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Bartender is an award-winning app for macOS that for more than 10 years has superpowered your menu bar, giving you total control over your menu bar items, what's displayed, and when, with menu bar items only showing when you need them.
Bartender improves your workflow with quick reveal, search, custom hotkeys and triggers, and lots more.
Bartender 6 has been redesigned from the ground up to fully support macOS Tahoe and Liquid Glass. We've overhauled everything, so the entire Bartender experience should feel much smoother, faster, and more responsive whenever you interact with your menu bar.
Lightning-fast access to your menu bar items is now even better. Get instant access to your hidden menu bar items simply by swiping or scrolling in the menu bar, clicking on the menu bar, or if you prefer, simply hovering.
Access the menu bar items otherwise hidden by the notch on MacBook Air and Pro screens. Bartender will automatically hide your currently shown menu bar items when needed to create room to show the items hidden by the MacBook Air and Pro screens notch, giving you access to all your menu bar items.
Make your menu bar your own, with menu bar styling you can:
Combine multiple menu bar items into one customisable menu bar item, and have quick access to all the menu bar items within.
For example group all your cloud drive apps together like Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive.
Have a group for connection related items such as Wi-Fi and VPN.
And another for media related items, like volume, media controls, airplay.
This can be a great way to have access to all your menu bar items on a MacBook Pro or Air with limited menu bar space due to the screen notch.
Create as many presets as you want and always have the right menu bar items available for your current workflow.
Show the macOS default menu bar items when recording your screen or screen sharing
Show work specific menu bar items in work hours, then social media items when at home... the possibilities are endless.
Presets can be automatically applied via triggers and also by macOS Focus modes.
With a completely new Trigger system
you can apply a preset automatically, or show a set of menu bar items whenever your trigger conditions are met. Triggers conditions currently include
Reduce the space between menu bar items using Bartender, allowing you to have more menu items onscreen before reaching the macbook notch. Or just purely for style.
Quick Search will change the way you use your menu bar apps.
Instantly find, show, and activate menu bar items, all from your keyboard.
* the macOS screen capture menu bar item can show when using this. more info
Bartender 6 is designed for all the great changes in macOS Tahoe.
Bartender 6 runs native and lightning-fast on Apple Silicon and Intel macs.
Create your own menu bar items
With Bartender widgets you can create your very own custom menu bar items, that trigger pretty much any action you want, no coding required.
Add hotkeys for any menu bar item; this can show and activate any menu bar item via any hotkey you assign.
With Spacers, your menu bar is uniquely your own, with the ability to customize menu item grouping and display labels or emojis to personalize your menu bar.
Use Apple Script to show and activate menu bar items. Fantastic for some advanced workflows.
Swap shown items for your hidden ones to take up less menu bar space, allowing you to have more menu bar items on a smaller screen.
You can choose where new menu items will appear in your menu bar, shown for instant access, or hidden for less distraction.
Alright, time to outline the key points and flesh them out into a coherent story with a beginning, middle, and end. Ensure the characters are relatable, the conflict is credible, and the resolution is satisfying.
I need to make sure the story includes elements that showcase her character growth, the significance of the AstroRg event, and the unique aspects of her story. Maybe add some challenges she faces during the submission process, like technical issues or self-doubt, to add depth. Also, highlight how the event supports new authors beyond just recognition—maybe mentorship or networking.
So, the main character should be someone new to the scene. Let's call her Lila Marsden. She's an aspiring sci-fi author who's been in the grind for a while, trying to get her work noticed. The story should highlight her journey from obscurity to recognition through this exclusive event. asstrorg new authors exclusive
In the year 2147, where AI algorithms and quantum neural networks dominate the publishing world, the AstroRg New Authors Festival stands as a beacon for undeniability-driven storytelling. Held in a hybrid virtual-reality universe called NebulaLink , the event is the last bastion of hope for writers like Lila Marsden, whose work whispers at the edges of human consciousness. Opening Chapter: The Hollow Stars Lila, a 29-year-old linguist-turned-science-fiction writer, scrapes by writing tech manuals for exoplanet mining drones. For years, her novels—a fusion of hard astrophysics and existential philosophy—were met with cold rejections from AI-curated publishers who deemed her work “emotionally unscored.” Her magnum opus, "Echoes of the Nebula," follows a grieving astronomer, Dr. Elara Voss, who ventures into a dying galaxy, decoding a cryptic signal from a supermassive black hole. “It’s not about the signal,” Lila told her therapist. “It’s about the silence that follows.” Inciting Incident: The Cosmic Call Lila stumbles on an invite to AstroRg after a late-night chat with an old academic mentor, Dr. Rao, who remembers the event’s founder, the late sci-fi luminary Orion Vega . “AstroRg doesn’t care about scores,” Rao insists. “They care about why you write.” Intrigued, Lila uploads her manuscript, unsure if the event’s human judges—or its mysterious AI, Prometheus ,—will even notice her. Middle: The Quantum Gauntlet The submission process is grueling. Prometheus analyzes her work for “plot density,” “empathic resonance,” and “cosmic relevance.” Lila’s chapters, filled with Dr. Voss’s solitary meditations on entropy and love, rank low on Prometheus’s metrics. Desperate, Lila edits out her philosophical tangos, but the story feels hollow. “I’m not who they want,” she admits to her holographic cat, Newton.
The setting: Maybe set in the near future where virtual reality and AI have changed the publication industry. Authors can submit their stories through a platform that uses AI to assess their work, but there's a human element too. AstroRg is a prestigious event that spotlights new authors, so winning or being featured there is a big deal. Alright, time to outline the key points and
Need a title that's catchy. "The Signal from the Singularity" could work, but maybe something more original. Hmm, "Stars Beneath the Surface" or "New Horizons in the Cosmic Noise"? Not sure yet. Maybe stick with a working title and adjust later.
I should also think about the structure: introduction of Lila, her struggles, discovery of the event, the process of submission, the selection, and the aftermath. Maybe include some flashbacks to her past rejections or her inspiration for "Echoes of the Nebula." Maybe add some challenges she faces during the
Wait, also consider the tone. Since it's a sci-fi story within a sci-fi setting, the themes should be relevant but not too heavy. Balance the technological aspects with emotional depth. Maybe the AI used by the platform can analyze stories for plot elements, but the judges look for something more intangible—heart, unique vision.