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Thaw vs Ice: catalog facts
Thaw	Ice
Best for: Mac users with crowded menu bars, especially on notched displays	Best for: Mac users with more menu bar icons than space
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source.
macOS	macOS
Many ways to reveal hidden items, plus keyboard search Conditional triggers and per-display or per-Focus profiles All 4 strengths for Thaw Many ways to reveal hidden items, plus keyboard search Conditional triggers and per-display or per-Focus profiles Menu bar styling with tints, gradients and shapes Actively developed with frequent commits	Hides and reveals menu bar items to reduce clutter Free and open-source alternative to paid menu bar tools All 3 strengths for Ice Hides and reveals menu bar items to reduce clutter Free and open-source alternative to paid menu bar tools Large user base on GitHub
macOS only The large number of options can take time to set up	macOS only Still in active development, with some features not finished
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Thaw github.com/thaw-app/Thaw Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Ice github.com/jordanbaird/Ice Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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