Tidy your menu bar.
Free. No Bartender.
Reorder macOS menu bar icons from inside FavTray and collapse them all in one click. Three actions: reorder, Collapse all, Open all. Tested on macOS 26; supports macOS 14 and later. Collapse all needs macOS 15 or later; reordering works on 14. No subscription, no third-party tracker, no separate app to install.
Watch it in action
Menu Bar: reorder your Mac menu bar icons. Reorder menu bar icons, then collapse or open them all at once.
More videos →The three controls every menu bar needs
Reclaim Menu Bar Space
Collapse all hides your app icons from the bar in one click, so a crowded or cropped menu bar shows what matters again.
One-Click Reorder
Pick the order that matches how you actually use your Mac. Move any icon a step toward or away from the clock, or to either end, with one click; the new position persists across reboots.
Collapse All, Open All
One button collapses every app icon out of the bar; Open all brings them all back instantly. No restart, no settings panel hunting.
No Bartender, No Hidden Bar
FavTray's Menu Bar Manager replaces the standalone $16 utilities. It is part of the same icon that already runs your timers and trackers.
Free Forever
No paywall, no trial countdown. Menu Bar Manager is a free tier tool because tidying your menu bar should not be a paid feature.
Local Only
Configurations live in UserDefaults on your Mac. No accounts, no cloud sync, no telemetry. Your menu bar layout is yours.
Built for these specific situations
Cluttered Menu Bars
If you have 12+ icons and only check half of them, this is the one-step cleanup.
Read more →Multi-monitor users
Menu bar gets cropped on smaller external displays. Collapse the app icons so the ones you need stay visible.
Read more →Bartender refugees
Bartender 5 went subscription. Menu Bar Manager replaces the core feature for free, in an app you already trust.
Read more →Privacy-minded developers
No third-party utility tracking your menu bar config. Everything is local and inside FavTray's existing bundle.
Read more →Questions
Is the Menu Bar Manager free?
Yes. Menu Bar Manager is free in FavTray. Reorder, Collapse all and Open all are included with no upgrade prompt and no daily limit.
Does this replace Bartender or Hidden Bar?
For a tidy bar, often yes: it reorders icons and collapses every app icon out of the bar in one click. It doesn't hide icons one by one, and it has no search or scripting — if you depend on those, keep using Bartender.
Will hiding icons break anything?
No. The apps keep running; Collapse all only moves their icons out of view, and Open all brings them back instantly.
Does this work on Apple Silicon?
Yes. FavTray is a universal app (Apple Silicon and Intel), tested on Apple Silicon with macOS 26. It requires macOS Sonoma 14.0 or later.
Where is the data stored?
Locally in macOS UserDefaults under FavTray's bundle identifier. No cloud, no sync, no accounts.
A cleaner menu bar in 30 seconds
Free with every install. No upgrade required.