# Ice menu bar manager for macOS

13 Hacker News commenters recommended Ice menu bar manager for macOS and 11 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Ice for hiding crowded macOS menu bar icons behind one icon. Critics say it is unmaintained and breaks on newer macOS versions like Tahoe.

## Why people recommend it

- Hides menu bar icons behind one icon (3 comments): "Ice helps with the stupid menu bar design and problems with overflowing icons or oversized menus." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47727058)) "Useful menu bar manager for Mac that lets you hide multiple icons behind a single icon" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47618633)) "solves this problem through an overflow menu" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47624134))
- Reliable, works without problems (2 comments): "I've been using Ice without problems" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47619055)) "It's my must have macos app." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47477798))

## What people warn about

- No longer maintained or updated (5 comments): "Ice is abandoned and broken on upcoming versions of MacOS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47974705)) "is unmaintained and no longer works on Tahoe" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47618961)) "Ice is no longer actively maintained." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47629292))
- Breaks on newer macOS updates (4 comments): "Ice is abandoned and broken on upcoming versions of MacOS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47974705)) "is unmaintained and no longer works on Tahoe" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47618961)) "started breaking on every macOS update" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46832830))
- Frequent issues and frustration (2 comments): "everyone has had issues with it at some point when you've worked in WebRTC long enough" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48762059)) "increasingly frustrated with ice recently" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47979047))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ice menu bar manager for macOS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ice/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).