Boring Old Menu Bar 1.26
macOS 11 Big Sur does many things right and after a bit of getting used to, the visual style really grows on you. The transparent menu bar, however, is a bit of a legibility nightmare and something I could not live with. So I developed Boring Old Menu Bar to bring the "perfectly fine" macOS Catalina menu bar to macOS 11 Big Sur.
Different Colors
The Catalina menu bar is perfectly fine, but white looks better in the light mode.. and while I'm at it why not add more options?
Rounded Corners
Should Apple have gone for rounded screen corners to complete the iPad-esque look? Judge yourself.
Features:
- Separate settings for light and dark mode
- Support for dynamic wall papers
- Support for multiple desktops (spaces)
- Support for multiple displays
- Possibility to hide the menu bar icon to reclaim space
- No haxies, KEXT, etc..
- Based on perfectly safe programming practices: the worst that can happen is that you have to force quit & manually set your desktop wallpaper again from the System Preferences
- Rounded screen corners can be independently activated
- Native Apple Silicon support
- The kind of user interface that you expect from a Mac app
- Recognizes resolution & desktop image changes automatically
- Automatic software updates
- Developed by a team with over twenty years of continuous Mac development
Boring Old Menu Bar is brought to you by a development team with over 20 years of Mac software development experience, and is based on the very latest platform technologies.
Version 1.25
- The new version addresses an issue that would cause macOS to quietly kill the application process at unpredictable times, but usually while either the display or the machine are asleep.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install the app?
Mount the image, drag the app into the "Applications" folder and launch it. If the system blocks the launch, allow it in "System Settings → Privacy & Security".
The app is damaged or won't launch
Reinstalling from a fresh image usually helps. Make sure your macOS version matches the one listed in the compatibility specs.
How do I update?
Download the new version from the site and install it over the current one — your settings will be preserved.
The download link doesn't work
Try a mirror or a download manager. For large files the browser often drops the connection.
How do I completely remove the app?
Use an uninstaller utility — it cleans up the service files that remain after moving the app to the trash.
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Boring Old Menu Bar 1.26 · 4.01 MB