Menu Bar Mayhem! | Ep 837

David and Stephen go deep on the Mac menu bar, comparing their contrasting philosophies and walk through their favorites. They also explore how macOS 26's multiple Control Centers are changing the game. Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:49 Menu Bar Methodology 14:50 Hidden Bar and Other Apps 25:42 Mac Menu Apps Round 1 27:27 Screen Recording Tools 40:29 Mac Menu Apps Round 2 59:35 Lightning Round 01:13:28 macOS 26 Control Center Links: David’s Menu Bar, Condensed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/co... David’s Full Menu Bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/co... Stephen’s Menu Bar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/co... Ice Menu Bar Manager https://github.com/jordanbaird/Ice?ta... Hidden Bar App – App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hidden-... Barbee – App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/barbee-... BuhoBarX https://www.drbuho.com/buhobarx MacMenuBar.com https://macmenubar.com/ iStat Menus https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/ Loom https://www.loom.com/ CleanShot X for Mac https://cleanshot.com/ Screen Studio https://screen.studio/ Dropzone 4 https://aptonic.com/ DEVONtechnologies https://devontechnologies.com/apps/de... Supercharge — Sindre Sorhus https://sindresorhus.com/supercharge DiskView App – App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/diskvie... Audio Hijack https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/ Setapp https://setapp.com/ Hazel for Mac https://www.noodlesoft.com/ PopClip for Mac https://www.popclip.app/ BetterTouchTool https://folivora.ai/ CleanMyMac https://macpaw.com/cleanmymac Moom · Many Tricks https://manytricks.com/moom/ Karabiner-Elements https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ Carbon Copy Cloner https://bombich.com/ WhisperType https://whispertype.com/ Cotypist https://cotypist.app/ Wispr Flow https://wisprflow.ai/ Tailscale https://tailscale.com/ Pastebot App – App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pastebo... Shortery App – App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shorter... Itsyhome App – App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/itsyhom... HomeControl Menu for HomeKit App – App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/homecon... Shawn Blanc https://shawnblanc.net/focus/ Backblaze https://www.backblaze.com/ MacWhisper https://goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l/macw... Grammarly https://www.grammarly.com/ Timing https://timingapp.com/?lang=en Flexibits | Fantastical https://flexibits.com/fantastical Screens 5: VNC Remote Desktop App – App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/screens... Drafts | Where Text Starts https://getdrafts.com/ Day One Journal App https://dayoneapp.com/ Keyboard Maestro https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/ TextExpander https://textexpander.com/ Alfred https://www.alfredapp.com/ Menuwhere https://manytricks.com/menuwhere/ Bitfocus – Companion https://bitfocus.io/companion Parcel – Delivery Tracking https://parcelapp.net/ Creator’s Best Friend App – App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/creator... GALLEON 100 SD Keyboard https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/keybo...