How to Remove Apps From Your Mac’s Menu Bar
Just like the status bar on your iPhone, the menu bar on your Mac has probably become cluttered over time. Even if you use menu bar management apps that reduce clutter , you’ll still sometimes have to go through your entire menu bar, and it can look unsightly. When there are two dozen icons in the menu bar (yes, I just counted mine), it becomes difficult to find anything. If you don’t use most of the apps in your menu bar, now might be a good time to clean them out.
How to Remove Apps from Mac Menu Bar
To start organizing your menu bar, hold down the Command key and drag any app icon outside of it. Just drag the icon somewhere outside the menu bar and it will disappear. This is the easiest way to clear the menu bar, but if it doesn’t work, there are alternative ways to get the job done.
Removing the Apple Shortcuts app from the menu bar
Lately, I ‘ve been leaning more toward Mac apps made by a wonderful community of independent developers rather than Apple shortcuts. Even though Shortcuts is still a must-have app on the iPhone, it’s not the same on the Mac, at least for me. If you’re in the same boat as me, you might want to remove the shortcuts from the menu bar.
This used to be easier, but Apple has unfortunately disabled the Command-click method for removing shortcuts from the menu bar. Now you need to open Shortcuts and click on the Menu Bar tab in the left pane. Press Command-A to select all the shortcuts in this section, right-click and select Remove from Menu Bar . This will automatically remove the shortcuts from the menu bar.
Remove stubborn apps from the menu bar
Some applications may refuse to leave the menu bar using the standard uninstall method. In such cases, open the application and go to its settings page. You may see an option to show or hide the icon in the menu bar. This should remove it. Alternatively, you can simply exit the app completely to remove it from the menu bar. As a last resort, uninstall the app completely and find a better alternative that doesn’t insist on using the menu bar.