dwarvesf/hidden
Hidden Bar is a macOS utility application designed to manage the system's menu bar by hiding or revealing icons. The system provides configuration options for auto-hiding, global hotkeys, and hover-to-expand behaviors, alongside a preferences window for user settings. It supports internationalization for multiple languages, including Arabic, French, German, Japanese, and several Chinese and Vietnamese variants.
45.2
Weak · 3 August 2026
1.2k
lines of production code
Swift
primary language
3
bus factor · 24 authors in all
3
measurements over time
How it got here
2019 · Rebranding to Hidden Bar and UI modernization
This period focused on rebranding the application to 'Hidden Bar' and modernizing its architecture by removing legacy components like the launcher app and old status bar controllers. The team introduced modern macOS features such as SMAppService for autostart, added RTL language support, and restructured the preferences interface with a new About tab.
14 changes
2020–2022 · internationalization and localization
This period was dedicated to expanding the application's global reach by adding full localization support for multiple new languages, including Japanese, Vietnamese, Traditional Chinese, French, Arabic, German, and Croatian. Each update involved translating the user interface, menu items, and tutorial text to ensure a consistent experience across different locales.
7 changes
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- The description of this project is derived from its own commit history, not from its README.
- The score is its highest published measurement, taken on 3 August 2026 at a pinned commit. It is not a live figure and does not change until the project is measured again.
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- Scored under rubric rubric-2026.08.18. Score the same commit under that rubric and you get the same number.