Alternatives to Ice
An open-source macOS menu bar manager for hiding, showing and arranging menu bar icons. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Ice
An open-source macOS menu bar manager for hiding, showing and arranging menu bar icons.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Ice.
Bartender
Menu bar organizer for Mac that hides, sorts and automates menu bar icons.
Bartender also hides and sorts menu bar icons and adds automation rules, but it is closed source and needs a paid license after the trial.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
SketchyBar
A scriptable status bar for macOS that replaces or supplements the standard menu bar.
OnlySwitch
Access common Mac controls from one menu-bar utility.
One Switch
A Mac menu bar app that gathers toggles for common system settings in one place.
iStat Menus
A macOS menu bar system monitor for CPU, GPU, memory, disks, network, sensors and battery.
Dato
A macOS menu bar calendar with world clocks and fullscreen meeting notifications.
Amphetamine
Free Mac utility that keeps a Mac awake based on triggers, schedules, or activity.
