A tidy menu bar, even with a notch.
On a Mac with a notch, menu bar icons that don't fit simply disappear behind it. RivetNotch keeps your four favorites in view and puts everything else one click away, in a second bar just under the menu bar.
This is a beta. It's free while we test it. Expect a few rough edges, and please tell us about them at apps@rivetapps.store.
The notch was eating our menu bar.
A MacBook with a notch has less room in the menu bar than any Mac before it, and macOS doesn't warn you when an icon runs out of space. It just puts it behind the notch, where you can't see it or click it. Switch to an app with long menus and even more icons vanish.
So we built RivetNotch. Your favorite icons stay in the menu bar, macOS's own icons stay where they are, and every other icon waits one click away in a bar of its own, drawn exactly as it looks in the menu bar.
Click around. It works like the real thing.
Click the RivetNotch icon to drop the hidden icons into the Notch Shelf, open one and watch it become a favorite, right-click for the menu, or drag icons between sections in Menu Bar Layout.
Nothing lost behind the notch.
Without a menu bar manager, a Mac with a notch spills icons to the left of it and hides the ones that land underneath. RivetNotch keeps only your favorites and macOS's own icons in view, so the menu bar never runs into the notch.
Icons spill past the notch, and the ones under it vanish. Switch to an app with long menus and more of them go.
Your favorites and macOS's own icons stay in view. Everything else waits in the RivetNotch bar.
Every other icon, one click away.
Click the RivetNotch icon, hover next to it, or press ⌃⌥⌘B, and every hidden icon drops into a bar just under the menu bar. Click any of them to open its menu as usual. Pin the bar to keep it open like a second menu bar.
- Real pictures of every icon, battery and weather included
- Click an icon to open its menu
- Pin the bar to keep it on screen
- Works from any app
Four icons that are always there.
The first four icons you open from the RivetNotch bar become your favorites and stay in the menu bar, right next to the RivetNotch icon. Open any other icon and it appears there just while you use it, then goes back.
- Up to four favorites, set by how you work
- Or choose them yourself in Settings
- Other icons open next to RivetNotch, then tuck away again
Arrange your menu bar by dragging.
Settings shows your menu bar in three sections: Favorites, Always visible and Hidden, each with the real icons. Drag an icon to another section and RivetNotch moves it in the menu bar for you. Hover over any icon to see what it is.
- Favorites, Always visible and Hidden
- Drag between sections, or onto another icon to reorder
- Hover to see each icon's name
- Colorful icons for macOS's own items, if you prefer app icons
It asks first, and explains why.
The first time you open RivetNotch, it shows exactly what it needs. Accessibility lets it open and move icons for you. Screen Recording is optional and only used to draw each icon exactly as it looks in the menu bar.
- Accessibility: required
- Screen Recording: optional
- Only the menu bar is read. Nothing is recorded or sent anywhere.
Welcome to RivetNotchIt only reads the menu bar. It records nothing and sends nothing anywhere.
Everything in RivetNotch
Requirements
| Mac | A Mac with a notch: MacBook Air M2 or later, MacBook Pro 14-inch or 16-inch (2021 or later) |
| macOS | macOS 13 Ventura or later, Apple silicon or Intel |
| Permissions | Accessibility (required); Screen Recording (optional, for real icon pictures) |
| Price | Free during the beta |
Questions
Is it really a beta?
Yes. RivetNotch works well on our own Macs, but it is new and some menu bar apps behave in unexpected ways. It's free while we test it. If something doesn't work, email ${CONTACT} with the app's name.
Why does macOS say it can't check the app?
The beta isn't notarized by Apple yet. Open it once, then go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway next to RivetNotch. After that it opens normally.
Why does it need Accessibility?
To open a hidden icon's menu and move icons between sections, RivetNotch performs the same ⌘-drag and click you would. macOS needs your permission for that.
What is Screen Recording used for?
Only to draw each hidden icon exactly as it looks in the menu bar. RivetNotch never records your screen. Without it, you see app icons instead.
Does it work on a Mac without a notch?
It does tidy any menu bar, but it's designed for Macs with a notch, where icons otherwise disappear.
How do updates work?
RivetNotch checks for new versions on its own, and you can install them from its menu with one click.