Bram Esposito

Switched from Ice to Thaw

Written on by Bram Esposito in tech · 134 words · 1 min read

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I finally switched to Thaw, since Ice looks unmaintained. I prefer to stay on an open-source app instead of going back to bartender after their shenanigans.

Mac OS 26 should improve the situation somewhat. But I really would prefer an API for this class of apps, so they do not need to resort to screen-capturing and other hacks. These current apps do not feel 100% stable.

Ice:

icemenubar.appIce – Menu Bar Manager

Ice is a powerful menu bar management tool. While its primary function is hiding and showing menu bar items, it aims to cover a wide variety of additional features to make it one of the most versat…


Thaw:

github.comGitHub – stonerl/Thaw: Menu bar manager for macOS 26

Menu bar manager for macOS 26. Contribute to stonerl/Thaw development by creating an account on GitHub.

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