OverflowBar 1.0.17

OverflowBar 1.0.17

OverflowBar 1.0.17 is a stable release focused on reliable menu-bar interaction and fast activation.

Fixed

• Preserved native application menus after activating an item from the overflow panel.
• Prevented internal pointer handling from warping or replacing the user's cursor position.
• Improved activation reliability for menu-bar items that expose menus or require protected WindowServer paths.
• Kept the original hidden-layout behavior stable while refreshing menu-bar items.

macOS 15 compatibility test

Users on macOS 15 who experience difficulty hiding menu-bar icons can try the latest compatibility test build: OverflowBar 1.0.17 Compatibility Test 2. It adds a bounded Accessibility fallback for discovering, hiding, restoring, temporarily revealing, activating, and re-hiding status items that do not expose a usable WindowServer window. This is a prerelease for testing, not a replacement for the stable package.

Verification

• Release build completed successfully on Apple Silicon.
• DMG checksum verification passed.
• DMG image verification passed.
• App code-signature verification passed.
• Homebrew Cask metadata validated for 1.0.17.

Install

1. Download OverflowBar-1.0.17.dmg.
2. Open the disk image and drag OverflowBar to Applications.
3. If macOS shows an unidentified-developer warning, Control-click the app and choose Open.
4. Grant Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions for the complete feature set.

This is an ad-hoc signed community build and is not notarized by Apple.

OverflowBar macOS 27 Compatibility Preview 1

OverflowBar macOS 27 Compatibility Preview

This is a separate compatibility preview for macOS 27 Golden Gate. It is not
the stable release and is intended for users who want to evaluate OverflowBar
on macOS 27 before the platform and third-party compatibility behavior settles.

What changed

• Avoids the legacy per-status-item WindowServer Command-drag path on macOS 27.
• Uses bounded Accessibility discovery and position updates when macOS exposes
  a status item as an individually writable Accessibility element.
• Disables OverflowBar's legacy hidden staging section on macOS 27 so it does
  not compete with Apple's native menu-bar overflow control.
• Preserves the existing macOS 15 and macOS 26 paths.

Important limitations

• macOS 27 renders the menu bar through a unified host and provides its own
  overflow/expand control. Apple does not provide a public API for third-party
  apps to reorder or hide every arbitrary status item.
• Some icons may not be individually exposed or may expose a read-only
  Accessibility position. Those icons cannot be forcibly hidden by OverflowBar
  and remain controlled by macOS's native overflow behavior.
• Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions are required for the complete
  discovery, icon capture, activation, and compatibility behavior.
• This preview was built and statically verified with the available macOS 26.5
  SDK. It has not been runtime-tested on macOS 27 because no macOS 27 test
  device or runtime is available in this environment.
• The preview is ad-hoc signed and may require Control-click → Open or Open
  Anyway in System Settings > Privacy & Security.

Install

Download the DMG attached to this pre-release. Keep the stable release if you
need the existing production behavior, and use macOS 27's native overflow
control for icons that OverflowBar cannot individually manage.

OverflowBar 1.0.17 Compatibility Test 2

Compatibility test build for macOS 15 functional support.

This build adds a bounded Accessibility compatibility path for status items that do not publish a usable WindowServer window on macOS 15. It supports discovery, hide, restore, temporary reveal, activation, and re-hide through AX position updates, while retaining the WindowServer path for window-backed items.

Commit: e900c12

This is a prerelease for device and macOS-version testing. It is not a replacement for the stable v1.0.17 release.

OverflowBar 1.0.17 Compatibility Test 1

Compatibility test build for the non-primary-display menu-bar layout fix.

Included change: WindowServer menu-bar window discovery now uses display-aware global coordinates, so selected icons can be hidden on vertically arranged external displays and systems where the menu-bar Y coordinate is not zero.

Commit: 6664e04

This is a prerelease for device and macOS-version testing. It is not a replacement for the stable v1.0.17 release.

OverflowBar 1.0.16

OverflowBar 1.0.16

OverflowBar 1.0.16 is a stable patch release that clarifies menu-bar activation status without changing the fast activation behavior.

Fixed

• WindowServer-backed menu-bar items now show a fast activation indicator in Settings instead of a misleading warning triangle.
• The warning indicator is reserved for items with no available activation path.
• Preserved the non-blocking menu-bar scanner and low-latency activation path from the previous stability fixes.

Verification

• Debug and Release builds completed successfully.
• Installed Release build loaded 14 of 14 menu-bar icons in Settings.
• WindowServer-backed rows reported bolt.fill with the help text Uses fast WindowServer activation.
• Release DMG verification and SHA-256 checks are included with the release assets.

Install

Recommended: DMG

1. Download OverflowBar-1.0.16.dmg.
2. Open the disk image and drag OverflowBar to Applications.
3. Replace an older copy when prompted.

Alternative: Homebrew

brew tap EvanProgramming/overflowbar https://github.com/EvanProgramming/OverflowBar.git
brew install --cask EvanProgramming/overflowbar/overflowbar

Homebrew installs the same Apple Silicon DMG. The current community build is
ad-hoc signed, so macOS may require a one-time Control-click → Open
confirmation. Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions are still required.

Compatibility

• macOS 15 or later; macOS 26 uses Liquid Glass.
• Public DMG contains an Apple Silicon build.
• Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions are required for the complete experience.

OverflowBar 1.0.15

OverflowBar 1.0.15

OverflowBar 1.0.15 is a stable patch release that prevents system menu-bar controls from disappearing after a hidden layout move.

Fixed

• Hidden menu-bar windows are now included in the OverflowBar panel even when they are not present in the persisted application selection set.
• Hidden Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Siri, Battery, and Control Center icons are captured and shown instead of being silently dropped.
• Added recognition for localized Wi-Fi descriptions and generic macOS 26 Control Center status-menu windows.
• Panel refreshes now recapture any missing hidden-system icon image.
• Startup discovery and capture remain observational, preserving the pointer-state safety fix from 1.0.14.

Verification

• Debug and Release builds completed successfully.
• Release Settings smoke test loaded 14 of 14 menu-bar icons, including hidden Control Center windows.
• Release DMG verification and SHA-256 checks are included with the release assets.

Install

1. Download OverflowBar-1.0.15.dmg.
2. Open the disk image and drag OverflowBar to Applications.
3. Replace an older copy when prompted.

Compatibility

• macOS 15 or later; macOS 26 uses Liquid Glass.
• Public DMG contains an Apple Silicon build.
• Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions are required for the complete experience.

OverflowBar 1.0.14

OverflowBar 1.0.14

OverflowBar 1.0.14 is a stable patch release focused on pointer-state safety during startup.

Fixed

• Startup discovery and icon capture are now observational and never apply synthetic menu-bar layout changes.
• Removed automatic recovery of off-screen protected system items during login and startup.
• Hidden layout changes are performed only after an explicit user action.
• Prevented the stale hover and cursor state observed in Safari, Codex, and other AppKit applications.
• Preserved fast Accessibility activation and right-click handling for supported menu-bar items.

Verification

• Release build completed successfully.
• DMG passed hdiutil verification.
• SHA-256 checksum is included with the release assets.

Install

1. Download OverflowBar-1.0.14.dmg.
2. Open the disk image and drag OverflowBar to Applications.
3. Replace an older copy when prompted.

Compatibility

• macOS 15 or later; macOS 26 uses Liquid Glass.
• Public DMG contains an Apple Silicon build.
• Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions are required for the complete experience.

OverflowBar 1.0.13

Stable release 1.0.13.

Improvements:

• Added reliable left-click and right-click activation for hidden and visible menu-bar items.
• Fixed Control Center right-click failures caused by stale hidden coordinates and incorrect visibility detection.
• Preserved fast Accessibility activation for supported items and added bounded retries for transient WindowServer updates.
• Protected macOS system items and repaired duplicate menu-bar icon handling.
• Improved DMG installation guidance with a Finder background, drag-to-Applications arrow, and macOS security-notice instructions.

Verification:

• Release build completed successfully.
• DMG passed hdiutil verification.
• SHA-256 checksum is included with the release assets.

OverflowBar 1.0.12

Stable release 1.0.12.

Improvements:

• Reduced idle CPU usage and energy impact by lowering menu-bar scanning and hover polling frequency.
• Captures only missing icons when opening the panel, reducing ScreenCaptureKit and WindowServer work.
• Preserved the fast Accessibility activation path.
• Restores Siri, Wi-Fi, Battery, and other protected system icons after startup.
• Rehides transient items promptly after dropdown menus are dismissed.

Verification:

• DMG verified with hdiutil.
• SHA-256 checksum is provided with the release assets.

OverflowBar 1.0.11

OverflowBar 1.0.11

OverflowBar 1.0.11 fixes a regression where other applications could keep a stale pointer location after an OverflowBar menu-bar drag.

The app now captures the real pointer before a synthetic drag, converts Cocoa coordinates to Quartz coordinates correctly, and reassociates the hardware mouse after the drag.

Fixed

• New and late-starting status items are discovered automatically, including after login launch.
• Normal activation uses Accessibility Press or a direct target-process click, avoiding the old multi-second synthetic drag path.
• Temporary moves no longer wait for the next unrelated mouse-up, preventing window-drag and Hover races.
• Blank captures fall back to application or symbol icons while real screenshots are filled in asynchronously.

Install

1. Download OverflowBar-1.0.11.dmg.
2. Open the disk image and drag OverflowBar to Applications.
3. Replace an older copy when prompted.

Compatibility

• macOS 15 or later; macOS 26 uses Liquid Glass.
• Public DMG contains an Apple Silicon build.
• Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions are required for the complete experience.