Show HN: Pelmet – menu bar manager for macOS 27 that hides icons on demand

Category: other

Tags: macos, menu-bar, swift, private-api, utilities

Score: 7.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 8, Documentation: 9, Utility: 6)

Pelmet is a native macOS menu bar manager that hides icons on demand using macOS 27's new native menu bar hiding mechanism, which it drives via a private Apple framework. It offers a polished layout editor, per-display behavior, app launchers, and built-in replacements for system extras, all with a strong focus on simplicity and privacy.

Target audience: macOS power users and developers

Repository: https://github.com/fif7y/pelmet · Swift · GPL-3.0 · 514 stars

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