I recently discovered Spacer while reorganizing my menu bar on my M2 MacBook Air running macOS Sonoma. Like many Mac users with the camera notch, I’ve been frustrated by apps that refuse to hide their menu bar icons. Some applications simply don’t offer the option to remove their icon from the menu bar, and they end up cluttering the space or awkwardly wrapping behind the notch.
Spacer addresses this problem with an elegant solution. The app adds adjustable spacing gaps to your menu bar that act as barriers, pushing stubborn icons either off-screen or behind the camera notch on newer MacBook models. You can position these spacers using Command-Drag directly in the menu bar, which makes organizing your menu bar feel natural and intuitive.
What I appreciate most about Spacer is its simplicity. There’s no complex configuration panel or overwhelming options. You just drag the spacer where you want it, and it pushes everything to the right of it aside. This works particularly well for creating visual separation between different groups of apps. For example, I use it to separate my work applications from system status items, which makes scanning my menu bar much faster.
The app is available for free on the App Store with no subscription or in-app purchases. It requires macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) or newer, so it works with all recent Mac models. According to the App Store ratings, it has earned 4.9 out of 5 stars from users who appreciate its straightforward approach to solving the menu bar clutter problem.
For anyone dealing with menu bar overflow on MacBooks with notches, or simply wanting better visual organization of their menu bar icons, Spacer offers a practical solution. It’s especially useful if you work with multiple applications that insist on maintaining a persistent menu bar presence, regardless of your preferences. The force-hide capability finally gives you control over apps that previously couldn’t be managed through system settings alone.
