Barbee – Hide Menu Bar Items 5.0 for Mac

Mac Utilities

Updated Nov 6, 2026

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Barbee is a small menu bar manager for the Mac, sold through the Mac App Store as a free download with optional paid unlocks. When your menu bar fills up with status icons, Barbee lets you hide the ones you do not need right now and bring them back with a single click. Version 5.0 arrived in September 2026, refactored for better compatibility with the latest macOS.

Key Features

• Hide and show menu bar items with one click on the Barbee control
• Auto-hide and auto-show options, plus custom keyboard shortcuts
• Separate shown, hidden and always-hidden sections for your icons
• Support for notched MacBook displays and tighter icon spacing in the paid VIP layer
• Choice of emoji, symbol, text or image for the Barbee control itself

How to Download

1. Check that your Mac runs macOS 11 or later, which Barbee 5.0 requires.
2. Use the green Download button on this page, or search for Barbee on the Mac App Store, which is where the developer distributes it.
3. Install the app, grant the permissions it asks for, then arrange which icons stay visible and which ones hide.

System Requirements

Barbee 5.0 requires macOS 11 or later and runs on both Apple silicon and Intel Macs. It is a lightweight menu bar utility, so it needs very little storage or memory.

FAQs

Is Barbee free?

The download itself is free, and there is a short VIP trial. After that, extra features such as the notch layout and tighter spacing need a one-time lifetime purchase or a yearly subscription, bought inside the app.

Does hiding an icon quit the app behind it?

No. The app keeps running and you still get its notifications; only its menu bar icon is tucked out of sight until you reveal it again.