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Stillcolor vs Hidden Bar

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Stillcolor

8.0
Utilities

Tool to disable temporal dithering on Apple Silicon Macs

Hidden Bar

8.0
Utilities

Utility to hide menu bar items

Metric Stillcolor Hidden Bar
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 8.0 8.0
30-day Installs 115 2.6K
90-day Installs 375 7.8K
365-day Installs 957 30.1K
Version 1.1 1.10
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 1.0K 13.5K
GitHub Forks 33 381
Open Issues 14 143
License MIT MIT
Language Swift Swift
Last GitHub Commit 1y ago 2mo ago
First Seen Jul 3, 2025 Aug 9, 2023

Reviews

Stillcolor

Stillcolor is a lightweight menu bar app designed to reduce eye strain by disabling temporal dithering on Apple Silicon Macs. It offers a simple yet effective solution for users seeking better visual comfort.

Disables temporal dithering on Apple Silicon Macs through an easy-to-use menu bar interface.

Pros

  • + Lightweight and efficient
  • + Easily accessible via the menu bar
  • + Open-source with a strong GitHub following

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Compatibility issues with Monterey still exist

Hidden Bar

Hidden Bar is a lightweight macOS utility that helps users declutter their menu bar by hiding unused icons. It's ideal for power users looking to streamline their interface, offering a simple yet effective solution to menu bar overload.

Hides unused menu bar icons, keeping the menu bar clean and uncluttered.

Pros

  • + Lightweight and efficient
  • + Open-source with MIT license
  • + Helps declutter the menu bar

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Some bugs and feature requests are open