Vanilla - hide Mac menu bar icons for free

”Why Apple hasn’t seen fit to build this function in… is a mystery surpassing human understanding.”

The Verge

”One of those rare third party utilities that is so simple yet useful that you’ll wonder why it isn’t included as a feature in macOS.”

OS X Daily

”It’s hard to beat. If you are looking to hide your menu bar icons, check out Vanilla.”

DotDev

”It's incredible Apple hasn't released a tool like this yet”

Vanilla will never nag you to upgrade, but if you’d like, you can unlock the Pro version to reach peak Mac minimalism.

Perfect your menu bar by completely hiding icons
Hide any app icon from your Mac’s menu bar
Compatible with light and dark menu bars
Automatically hide icons again after five seconds
Start Vanilla automatically when you log in
Toggle icons with a keyboard shortcut
(Seriously, I use this with Command-Shift-< like forty times a day. Get Pro just for this.)

Go Pro for $5

With Vanilla, you can create a beautiful, minimalist Mac setup.