Post #2314365
2026-05-10 01:13 UTC
Brains trust: Where did the opinion end up landing on macOS Bartender replacements?
When the product was sold under weird terms a year or two back, I put a pause on auto updates, and made a note to revisit the issue once the dust settled. I've just got a new laptop, so I need to work out which one I should use. Any thoughts on Ice? Vanilla? Something else?
Replies (6)
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@coderanger@cloudisland.nz 2026-05-10 01:20
@freakboy3742@cloudisland.nz https://github.com/stonerl/Thaw is the current active fork last I checked.
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@freakboy3742@cloudisland.nz 2026-05-11 02:04
Consensus seems to be Thaw is the best option; seems to be working well so far…
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@phildini@wandering.shop 2026-05-10 21:37
@freakboy3742@cloudisland.nz I’m using Ice and enjoying it
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@jezdez@publicidentity.net 2026-05-10 22:06
@freakboy3742@cloudisland.nz Thaw works better than Ice for me
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@webology@mastodon.social 2026-05-11 01:36
@freakboy3742@cloudisland.nz I think the dust settled. I switched to Ice (terrible name), but it's so buggy on MacOS 26, I have to use a beta version. I think I might give Thaw a try or switch back to Bartender.
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@newbery@mastodon.social 2026-05-11 03:21
@freakboy3742@cloudisland.nz I've been using Ice. So far I like it better than Bartender but maybe I'll give these others a try just for giggles.