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# ExtraBar
> ExtraBar is a customizable macOS menu bar app for power users. It adds custom actions, deep links, and app-specific shortcuts to your Mac menu bar — a modern alternative to Bartender, Thaw, and other traditional menu bar managers. Works on macOS 12.4+ including macOS 26 (Tahoe), with no special permissions required.
ExtraBar lets you build your own menu bar around the apps and workflows you actually use. Instead of only hiding existing icons (what menu bar managers do), ExtraBar lets you create new one-click actions: open apps, jump straight into Zoom meetings or Slack channels via deep links, run shell scripts, trigger macOS Shortcuts, make API calls, and more. It ships with 36+ app presets, 16 action types, and two display modes (a floating bar or inline in the native menu bar), plus a notch mode. ExtraBar works entirely offline — no analytics, no telemetry, no data collection; your configuration stays on your Mac. Purchases completed before 1 September 2026 at 00:00 Europe/Sofia time (EEST, UTC+3) retain lifetime updates. Purchases completed at or after that cutoff receive a permanent license with one year of updates, and covered versions keep working forever. Purchases have a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Site: https://extrabar.app
Docs: https://docs.extrabar.app
## Key capabilities
- Custom menu bar actions: 16 action types (open app, deep link, shell script, macOS Shortcut, API call, open in Terminal, and more)
- Deep links: jump directly into content in Zoom, Slack, Spotify, Notion, Raycast, Things 3, BetterTouchTool, and others
- 36+ app presets with intelligent actions preconfigured (VS Code, Xcode, Figma, Zoom, Slack, Spotify, Notion, Obsidian, and more)
- Two display modes: a floating glass bar with auto-hide, or inline native menu bar icons; plus a notch mode
- Full keyboard support: global show/hide hotkey and shortcuts for every action
- Privacy-first: fully offline, no telemetry; configuration stored locally and exportable/importable across Macs
- Supports macOS 12.4 and later, including macOS 26 (Tahoe)
## Product resources
- [Documentation](https://docs.extrabar.app): Setup, configuration, actions, and troubleshooting.
- [Use cases](https://extrabar.app/uses): Practical ExtraBar workflows.
- [Menu bar icons hidden behind the notch](https://extrabar.app/uses/menu-bar-icons-hidden-behind-notch): Keep important controls accessible on notched MacBooks.
- [Raycast command center](https://extrabar.app/uses/raycast-command-center): Put frequent Raycast actions in the menu bar.
- [Mac workflow automation](https://extrabar.app/uses/mac-workflow-automation): Launch scripts, Shortcuts, APIs, and app actions from one place.
- [Alternatives](https://extrabar.app/alternatives): Compare ExtraBar with other macOS menu bar tools.
- [Bartender alternative for Mac](https://extrabar.app/alternatives/bartender): Compare ExtraBar with Thaw, Barbee, Tuck, Glow, and SaneBar, including the important difference between hiding icons and building a custom command center.
- [Automator alternative](https://extrabar.app/alternatives/automator): Build approachable one-click Mac workflows.
## Policies
- Privacy policy: https://extrabar.app/privacy-policy
- Terms: https://extrabar.app/terms
