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No. 01 · The case for paying US$9 A menu bar manager for Mac
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Fig. 1Your menu bar, as it is today.Your apps keep running.

Too many icons. One tiny broom.

Built for macOS 27. Stays tidy on its own. Buy once, yours forever.

Download free trial US$9, once Seven days free. Nine dollars to keep.No card, no account. macOS 27, Apple silicon.
Version 0.8.2.
p. 02 · The argumentReading time, 4 min

Why pay when free ones exist?

Fair question. Thaw, Hidden Bar and Pelmet are free, and free is a fine price. They hide icons, and you arrange them yourself; some, like Thaw, also offer rules and automation. Tiidy costs US$9, once. It decides when to bring an icon back, and lets the apps you rarely use nap. Here is what that buys you, in the order you'll notice it: a bar set up in a minute, icons that show up when they matter, apps that nap when you're not using them, and an app you can trust with your Mac.

Each reason comes with a figure you can play with. The apps and numbers in them are examples. No reviews, no badges. Just the case.

Set up in a minuteReason one of four

One card per app. Sorted in a minute.

Keep your everyday. Tuck your sometimes. Bury your almost-never.

Setup starts with a quick checkup of your menu bar today. Then Tiidy suggests where each app belongs: In the bar, Tucked or Buried. Agree with a key, or accept the rest in one click. No dragging icons around.

Call apps and VPNs arrive already set to show up during calls, or while the VPN is on.

Keep In the bar, always visible
Tuck Tucked, shown when you click the broom
Bury Buried, Option-click only
Sort each icon1 of 15 · 0:00
Buried0
Tucked0
In the bar0

Your menu bar today

15 apps live up here

15Apps
17Icons
1.1 GBMemory

Heaviest in the background

Cloud Drive420 MB
Chat310 MB
Music180 MB

Good to know

  • Apps with more than one icon hide them together.
  • Wi-Fi, Sound, Control Center and the clock always stay.
  • Now Playing and Focus hide while anything is tucked.
Fig. 2Setup, as Tiidy shows it. A checkup first, then one card each: flick it, use the arrow keys, or accept the rest. The apps and numbers are examples.
Stays tidy on its ownReason two of four

Hidden until it matters.

Hide the noise, not the signal.

Tucked apps come out by themselves at the right moment, then tuck away after. One choice per app, and no rules to build.

When a tucked icon has news, like a sync app's status, it comes forward and stays until you click it, or until the news is over. Hover the broom and it tells you why. New icons still start tucked and ask where they belong.

Once a week at most, Tiidy looks at what you actually click and suggests changes both ways: tuck what you've stopped using, bring back what you use every day, and let heavy apps you never touch nap. Each one waits for your yes.

During callsZoom, Teams or Grain, while your mic or camera is on
On a VPNYour VPN's icon, while it's connected
At a deskChosen apps, when an external display is plugged in
App in frontLike iStat Menus while you're in Xcode
Speaking upIcons with a status, like sync apps, stay out until you click them or they settle
SuggestionsTuck, bury, back to the bar, or nap. At most weekly, only with your yes

Fig. 3Apps come out when they matter. Suggestions need your say-so. Tiidy never rearranges your icons.
Napping appsReason three of four

Apps that nap when you're not using them.

Your bar stays tidy. Your Mac gets its memory back.

Some menu bar apps keep running long after you need them. Choose which ones may nap: Tiidy quits them once they've gone unused, then opens them again when you click. Their tile stays in the shelf and the broom's menu, with a small z.

Tiidy keeps recognised background apps awake, including VPNs, sync, backup and password managers, and tells you why. A nap is a normal quit, so an app can still ask about unsaved work.

You chooseWhich apps may nap. None nap until you say so
After3 hours unused. Or 1, 8 or 24
WakingOne click reopens it, then opens its menu
Tiidy itselfUnder 60 MB of memory
Menu bar appsFreed 0 MB

Fig. 4.1Napping, with the 3-hour setting. Grain's 81 MB was measured on Petar's Mac; the other numbers are examples.
What runs quietlyA page in Settings

See what runs behind the bar.

Memory, CPU and disk at the top, so you can see when your Mac is busy. Below them, what's keeping it busy: apps working without an icon, and helpers that start by themselves when you log in, in plain words with their memory.

Quit an app, or stop a helper and keep it from starting by itself. Stopping a helper also stops the job it does, such as checking for updates. Choose Start Again to bring it back.

At a glanceMemory, CPU and disk. Also a right-click on the broom
No iconApps running in the background, and what they use
Starts by itselfUpdaters and helpers. Stop one without a password
UndoStart Again, any time. It stays stopped until you do
A fewBelong to System Settings. Tiidy takes you there

p. 03 · Background

What runs quietly

Apps working without an icon, and helpers that start by themselves when you log in.

Memory76%

24.4 of 32 GB

CPU18%

All cores together

Disk69%

155 GB free

01Running without an icon

02Starts by itself

Stop turns a helper off now and keeps it from starting by itself. Its background work stays off until you choose Start Again.

Try Quit, Stop or Start Again.

Fig. 4.2What runs quietly, in Tiidy's Settings. The apps and numbers are examples.
TrustReason four of four

A tidy menu bar. Not a window into your life.

Tiidy uses Accessibility to find menu bar icons, read their labels and show or hide them. Your layout and icon click history stay on your Mac. It never asks for Screen Recording or captures your screen. To show call apps, it only asks macOS whether the mic or camera is in use. It never listens or looks.

No analytics or account in the app. Tiidy goes online for updates and licence checks. The privacy page explains what those requests send and the anonymous visit counts on this website. It's made by one named person, Petar Ceklic, in Perth, Australia. Buy once. And if you quit Tiidy, the icons of your running apps come back.

PermissionAccessibility, and only that
OnlineUpdates and licence checks
MakerPetar Ceklic, Perth, Australia
Tiidy needs one permissionYour layout and icon click history stay on your Mac.
AccessibilityTo see and hide menu bar icons.
Screen RecordingNot requested. No screen capture.
NetworkUpdates and licence checks. Only that
In-app analytics and accountsNo usage analytics. No account to create. None

Bartender 7 also works without Screen Recording, using app icons instead of live item images.

Fig. 5Permissions, as Tiidy asks for them. Try the other switch.
Every icon lives in one of three places: In the bar, Tucked or Buried.
p. 08 · Also in the box

The small things, done properly.

Fig. 6.01The broom

One click on the broom.

Tucked icons slide in, then tuck back a few seconds later. Option-click shows the buried ones too.

Fig. 6.02Clock off

When work ends, so does Slack.

Choose your work apps. After work they leave your bar, and they're back in the morning. Weekends count as off. Tiidy can quit them too, if you like.

Fig. 6.03A missing icon

Where did my icon go?

If an app you use has no icon any more, Tiidy tells you why, with a one-click fix.

Fig. 6.04The notch

A shelf from the notch.

On notched MacBooks, tucked icons drop from the notch as a black shelf, with their names.

Fig. 6.05Displays

Every display.

Built-in screen or external display, notch or no notch. Tidy on every one.

Fig. 6.06Live Activities

iPhone Live Activities show.

When one is live on your iPhone, it shows in the bar. Or click the broom and it shows at once. When it ends, Tiidy tidies up again.

Fig. 6.07Your order

Your icon order stays yours.

Tiidy only decides what's visible. To change the order, hold Command and drag, the usual Mac way.

Fig. 6.08Fail safe

Quit, and your icons come back.

Quit Tiidy and the icons of your running apps come back. Apps it let nap or quit stay closed until you open them.

Fig. 6.09Honest limits

What it can't hide.

macOS 27 keeps Wi-Fi, Sound, Control Center and the clock visible. Apps with two icons hide both. That's how macOS 27 works.

p. 09 · CompareTiidy, Bartender and the free ones

The honest table.

Only what we can stand behind. A blank cell means it is not covered in this overview. The detailed comparisons below have sources.

Tiidy compared with Bartender and the free apps Thaw, Hidden Bar and Pelmet
FeatureTiidyUS$9, onceBartenderPaidThaw, Hidden Bar, PelmetFree
PriceUS$9, onceUS$24.99, onceFree
Screen RecordingNever. Accessibility onlyOptional; app icons without it
SetupA suggestion per app, about a minuteArrange items, then add rules if you want themYou drag icons into place yourself
Keeping it tidyNew icons start tucked. Apps show during calls, on a VPN or at a desk. Suggestions need your yesProfiles and configurable triggersVaries. Thaw offers profiles and triggers
Rarely used appsNap until you click them, freeing memory
Your dataLayout and click history stay local. Updates and licence checks go online
Who makes itPetar Ceklic, Perth, AustraliaApplause Group
If you only need icons hiddenIt does that tooTry them first. Honestly.
Not covered here. See the detailed comparisons for sources. Checked 28 Sep 2026. Longer, fair comparisons: Bartender alternative · Tiidy vs Thaw · Hidden Bar alternative
p. 10 · PriceOne payment, no subscription

US$9, once

Buy once. Yours forever.

Seven days free. Nine dollars to keep.No card, no account. Every feature works in the trial, and if you buy and change your mind within 30 days, you get your money back.

Version 0.8.2 is available now. The US$9 licence covers 3 Macs and all 1.x updates; future major upgrades may cost extra. Tax is included, except in the US, Canada and India, where it's added at checkout.

Buy for US$9 Download free trial

Not on the Mac App Store: the sandbox doesn't allow hiding other apps' icons. Signed and notarised by Apple, and it updates itself.

TIIDY

Made by Petar Ceklic
Perth, Western Australia

Seven days free.
Nine dollars to keep.

No card, no account.

Tiidy 1.x licenceUS$9.00

  Macs covered3

  1.x updatesfree

  Refunds30 days

SubscriptionUS$0.00

PRICEUS$9.00

Requires macOS 27 and Apple silicon.
Signed and notarised by Apple.
Updates itself.

Thank you. Keep it tidy.

p. 11 · IndexQuestions, alphabetically

Questions, answered.

Questions people ask before paying, set as an index. Open an entry to read the answer.

App Store, why Tiidy isn't on it11.1

App Store apps run in a sandbox, and the sandbox doesn't allow hiding other apps' menu bar icons. Tiidy is signed and notarised by Apple instead, and it updates itself.

Calls, does Tiidy listen?11.2

No. To show a call app during calls, Tiidy only asks macOS whether the mic or camera is in use, the same signal behind the dot in your menu bar. It never listens or looks, and it needs no extra permission.

Clock off, can I still reach work apps?11.3

Yes. Option-click the broom and they're there, or open one from the broom's menu. Clock off is off until you switch it on, and you choose which apps count as work.

Compatibility, will it run on my Mac?11.4

Tiidy needs macOS 27 or later and Apple silicon. It does not run on Intel Macs or macOS 26 and earlier. Choose About This Mac from the Apple menu to check your chip and macOS version.

Every icon, can it hide11.5

Almost. macOS 27 keeps Wi-Fi, Sound, Control Center and the clock visible. Apps with two icons hide both together. That's how macOS 27 works, and Tiidy tells you up front.

Hiding, does hiding an icon stop the app?11.6

No. Hiding only changes what you see, and your apps keep running. The exceptions are ones you switch on: napping, and quitting at Clock off. Click the broom for tucked icons, or Option-click for buried ones too.

Installation, how do I get started?11.7

Download the disk image, open it, and drag Tiidy to Applications. Open Tiidy and follow its guide to allow Accessibility in System Settings. Then choose Keep, Tuck or Bury for each app, or accept the suggestions.

Licence, what does US$9 include?11.8

One payment covers up to 3 Macs and all 1.x updates, with no subscription. Future major upgrades may cost extra. To add a Mac, enter the same key on it, or use Copy Key in Settings, About on a Mac that already has Tiidy. Your key is in your receipt email, and at tiidy.app/key. Deactivate a Mac in Settings to free its slot. Tax is included, except in the US, Canada and India, where it's added at checkout. Buy it here, or try every feature free for 7 days first.

macOS update, if it breaks Tiidy11.9

Tiidy shows every icon and tells you. Your menu bar is never left hidden.

Napping, will I lose work?11.10

A nap is a normal quit, never a forced one, so an app can still ask about unsaved work, or stay open. Tiidy blocks napping for background apps it recognises, including VPNs, sync, backup and password managers. Only allow an app to nap if you don't need it working in the background. Click a napping app and it opens again, then shows its menu once its icon is back.

Offline, does Tiidy need the internet?11.11

Hiding icons happens on your Mac. Activating a paid licence needs an internet connection; after that, Tiidy checks it about weekly and can work offline for up to 30 days after a successful check. If it cannot validate after that, it shows your icons until you reconnect. The trial needs no licence activation.

Rearranging, will it move my icons11.12

No. Tiidy never moves an icon by itself; it only decides what's visible. To change the order, hold Command and drag, the usual Mac way.

Support, how do I get help?11.13

Email hello@tiidy.app. Petar, the maker, reads and answers it. Include your macOS and Tiidy versions and what happened. For purchase questions, see the 30-day refund policy and licence terms.

System Settings, why not just use it11.14

macOS 27 can switch a menu bar icon off, and that's all. There's no reveal, no Buried, no one-minute setup and nothing that keeps it tidy.

Tiidy tucks icons away instead, so one click on the broom brings them back when you need them.

Trial, what happens after 7 days11.15

Tiidy stops hiding icons and keeps your layout. Apps that were napping or quit stay closed until you open them. Settings offers Buy and Enter Licence. No nagging, and nothing gets locked away.