Ice
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
Apr 2, 2026first mention
Sep 16, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Ice (might be sketchy now; had an ownership change): Lack of menu bar overflow on MacOS is awful.”
uses macOS at work, prefers KDE/Gnomeon “macOS 27 Golden Gate – Review”
“ice ( menubar manager )”
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“Ice Toolbar Manager - https://icemenubar.app”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Ask HN: New clean macOS install. Must-have apps? Best browser? 2 mentions
- macOS 27 Golden Gate – Review 1 mention
- Tailscale's New macOS Home 1 mention
Data: ice.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 4
“Ice (might be sketchy now; had an ownership change): Lack of menu bar overflow on MacOS is awful.”
“ice ( menubar manager )”
“Ice Toolbar Manager - https://icemenubar.app”
“I've been using Ice without problems:”