Ice
About Ice
Ice is an open-source menu bar management tool for macOS by Jordan Baird, released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its core job is hiding and showing menu bar items: it offers hidden and always-hidden sections, reveals items on hover, click or scroll, and can rehide them automatically. On MacBooks with a notch, the separate Ice Bar shows hidden items below the menu bar.
You can drag and drop individual items to rearrange them, search menu bar items, adjust spacing, and customize the menu bar with tints, shadows, borders and rounded or split shapes. Hotkeys, launch at login and automatic updates are supported. Ice requires macOS 14 or later because it relies on APIs introduced in that release.
Key features
- Hide menu bar items with an always-hidden section
- Reveal items on hover, click or scroll, with auto-rehide
- Ice Bar for notched MacBooks
- Drag-and-drop arrangement of menu bar items
- Menu bar item search
- Menu bar tint, shadow, border and custom shapes
- Hotkeys for sections, search and Ice Bar
Download via Quark Drive
We’re still preparing the Quark Drive share for this app. It will appear here once it’s ready. Tap “Request” to bump it up.
How to install
“App is damaged and can’t be opened”
Move the app into Applications, open Terminal, run this line, then open the app again:
xattr -cr "/Applications/Ice.app"“Developer cannot be verified”
In Finder → Applications, Control-click the app, choose Open, then Open again. On macOS 15 or later: System Settings → Privacy & Security, then “Open Anyway” at the bottom.
Apple silicon or Intel?
Apple menu → About This Mac. If the chip says Apple M, pick the Apple silicon build; Universal works on both.
Check the file
Run this in Terminal and compare the result with the SHA256 listed for the cloud file:
shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/file-nameAlternatives
Changelog
FAQ
How do I download Ice?
The Quark Drive share for Ice is being prepared and will appear in the download section of this page.
Is Ice free?
Ice license: GPL-3.0. appwl only lists official builds and charges nothing for downloads.
Which systems does Ice support?
This page offers Ice for macOS, version 0.11.12.
Is Ice from appwl safe?
appwl only lists official releases with their version and date. You can verify the SHA256 using the install tips on this page.