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  1. AirpodsNow

    Still no apple solution for notch & menu bar?

    Is it strange for me to assume that macOS should resolve the menu bar issue when there are too many items on it and simply get covered by the notch? I have been using Bartender since the M1 Pro MacBooks and just deleted it to find out whether there is a macOS solution.... I am trying the GitHub...
  2. Seahawk0422

    Wheel/Gear icon showing up on menu bar when setting a picture as wallpaper from Finder.

    So since the latest Sonoma update i've discovered that when I set a picture (jpg/png) as a wallpaper directly from Finder (right click - set as wallpaper) a small gear/wheel icon appears for a split second on the top menu bar on my Mac. Is there any information about what it could be? Anyone...
  3. MakaniKai

    Missing Menu Bar Icons

    Does anyone else have this issue? Can't see my battery, wifi, time, etc. MacBook Pro M2 Max 14" Edit: Fix is here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/missing-menu-bar-icons.2398301/post-32395692
  4. Alex Cai

    Annoying Screen sharing icon

    Bartender needs to access the screen to work, which results this annoying block hanging out all the time Can’t be deleted when dragged away or hidden via bartebder anyone had ideas on how to hide this? macOS Sonoma
  5. C

    Can you customize behavior of the "hide menu bar" setting?

    Hi friends! I'm looking to see if it's possible to fix one of my biggest annoyances in macOS right now. I have a 14-inch notched MacBook Pro, where it makes sense to have the menu bar always visible (even in full screen apps). However, I use the Mac either docked or connected to a 16:9 monitor...
  6. Y

    Sketchy Bar configuration

    I installed an app called Sketchy Bar on my computer, and I'm wondering if anyone knows how to get the configuration shown in this picture, taken straight from the Sketchy Bar GitHub page. What commands should I put in, what colors to use, ect.
  7. T

    Menu bar extras moved to the left?

    On macOS Ventura 13.1, my status menus/menu bar extras moved to the left instead of staying to right randomly and have defaulted in that position? Is there anyway to fix this issue and has anyone encounter this bug before and fixed? All helps appreciated thanks.
  8. C

    How to get rid of horizontal line beneath the menu bar on top?

    Hi guys, I can't get rid of what seems to be a 1 pixel horizontal space between the top menu bar, and the application window. With the mouse, I can't push the app any upper. There is still this 1px space. Granted, if I maximize the app window, the 1px line disappears, but so does the menu bar...
  9. N

    Right side menu bars items won’t dismiss without reclicking

    So I’m having a weird problem I can’t seem to find the answer to. When I click a menu bar item (like control center) on the right the item stays open until I click a new window, another menu bar item, or his the esc key. I contacted apple support they said it was because I hide my dock and...
  10. E

    Menu bar flashing continues in Monterey

    So we had this in Big Sur... https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/full-screen-apps-bug.2293455/ And now we have this in Monetery... Will they ever get it right with this new menu bar?
  11. dukee101

    Navigating system menu bar items with keyboard?

    Is it possible to navigate within system menu bar items (Sound, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc) with the keyboard, say with the tab key? For example, I've built an Alfred Workflow that lets me open the 'Sound' menu bar item by typing 'snd', and this works. However, I can't hit 'tab' to start navigating...
  12. Doc69

    Menu bar issues

    I'm using 9 spaces in mission control with the same 'dynamic' Catalina background. But since upgrading to Big Sur, the color and transparency of the menu bar is screwed up. I get three different versions of the menu bar in the 9 spaces even though the wallpaper is the same. Specifically when...
  13. ZuriWeb

    ZuriWeb: Menu Bar Web Browser for multitasking

    Hey everyone, i created a mini-browser that you can access quickly from your menu bar for multitasking. I made this initially so that i could follow along tutorials on Youtube without having to constantly switch between app windows. The current version supports macOS 10.15 and above. App...
  14. pedzsan

    How to get the Menu Bar icon to do something in when iPad is being used as Sidecar

    When the iPad is being used as a sidecar, there is an icon in the top left corner that is suppose to do something with the menu bar. I've tried "Displays have separate Spaces" on and off and I've tried Photoshop full screen mode in various different ways and I can't get the icon to do anything...
  15. jagooch

    Does Apple plan on fixing the menu bar?

    Am I the only one that cannot read white text on light gray background? I implemented a work around by going into system preferences accessibility display and toggling "increase contrast" off then on again. The text changed from white to black ( as it should be ) , but I don't know if it's a...
  16. L

    Always hide menu bar on second monitor when in fullscreen mode

    How can I keep the menu bar hidden on my second display if an application on that monitor is in full screen? I have already set it to "Displays have separate spaces." If I have an application on the other display in fullscreen, whenever I click into any application on the other display, the...
  17. organicCPU

    Hide inactive tabs in Window Menu

    Does anyone know how to customize the Finder Menu Bar Window Menu so that it reverts to the former behavior? I'd like that the alphabetically ordered list of open windows at the menu's bottom is showing just the active window tabs again and none of the inactive tabs. TL;DR; Until the switch to...
  18. F

    CPU temperatures in iStat Menus?

    Is there any method to get the CPU temperatures in iStat Menus? I can read the GPU and SSD temperature but not the temperatures of the CPU cores. I have downloaded the iStat Menus from the website and bought a license, so i'm running the fully functional version (instead of the limited App store...
  19. hamiltonrwatch

    recent Messages bugs

    As of this morning, I have no Messages icon in the menu bar of my late-2012 iMac running 10.13.6. Also, I can't change MY STATUS from OFFLINE. When I try to do so, it simply defaults back to OFFLINE. I've tried resetting PRAM, restarting, to no avail. I am able to receive and respond to texts...
  20. TheBruno

    App for Menu Bar Font?

    Is there an app to adjust the size of the font (i.e. Time, Battery, etc.) in the menu bar?