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The menu bar in macOS is a system element that runs along the top edge of the screen. It consists of the Apple menu in the leftmost corner, the app menus in the middle, and the status menus on the top ...

The menu bar on a Mac tends to fill up with clutter and icons over time. Between system icons like Spotlight, the date and ...

For years, Bartender has remained one of the best ways to manage the Mac’s menu bar, especially on newer MacBook models with a notch where menu bar real estate is even more valuable. I reviewed the ...

In macOS Tahoe Beta 2, Apple included a new option to add a background to the menu bar, making it possible to have a menu bar design that’s similar to the menu bar in macOS Sequoia. As part of ‌macOS ...

In macOS, when you take an app fullscreen by clicking the green traffic light icon in the top-left corner of the app window, the menu bar may be hidden from view in order to draw your focus to the ...

As Club MacStories members know, I use my Mac’s menu bar sparingly. With Bartender, our MacStories Selects Mac app of the year, I limit my menu bar to a handful of frequently-used apps and system ...

Several readers report that various menubar items are missing after the update to Mac OS X 10.4.6. One reader, Don, writes: "After using the standalone combo updater to update from 10.4.5 to 10.4.6, ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Like the status bar on your iPhone, the menu ...

Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. If there's something you want to keep track of regularly, it belongs on your Mac's menu bar. The left side of the menu ...