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CandyBar vs Bartender

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

CandyBar

5.0
Utilities

Tool to manage file icons

Bartender

7.5
Utilities

Menu bar icon organiser

Metric CandyBar Bartender
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 5.0 7.5
30-day Installs - 657
90-day Installs 5 2.3K
365-day Installs 47 11.2K
Version 3.5 6.4.1
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 224 284
GitHub Forks 17 13
Open Issues 25 -
License NOASSERTION MIT
Language C PHP
Last GitHub Commit 10y ago 6mo ago
First Seen Oct 25, 2012 Oct 14, 2012

Reviews

CandyBar

CandyBar is a lightweight tool for managing and customizing file icons on macOS, offering a unique way to enhance visual organization. It benefits users who value personalized icon sets and a clean desktop environment.

CandyBar allows users to manage and customize file icons on macOS.

Pros

  • + Free of cost
  • + Lightweight and efficient
  • + Good integration with macOS

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Last commit in 2015

Bartender

Bartender is a macOS app that organizes and customizes menu bar icons, helping users declutter their interface. It offers features like icon grouping and styling, making it ideal for those with many menu bar applications.

Organizes and customizes menu bar icons to declutter the macOS interface.

Pros

  • + Effectively organizes menu bar icons
  • + Customizable icon appearance
  • + Seamless macOS integration
  • + Helps declutter the menu bar
  • + Supports auto-updates for convenience

Cons

  • - Recent acquisition has raised security concerns
  • - Confusion due to unrelated GitHub repository
  • - Potential privacy issues with auto-updates