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System requirements

• macOS 26.0 or later
• Apple Silicon (Mac with M-series chip)
• Direct build: notarized and stapled, no sandbox
• App Store build: sandboxed, reduced feature set
• Menu Bar Hider: macOS 27 or later, direct build only

First-run setup

MenuUtils lives in the menu bar. On first launch you'll be guided through enabling the modules you want and granting any permissions they need. Permissions can always be changed later in MenuUtils → Preferences → Permissions or in System Settings → Privacy & Security.

In the direct build, App Uninstaller needs Full Disk Access and App Management to read other apps' data and move app bundles to Trash; Keyboard Cleaner needs Accessibility. In the App Store build, Xcode Cleaner asks you to pick the folders it may access via macOS security-scoped bookmarks and cannot read folders you have not granted.

Common issues

"MenuUtils can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer"

This means Gatekeeper did not see the notarization ticket. The direct download is notarized and stapled. Right-click the app and choose Open the first time, or run:

If validation fails, re-download from the latest release — the DMG may have been truncated.

Clipboard shortcut (⌘⇧V) doesn't work

The direct build uses an Accessibility event tap; grant Accessibility permission in System Settings → Privacy & Security. The App Store build uses a Carbon hot key and does not need Accessibility access.

System Monitor, App Uninstaller, Keyboard Cleaner, or Menu Bar Hider is missing

These modules need access the App Store sandbox does not allow, so they are only available in the direct download. Keyboard Cleaner and Menu Bar Hider are also off by default — turn them on in Preferences.

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Grant Microphone and, for calls, System Audio Recording in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen & System Audio Recording. Apple Speech also needs Speech Recognition. The selected model must support your language: some languages are only available once their offline dictation assets are enabled in System Settings, and Parakeet models must be downloaded in Meeting Transcription settings first.

Menu Bar Hider says "Needs macOS 27" or an icon won't hide

Hiding relies on menu bar controls added in macOS 27, and Menu Bar Hider needs Accessibility to see where icons sit. A few limits are worth knowing:

• Hiding works per app: an app with several icons hides or shows them together.
• The first time a macOS item such as Wi-Fi sits left of the arrow, its icons flicker for about two seconds while MenuUtils works out how to hide it. Some macOS items cannot be controlled.
• An app launched while icons are hidden stays hidden until every icon is next shown.
• If a macOS update changes the underlying behavior, MenuUtils shows every icon instead of hiding them.

Keyboard input stays blocked

Clean Keyboard ends on its own when the timer runs out, and you can click Stop in the on-screen panel or the menu bar at any time. Soft Lock ends when you press your unlock shortcut (default ⌃⌥⌘U) or when its time limit is reached. Putting the Mac to sleep, locking the screen, or revoking Accessibility also restores input immediately.

Report a bug

Email [email protected] with:

• MenuUtils version (see Preferences → About)
• Edition (direct download or Mac App Store)
• macOS version and Mac model
• Steps to reproduce

Please do not send clipboard contents, transcripts, or other personal data — they are not needed to diagnose issues and we do not want them.

Updates

The direct build checks for updates automatically once a day via Sparkle, or on demand from Preferences → Updates. The App Store build updates through the App Store.

Uninstall

MenuUtils can uninstall itself: open App Uninstaller, select MenuUtils, and move it to Trash. Preferences and on-device databases live in ~/Library/Application Support/MenuUtils and ~/Library/Preferences/com.dogukaan.menukit.plist — remove those to clear all data.