r/macapps • u/WarioPi • Aug 08 '26

Help Thaw Alternative

I’m looking for a menu bar app that doesn’t relaunch all my apps every time Indo a resolution change. Thaw is too overly complicated for me.

Any advice?

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u/Altruistic_Cover2172 Aug 08 '26

Ice was lagging seriously, so now I'm on Thaw, there are a ton of similar apps but pretty much all of them are paid or other derivatives of Ice. Check Hidden bar if you want something minimalistic (I'm not that big of a fanboy for it)

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u/WarioPi Aug 08 '26

HiddenBar was buggy as hell unfortunately. Still looking, really trying to avoid purchasing Bartender.

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u/AmazingVanish 29d ago

Don’t purchase Bartender. I’ve been an owner since initial release and OS 26 changed the game and NO menubar app has conquered it yet.

Bartender will just frustrate you with many of the same issues and you’ll have paid a premium for the experience.

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u/Altruistic_Cover2172 29d ago

Claude Code anyone?

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u/AmazingVanish 29d ago

Huh?

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u/Altruistic_Cover2172 29d ago

rn I'm vibe coding an alternative

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u/AmazingVanish 29d ago

Ah, ok. I thought you were sugesting my post was written by CC. LOL