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IconChanger vs Bartender

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

IconChanger

7.0
Utilities

Change your app's icon

Bartender

7.5
Utilities

Menu bar icon organiser

Metric IconChanger Bartender
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 7.0 7.5
30-day Installs 17 652
90-day Installs 50 2.3K
365-day Installs 192 11.2K
Version 1.2.7,2022-12-22,11-45-17 6.4.1
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 920 284
GitHub Forks 35 13
Open Issues 25 -
License MIT MIT
Language Swift PHP
Last GitHub Commit 2y ago 6mo ago
First Seen Dec 26, 2022 Oct 14, 2012

Reviews

IconChanger

IconChanger is a free, open-source alternative for customizing macOS app icons, offering a simple and user-friendly interface. It allows users to easily replace app icons with custom images, making it a great tool for personalization.

IconChanger enables users to change the icons of macOS applications using custom images.

Pros

  • + Free and open-source alternative to paid apps
  • + User-friendly interface for icon customization
  • + Active community support and GitHub presence

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Some past bugs reported, though most are resolved

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