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Ice: Powerful open source menu bar manager for macOS

39 points by Khaine 2y ago

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oidar 2y ago
The debacle [1] that caused this to be on everyone's radar initial has me hoping that there will be a group formed that audits open source software for maliciousness. I know that is what virus scanners are for, but there should be a more transparent way to understand what changed without putting so much trust in unknown, anonymous developers. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40584606 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40584606
giobox 2y ago
Definitely a place for this in the market, especially given the whole fiasco around the secret BarTender change of ownership: > https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/04/bartender-mac-app-new-owner/ https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/04/bartender-mac-app-new-o... I hate when OS utilities are closed source like BarTender to begin with, so a new open source alternative is ideal. The worst offender in this realm for me is the widely used FanControl app on Windows, for managing CPU/case fans etc. The app is completely free of charge, but developer hides source. > https://getfancontrol.com/ https://getfancontrol.com/ The github link for fancontrol is just used to upload a release zip - no source available to view. Why, when tool is freeware? There are no good reasons to obfuscate etc etc.
TMWNN 2y ago
I could never get Hidden Bar to work correctly. I'm sure I'm missing something obvious, but I ran Hidden Bar for months and the hidden icons only became visible left of the notch after clicking > maybe twice, briefly, and I could never figure out what I did differently. iBar immediately worked correctly, but Ice is superior and completely free.
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luckman212 2y ago
I love Ice as well. Hoping development resumes soon, the developer got busy with life a few months ago and there are a few QoL changes that would really elevate this. Notably, the ability to declare the location where "new" icons are placed (left, right, hidden etc) https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice/issues/344 https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice/issues/344

39 points by Khaine 2y ago

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The debacle [1] that caused this to be on everyone's radar initial has me hoping that there will be a group formed that audits open source software for maliciousness. I know that is what virus scanners are for, but there should be a more transparent way to understand what changed without putting so much trust in unknown, anonymous developers. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40584606 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40584606

giobox 2y ago

Definitely a place for this in the market, especially given the whole fiasco around the secret BarTender change of ownership: > https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/04/bartender-mac-app-new-owner/ https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/04/bartender-mac-app-new-o... I hate when OS utilities are closed source like BarTender to begin with, so a new open source alternative is ideal. The worst offender in this realm for me is the widely used FanControl app on Windows, for managing CPU/case fans etc. The app is completely free of charge, but developer hides source. > https://getfancontrol.com/ https://getfancontrol.com/ The github link for fancontrol is just used to upload a release zip - no source available to view. Why, when tool is freeware? There are no good reasons to obfuscate etc etc.

TMWNN 2y ago

I could never get Hidden Bar to work correctly. I'm sure I'm missing something obvious, but I ran Hidden Bar for months and the hidden icons only became visible left of the notch after clicking > maybe twice, briefly, and I could never figure out what I did differently. iBar immediately worked correctly, but Ice is superior and completely free.

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luckman212 2y ago

I love Ice as well. Hoping development resumes soon, the developer got busy with life a few months ago and there are a few QoL changes that would really elevate this. Notably, the ability to declare the location where "new" icons are placed (left, right, hidden etc) https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice/issues/344 https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice/issues/344