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Raising the bar...again


Bartender is an award-winning app for macOS that for more than 10 years has superpowered your menu bar, giving you total control over your menu bar items, what's displayed, and when, with menu bar items only showing when you need them.
Bartender improves your workflow with quick reveal, search, custom hotkeys and triggers, and lots more.

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New for Bartender 6

Bartender 6 Hero

Bartender 6 has been redesigned from the ground up to fully support macOS Tahoe and Liquid Glass. We've overhauled everything, so the entire Bartender experience should feel much smoother, faster, and more responsive whenever you interact with your menu bar.

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Speed

Lightning-fast access to your menu bar items is now even better. Get instant access to your hidden menu bar items simply by swiping or scrolling in the menu bar, clicking on the menu bar, or if you prefer, simply hovering.

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Full access

Access the menu bar items otherwise hidden by the notch on MacBook Air and Pro screens. Bartender will automatically hide your currently shown menu bar items when needed to create room to show the items hidden by the MacBook Air and Pro screens notch, giving you access to all your menu bar items.

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Bartender Bar

Access your hidden menu bar items in the Bartender Bar beneath the menu bar. Great if you need more room for all your menu bar apps.
* the macOS screen capture menu bar item can show when using this. more info


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Styling

Make your menu bar your own, with menu bar styling you can:

  • add a color or gradient tint to your menu bar.
  • Create a rounded/pill shaped menu bar for the App menu and menu bar items.
  • Add a border and choose its color and thickness.
  • Add a shadow to your menu bar.
  • Add rounded corners to your display, or a black area under the rounded menu bar.
The possibilities are endless.

Styles are applied to an individual menu bar allowing you to create many different styles and quickly recognise your current space.


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Groups

Combine multiple menu bar items into one customisable menu bar item, and have quick access to all the menu bar items within.

For example group all your cloud drive apps together like Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive.
Have a group for connection related items such as Wi-Fi and VPN.
And another for media related items, like volume, media controls, airplay.

This can be a great way to have access to all your menu bar items on a MacBook Pro or Air with limited menu bar space due to the screen notch.

Bartender Presets

Presets

Create as many presets as you want and always have the right menu bar items available for your current workflow.

Show the macOS default menu bar items when recording your screen or screen sharing
Show work specific menu bar items in work hours, then social media items when at home... the possibilities are endless.

Presets can be automatically applied via triggers and also by macOS Focus modes.

Bartender Triggers

Triggers

With a completely new Trigger system
you can apply a preset automatically, or show a set of menu bar items whenever your trigger conditions are met. Triggers conditions currently include

  • Battery - trigger when on battery power or charging, or at a specific level.
  • WiFi - trigger when connected/not connected to a WiFi network. Or when connected to a specific network
  • Location - trigger when at a specific location.
  • Time/Date - schedule when to trigger.
  • Many more still to come...
Conditions are combined to create a specific set of conditions required to trigger your preset and/or show the selected menu bar items.

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Spacing

Reduce the space between menu bar items using Bartender, allowing you to have more menu items onscreen before reaching the macbook notch. Or just purely for style.

Bartender Search

Search

Quick Search will change the way you use your menu bar apps.
Instantly find, show, and activate menu bar items, all from your keyboard.
* the macOS screen capture menu bar item can show when using this. more info

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Tahoe, Sequoia and Sonoma

Bartender 6 is designed for all the great changes in macOS Tahoe.
Bartender 6 runs native and lightning-fast on Apple Silicon and Intel macs.


Bartender Widgets

Try our widgets Beta!

Create your own menu bar items
With Bartender widgets you can create your very own custom menu bar items, that trigger pretty much any action you want, no coding required.


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Add hotkeys for any menu bar item; this can show and activate any menu bar item via any hotkey you assign.

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With Spacers, your menu bar is uniquely your own, with the ability to customize menu item grouping and display labels or emojis to personalize your menu bar.

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Use Apple Script to show and activate menu bar items. Fantastic for some advanced workflows.

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Swap shown items for your hidden ones to take up less menu bar space, allowing you to have more menu bar items on a smaller screen.

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You can choose where new menu items will appear in your menu bar, shown for instant access, or hidden for less distraction.

Much more still to come....

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Is Alive -2023- - Album A... — Slowdive - Everything

Throughout "Everything is Alive", Slowdive continues to explore the intersection of shoegaze, dream pop, and ambient textures, crafting an album that is both a natural progression of their sound and a bold new chapter in their discography. The album's 10 tracks are meticulously produced by Slowdive and accomplished producer, Jim King (Warpaint, Foxygen), yielding a rich, immersive listening experience that rewards repeated listens.

This review provides a general overview of the album, highlighting its sonic characteristics, standout tracks, and themes. The rating and tracklist provide a quick reference for readers. The "Recommended if you like" section offers suggestions for similar artists and bands that might appeal to fans of Slowdive.

The wait is over, and Slowdive has finally delivered their highly anticipated fifth studio album, "Everything is Alive". Released on May 27, 2023, via Dead Oceans, this latest effort marks a triumphant return for the British shoegaze outfit, who have been tantalizing fans with hints of new material since their critically-acclaimed 2017 album "Slowdive". Slowdive - everything is alive -2023- - album a...

From the opening notes of the album's first single, "Alison", it's clear that Slowdive is still very much the masters of swirling, dreamy soundscapes. The song's hypnotic guitar work, laid-back beats, and ethereal vocal harmonies between Rachel Goswell and Neil Halstead instantly transport listeners to a lush, psychedelic realm.

Ultimately, "Everything is Alive" serves as a magnificent testament to Slowdive's enduring creative vitality and their skill at crafting transcendent, otherworldly music. Following a six-year hiatus, the band has emerged with an album that not only honors their rich musical heritage but also announces their continued relevance in the contemporary music landscape. The rating and tracklist provide a quick reference

The album's sonic palette is characterized by the signature interplay between Halstead's swirling guitars and Goswell's soaring vocals, often conjuring memories of their beloved earlier work, such as "Souvlaki" and "Pygmalion". However, "Everything is Alive" also exhibits a renewed sense of experimentation and dynamism, incorporating moments of eerie calm, dissonant textures, and expansive atmospheric passages.

9/10

Standout tracks like "Kisses", with its pulsing electronic rhythms and intoxicating vocal melodies, and "That Heavy Sweater", featuring a surprisingly driving beat and shimmering guitars, showcase the band's ability to craft infectious, shoegaze-infused pop. Meanwhile, "Souvenir" and "Nothing is an Island" exemplify the band's more introspective, ambient inclinations, featuring contemplative lyrics and lush soundscapes.