Version 1.2 · Mac and Windows
A tidier bar,
one tap away.
Set a divider anywhere in your bar. Tap it, and everything to the right disappears until you want it back.
Drag the divider, then tap.
How it works
Three zones, one divider
Your bar splits into what stays, what folds away, and what you never see again.
Left of the first divider. Untouched.
Folds away, comes straight back.
Optional shelf that stays closed.
Compatibility
What runs where
Mac and Windows are out now. Android is in design.
| Capability | Macmenu bar | Windowstray | Androidstatus bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movable divider | |||
| Second shelf | |||
| Auto-hide timer | |||
| Keyboard shortcut | |||
| Starts at login | |||
| Minimum version | macOS 12 | Windows 10 | Android 10 |
| Download size | 2.4 MB | 3.1 MB | — |
| Get it | Download | Download | Soon |
Features
The whole feature list
Six behaviours. That is the entire app.
Tap to hide
Everything past the divider folds away. Tap once more and it is back, in the same order.
Movable divider
Drag it anywhere along the bar. Whatever ends up on the right is what disappears.
Second shelf
Turn on an extra section that never opens, for icons you have no use for at all.
Auto-hide timer
Pick a delay and the bar clears itself. Twenty seconds by default; any value works.
Keyboard shortcut
Bind any combination to hide and show, and skip the pointer entirely.
Starts at login
Launches with your device and restores the arrangement you left behind.
Setup
About ninety seconds
Install and open
A divider appears in the bar the moment the app launches.
Drag the divider left
Stop when only the icons you actually watch are still on its left.
Tap it
The right-hand side folds away. Tap again, or use your shortcut, to bring it back.
Defaults
What you get out of the box
All of it changeable in preferences.
Questions
Asked often enough
Does hiding an icon quit the app behind it?
No. The app keeps running exactly as before — only the icon moves out of view. Notifications and background work are untouched.
Will I miss something important while it is hidden?
Possibly, which is why the divider is yours to place. Keep anything you need to watch — battery, recording indicators, VPN status — on the visible side.
Why does it ask for permission on first launch?
Rearranging the bar requires the system to let an app see and move the items in it. That access is used for nothing else, and nothing is recorded.
Does it slow anything down?
It sits idle until you tap. Memory use is a few megabytes, with no background indexing, syncing or polling.
How do updates work if it never connects?
They don't arrive on their own. New versions are posted here and you install them when you feel like it.
Straight answers
What TidyBar is not
- Not an uninstaller. It never removes an app or a file.
- Not a launcher, dock replacement or window manager.
- Not a cleaner. It touches nothing outside your bar.
- Not free-with-an-asterisk. There is no upsell to find.
Release notes
Recent versions
Second shelf, plus a fix for dividers drifting after a display change.
Auto-hide timer and custom shortcuts.
First public release, for Mac.