Huh.
Downloading.
Thanks!
Do you use Bartender search feature ? With a convenient hotkey it is a life saver !
I recently took to use it and I don’t fumble with my menu bar anymore (it’s filled on two layers already …)
I tried the Search - honestly I am surprised that Bartender is so slow -and the appearance is even slower with multiple monitors because the primary display does not show the transitions as each app is being processed.
I don’t use search, because I always forget the hotkey I’d employed and app should but doesn’t offer the ability to click or right-click to invoke search. So I just do the stroll-and-gawk when necessary.
So, is Bartender still dead? I have an awfully crowded Menu Bar - and Big Sur just made it worse.
Bartender 4 Beta works fine in Big Sur on my Intel and M1 Macs.
Something is weird with Bartender+Big Sur. I have not dealt with it since I am waiting for my new M1 MBP and will start from scratch there. Nice to hear there’s an update coming.
Is beta invite only or public?
I’ve found the beta now and paid the small amount for the upgrade.
Vanilla is a neat app for this. Basic functionality is free. $5 one-time for a few extra nice-to-have features. Developer seems like a cool guy.
My M1 MacBook Air arrived recently and I decided to use Vanilla instead of the Bartender 4 beta. But I must say Bartender has served me very well over the years.
I have been using the App „Dozer“ for several months now on multiple machines - Big Sur included by now - and it works perfectly for me to keep my menu bar at sane 
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How are people getting on with BarTender now?
I still find it mildly frustrating and confusing to set up right and wonder if I want to roll back to the previous version (I’ve been a happy customer for a few years, it’s just the current version seems, well, wrong).
Having stumbled back on this thread, am going to try Dozer too.
Oh really? I like version 4 more than 3.
I like the return of the Bartender Bar underneath the main menu bar.
And the keyboard shortcuts for menu bar apps is a great feature.
Love v4 as well. Much snappier and usable that v3 was for me. I wouldn’t want to go back.
The customization options are a godsend under Big Sur. No way would I go back.
Loving Bartender v4.
It’s clearly just me then!
To be honest, it’s been such a whirlwind this year teaching online that I have not spent any time getting to understand any new apps, and whatever settings in Bartender I have never seem to be showing me the things I want. Probably user error.
I too was very excited to see the return of the bartender bar… let me give it another go and I’ll report back if I figure out where I’ve been going wrong.
I shall give it another go.
Right so, er, I had, um, accidentally ticked the “Bartender 3” style checkbox in options. Changing that and one or two other things makes it work exactly as I want.