Click the chevron to fold them out of sight. It turns to point left. Click it again and they come back.
- Press Control-Option-M to fold or unfold from any app, if that combination is free.
- Right-click the chevron for the settings: Fold again automatically, Fold when clicking elsewhere, the always-hidden section and Open at Login.
- Read the result line in the settings after a fold. It says how many icons moved off screen, or whether macOS kept any in place.
Opening it the first time
MenuFold is signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens with a normal double-click. MenuFold itself asks for no permissions at all: no Accessibility, no Screen Recording.
Does it work on macOS 26 Tahoe?
Yes, it has been tested there. Folding works by stretching the thin line so it pushes the icons to its left off the screen. macOS 26 limits that stretch to about 5,000 points, which is still wider than any Mac screen. If a version of macOS ever holds some icons in place, the settings panel says so, and unfolding and the shortcut keep working.
What about a MacBook with a notch?
When there are more icons than fit beside the camera notch, macOS hides the extra ones behind it, folded or not. MenuFold cannot change that system limit, but folding more icons away frees room so the ones that matter stay visible. The settings panel shows a reminder on a notched screen.
Can an icon get lost?
No. Quitting MenuFold always brings every icon back, because the line that pushes them away leaves with the app, and it always opens unfolded. If the thin line is dragged to the right of the chevron, MenuFold stops folding so the chevron cannot vanish. Some icons, such as the clock and Control Centre, are fixed by macOS and cannot be moved.
Which Macs does it run on?
Any Mac with Apple silicon or Intel running macOS 13 Ventura or later.
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