The Mac's menu bar makes up for the thin strip of toolbar at the top of the screen. It starts with the Apple icon on the far left, then shows you the contextual menus for the app you're in as you move ...

The Mac menu bar has been around since the first edition of Mac OS, and has become a staple of the company's computing fare. While its role hasn't really changed throughout the years, providing quick ...

The menu bar on a Mac tends to fill up with clutter and icons over time. Between system icons like Spotlight, the date and clock, wi-fi, third party apps, various utilities, and popular tools, it’s ...

The macOS Tahoe menu bar icons are one of the more universally panned changes in Apple’s redesigned Mac operating system. They clutter the interface, making it hard to find what you’re actually ...

The PowerToys team is testing a new dock that complements its Command Palette launcher. The PowerToys team is testing a new dock that complements its Command Palette launcher. is a senior ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. Just as you'd remove unwanted items from your ...

In macOS Tahoe Beta 2, Apple included a new option to add a background to the menu bar, making it possible to have a menu bar design that’s similar to the menu bar in macOS Sequoia. As part of ‌macOS ...

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, efficiency is king. macOS 15 (Sequoia) understands this, offering powerful customization options for your menu bar and Control Center. Tired of endless ...

I've been a Mac user for ages, but I wouldn't consider myself a hardcore user. There are so many things people use their Macs for, such as coding, editing 8K footage, cleaning up RAW shoots, and so on ...

iPadOS 19 will be unveiled right about six weeks from now, not too far off at all. And one rumored addition, a Mac-style menu bar, is set to upgrade iPad productivity in several ways—including one ...

Today, we’re diving into a topic that every programmer working with long-running tasks will appreciate: progress bars in Python! Whether you’re processing large datasets or running computationally ...

If you prefer using the macOS menu bar, you can replicate the same look on Windows 11. With the Droptop Four Rainmeter skin, you can get a macOS-like menu bar on Windows 11. Apart from that, you can ...