MenuBarCorral — The App Shelf

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How it works

Each row is a live snapshot of a real menu bar icon. Click it, and MenuBarCorral sends the click to that icon’s actual spot.

Click the corral icon for a list of your other menu bar items. Choosing one clicks the real icon for you.

Small tool. Big relief.

On a notched MacBook, extra menu bar icons simply vanish. MenuBarCorral gathers them into one dropdown so you can always reach them.

One toggle

A single chevron in the menu bar opens a list of every other app’s menu bar item.

Live snapshots

Each row shows the item’s real, current icon next to the app’s name.

Click-through

Choosing a row forwards a click to the real icon, so its own menu opens as usual.

Native look

A translucent, menu-style panel that closes when you click anywhere else.

Stays out of the way

No Dock icon and no window. Right-click the chevron to quit.

Only two permissions

Accessibility to forward clicks, and Screen Recording to capture the icons.

Permissions, explained.

MenuBarCorral asks for two permissions on first launch. There are no other settings.

System Settings › Privacy & Security

Accessibility

Screen Recording

Using it

Click the chevron

Show or hide the list

Right-click the chevron

Quit MenuBarCorral

Without Screen Recording access the dropdown can’t show icons, and it tells you so.

Tech specs

Requirements

macOS 13 Ventura or later

Footprint

Runs as a menu bar accessory, with no Dock icon

Version

1.0 · ad-hoc signed

Download

MenuBarCorral.zip · 30 KB