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Broomstick
0.91

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Broomstick

0.91
02 May 2012

Selectively hide menubar icons.

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Overview

Broomstick is the easiest way to hide menubar icons that you don't like. While most apps that create a menubar icon allow you to hide it, some apps don't provide this option. Broomstick lets you take back control of your menubar, by letting you hide these offending icons! Additionally, Broomstick lets you control the order of icons in your menubar.

Broomstick can currently hide the following apps: Air Video Server, Avira, BetterTouchTool, Boom, CPU Speed Accelerator, Caffeine, Chronicle Mini, ChronoSync, Click.to, CloudApp, CrashPlan, Dimmer, DropCopy, Dropbox, Droplr, Evernote, Flutter, Flux, FullControlHelper, Garmin ANT Agent, Google Drive, GrabBox, GrabBox2, Growl, GrowlTunes, Hiss, Insync, Kuvva, Last.fm, LogMeIn, LogMeIn Hamachi, Memeo Backup, MiddleClick, MuteCon, NoSleepHelper, Nocturne, OpenDNS Updater, PleaseSleep, PuntoSwitcher, Quiet Read, RemotelessHelper, Seamless, SnagIt, Splashtop Streamer, Spotlight, ToDoHelper, Wakoopa Tracker, Wallpaper Clocks, iTeleport Connect.

If you would like to request another app be able to be hidden, then this can be done from within Broomstick.

What's new in Broomstick

Version 0.91:
  • Updates to be compatible with new Flux and Dropbox updates. It seems that on some systems Broomstick takes a long time to un-hide the Dropbox icon, but if you give it enough time (2-3 mins), it gets there eventually.

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Mookzmom
Mookzmom
01 April 2012

Most helpful

Hey, this is a neat little app! Very small footprint, and rapid! I'm hoping they'll add more apps that clog up the menu bar soon, but am very happy with the results I've seen so far. Many thanks to this developer!
Like (3)
Version 0.7
mauriciolemmi6768
mauriciolemmi6768
15 June 2017
i searched for hamachi which is a server. how is this related? this site messed up
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Version 0.91
obtusePotato
obtusePotato
15 November 2015
i don't know if the dev abandoned this app or what, but i decided to give this a shot for personal reasons. while it does do its job, it's pretty shoddy with some apps i've tested it on. here's LogMeIn Hamachi's Menubar Icon being "hidden". har har. http://imgur.com/qm8XeCV then again, this is in El Capitan. The app may have been abandoned altogether anyway, who knows?
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Version 0.91
fre-dub
fre-dub
04 December 2013
On Mavericks, Broomstick seems to still work, but its script (the Menubar Icon Orderer) doesn't seem to launch on startup, so that I have to manually do from within Broomstick. Am I the only one, or is an update needed? If the first, how do I fix this problem?
Like (1)
Version 0.91
larrymcj
larrymcj
15 March 2013
On his website, the developer has a long list of app icons Broomstick will hide, but (for me, anyway) it would not hide Google Drive. Also (though not sure if this was directly related or not), when I uninstalled Broomstick and rebooted, my menu bar was empty except for the system icons. I rebooted again and everything was fine. This particular iMac is only four days old and was working perfectly, so I have to suspect Broomstick was the culprit.
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Version 0.91
ralfreier
ralfreier
20 September 2012
Doesn't work anymore with Dropbox, might need an update.
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Version 0.9.1
1 answer(s)
sebthedev
sebthedev
10 October 2012
Hi there, This should now have been fixed. Thanks, Sebastian
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Cgc
Cgc
03 September 2012
Works fine but the interface is way too demanding on the user. May as well make it a command line utility. I'll hold off until the developer makes it a little more user friendly. Thanks.
Like (1)
Version 0.9.1
eddietta
eddietta
03 June 2012
Pretty good app... Please add ability to hide AccessMenuBarApps (http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/38985/accessmenubarapps). Thank you very much!
Like (1)
Version 0.9.1
artie505
artie505
01 June 2012
A heads-up to all: Before you submit your request to have Broomstick hide your app's icon, be sure to check the app's preferences to see if it offers the option.
Like (1)
Version 0.9.1
Mookzmom
Mookzmom
16 April 2012
YAY! This developer is very responsive to requests, and in a very short time, has acted on my requests. Thank you! This app runs quickly and is simple to use, and clears up my menu bar for things I really want to see. Excellent app!
Like (1)
Version 0.9
Myka
Myka
16 April 2012
It's a cute little app. And it can hide the Spotlight icon (at least on Snow Leopard; I don't know about Lion)! I wish it could hide a few more menu bar icons, though. Sent a request to the developer (you can send a request through the app), who very kindly offers this for free. ;)
Like (1)
Version 0.9
2 answer(s)
sebthedev
sebthedev
17 April 2012
If you've got any more requests just send them to me from within the app and I'll add them as quickly as I can. I've been getting tons of requests lately, so please bear with me if your request isn't included immediately. Thanks!
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Myka
Myka
17 April 2012
Okay. And thank *you* for this wonderful app!
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