menu bar
I never use the menu items but I'd like to put more icons in the menubar itself.
The (application contextual) menu items are useless to me without keyboard navigation, but they take half of the menubar, I'd love to just get rid of them.
I'm wondering if there's a simple hack to get rid of all the menu items except for the apple icon (and maybe the current app name)?
Thanks
I've been struggling with this problem for quite some time as well and I think I've finally found a good solution.
I'm using Mac Bartender which is in free beta at the time of writing. The app has a lot of useful features for cleaning up an overflowing menubar.
For each menubar icon you can choose to:
One thing to note is that it doesn't let you manage the built-in OSX 'menulets' (wifi, sound, spotlight, etc) yet, but that feature is coming according to their FAQ.
Take control of your Menu Bar
With Bartender you can choose which apps stay in the Menu Bar, are displayed in Bartenders Bar or Hidden completely.
Bartenders Bar
Can be displayed and hidden as you want, by clicking on the Bartender Icon or via a hot key.
Minimalism
If you want a really clean look and privacy, Bartender can also be hidden.
Menu Bar Apps still work the same
Apps still work the same when they are in Bartenders Bar allowing you quick access to them when needed, but keep them out of sight when not.
Bartenders Bar can be placed where you want
Bartenders Bar can be moved at any time to any horizontal position immediately under the Menu Bar. Or it can open under the Bartender Menu Bar Icon.
Show an App in the Menu Bar for 5 seconds when it updates
Set up your Apps to be displayed in the Menu Bar for 5 seconds when they update.
Hide Menu from left of Menu Bar to display maximum Menu Bar Apps
Bartender can remove the left hand side Menu temporarily to display the maximum possible Menu Bar Apps in the Menu Bar.
These are called menu extras.
They are different from status bar items (which are usually used in other apps) in that you can hold command and drag them around.
Each of these can be turned on and off with a checkbox in System Preferences (the Bluetooth one can be toggled in Bluetooth preferences, etc.)
Best Answer
Yes there is, and it's free :)
I asked this same question on reddit a few months ago and the amazing @w0lfchild (dev of mySimbl) created it!
https://github.com/w0lfschild/moreMenu