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More of a conceptual video this time round as Lee walks you through his menu bar setup, starting with a look at how it's structured, followed by a brief look at the software used to manage it. Then, the bulk of the video centres on some brief overviews as to the apps themselves, and how they are used. If you are looking for inspiration as to how to set up your own menu bar, or just look for some new apps, this could be the video for you.

This video covers:

  • Menu Bar Strategy [00:00:47]
  • System Settings in Menu Bar [00:01:22]
  • Bartender [00:04:56]
  • SoundSource [00:09:10]
  • Dropzone [00:11:43]
  • Keyboard Maestro [00:15:23]
  • Dropbox [00:16:49]
  • ChatGPT [00:17:35]
  • DEVONthink [00:18:24]
  • iStat Menus [00:20:03]
  • BusyCal [00:21:18]
  • Session [00:22:54]
  • Setapp [00:24:11]
  • ScreenFlow [00:25:33]
  • ExpressVPN [00:25:59]
  • Typinator [00:26:51]
  • Quitter [00:28:46]
  • Paste [00:29:38]
  • Elgato Control Centre [00:31:14]
  • Supercharge [00:31:40]
  • PopClip [00:32:35]
  • Reflex [00:35:27]
  • Keystroke Pro [00:36:11]
  • CleanMyMac [00:36:37]

Resources

ScreenCastsONLINE Shows

Show 1313 - BartenderShow

Show 1426 - Dropzone

Show 0693 - Keyboard Maestro Update

Show 0893 - DEVONthink Part 1

Show 0899 - DEVONthink Part 2

Show 0911 - DEVONthink Part 3

Show 1409 - iStat Menus

Show 1449 - BusyCal Part 1

Show 1453 - BusyCal Part 2

Show 1445 - Session

Show 1387 - Typinator

Show 1060 - Paste

Show 1458 - Supercharge

Show 1257 - Setapp New Arrivals and Updates

Show 1072 - Keystroke Pro

Show 1040 - CleanMyMac X

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Video Tutorial Comments

(3 comments posted)

Gerrit Kruijer

Hi Lee, thanks for this video about Bartender. Your setup is very interesting and useful for me. One thing is not clear to me: are all te apps visible, hidden or removed? The 3 sections in Bartender.

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Lee Garrett

Hey Gerrit. Yes, this could have been clearer - so the apps I cover, those are all visible - I just have them separated into three sections to make it easy for me to gauge where they are. All other applications are HIDDEN in Bartender, and if I click the Bartender icon - then they appear, but it's very rarely that I need to do this.

Gerrit Kruijer

Thanks. Was not sure. Had to do it a little different because i use a MacBook with a notch. The third part is hidden with a space for the rest. But your approach is a breeze.

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