macos-defaults VS hidden

Almost every setting can be automated via `defaults write`, so there's barely never a need to even look at the system preferences/settings UI. [1] lists many of them.

[1]: https://macos-defaults.com

macOS has something similar also with defaults [1].

https://macos-defaults.com/#%F0%9F%99%8B-what-s-a-defaults-c...

https://macos-defaults.com/ https://www.defaults-write.com/ There are plenty more neat things to tinker with.

Wiki of OS settings with visual examples as well as instructions on configuring them via the command line

Sure you can. It’s just not called a registry. https://macos-defaults.com/

Since you’re a sysadmin, you may appreciate the whole infrastructure as code philosophy so check out homebrew, mas, and homebrew bundle as well as configuring OS settings via the command line.

> * I discovered a free, native macOS solution that doesn't require installing Bartender or any other additional apps.*

> You can adjust the values from 0 to 6 to accommodate even more icons. Personally, I found 6 to be a good fit.

It's ultimately a really petty point - but this is not a fix. This increases the number of apps on the top bar before the problem occurs. Bartender (and hidden[1] - which I discovered in this thread) fix the problem. Calling a technique that delays the problem "a solution" after sneering at a project that actually is a solution just rubs me the wrong way.

[1] https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden

There's Hidden Bar but I think it's a lot like Bartender. It has an arrow too if that's what you want.

Hidden is a great free and open-source alternative

Hidden Bar - hides menu bar icons

hidden bar is the best one from my experience and it’s open source!

Dozer (free - open source), HiddenBar (free), free alternatives to bartender, however, only does 1 thing and that's hiding the icons, not adding an extra menu, nothing just icons here, icons gone.

For apps that you never interact with that way, and won't let you turn their icons off, get HiddenBar.