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Sindre Sorhus
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Spaced

Organize your menu bar items into groups

Add separators to your menu bar, so related items sit together in groups.

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FreeRequires macOS 26 or laterSince 2023No data collected

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Developer Sindre Sorhus remains busy in the new year and has released his first project of 2023 with the menu bar app Spaced. The app aims to bring more order and clarity to the menu bar.

ifun.de2023Translated from German

The (very) prolific developer Sindre Sorhus has built Spaced, an app whose job is to add separators to the menu bar to create groups of icons.

Compétence Mac2023Translated from French

Click a separator and choose “New” to add another one. To move a separator, hold Command and drag it.

It is particularly beneficial on larger screens where menu bar space is ample, as opposed to smaller laptop screens with limited space.


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You may also like my Menu Bar Spacing app for changing the gap between menu bar items.

Recent Reviews

Great little App for free

My menu bar looks so much better with some spacings inserted where I want. Thanks for this free App, it’s really appreciated.

E1MKL, App Store,

Does the job simply and well

My menu bar is now so much easier to read. I can group menu items, and then split them with a deliinator (and get to choose what the deliniator looks like). Perfect. Highly recommended.

welshport, App Store,

Beautiful and minimal, great!

Such a great little functionality this app provides!

cdbaksu, App Store,

Simply Spaced

Simple, easy to use, nice options for spacer symbols. Spaced just does what it says it does.

B88293, App Store,

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Frequently Asked Questions

I have a feature request, bug report, or some feedback

Click the feedback button in the app or send it here.

The app does not show up in the menu bar

How to make the app show up in the menu bar

The spacer positions are not saved after restarting

Spacer positions are saved and restored by macOS, not the app. Menu bar manager apps like Bartender, Ice, and Thaw are known to interfere with this. Try quitting any such app and see if positions are then saved correctly.

Can the app let me hide and show menu bar items?

That is out of scope for this app. You want something like Thaw or Bartender.

On macOS 26 and later, you can also turn off the menu bar items of apps in “System Settings › Menu Bar”, in the “Allow in the Menu Bar” section. This hides them completely, so it does not let you show them when you need them.

Can you support more separator characters and wider spacers?

Already supported, but hidden for now because of a macOS alignment bug with characters padded by spaces. Hold OptionShift while clicking the menu bar icon to be able to specify custom separator.

Can the app support changing the distance between menu bar items?

You can do that with my Menu Bar Spacing app.

Can the app also support grouping icons in the Dock?

You can do that with my Supercharge app.

Why is this free without ads?

I just enjoy making apps. Consider leaving a nice review on the App Store.

Can you localize the app into my language?

I don’t plan to localize the app.

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Older Versions

Non-App Store Version

A special version for users that cannot access the App Store. It won’t receive automatic updates. I will update it here once a year.

Download (1.3.0)

Requires macOS 26 or later

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Organize your menu bar items into groups

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Platform
macOS
Requires
macOS 26 or later
Category
Utilities
Released
January 2023
Privacy
No data collected
Developer
Sindre Sorhus