If you’re like most people, you probably use your Mac to do a lot of things. But sometimes you want to keep some things hidden from view, and other times you want to show the menu bar at the top of the screen. There are a few ways to do this on a Mac. The first way is to use System Preferences. In System Preferences, click on the Menu Bar tab. Then, under Show Menu Bar, select Always On Top. This will make the menu bar always be visible on top of your screen. The second way is to use an application called MenuBarFixer. This application can help you hide or show the menu bar depending on what you want it to do. To install MenuBarFixer, open up Terminal and type sudo apt-get install menu-bar-fixer . After installation is complete, open up MenuBarFixer and click on the Add button in the top left corner of the window. Then, enter in your desired settings for how the menu bar should look. The third way is to use an application called Docky . Docky can help you hide or show the menu bar depending on what you want it to do. To install Docky, open up Terminal and type sudo apt-get install docky . After installation is complete, open up Docky and click on the Add button in the top left corner of the window. Then, enter in your desired settings for how the menu bar should look.
The easiest way to reclaim some screen space on your Mac screen (other than hiding the Dock) is to hide the menu bar itself. Once it’s hidden, you can still access it by moving your cursor to the top of the screen.
To enable the automatic menu bar-hiding feature, click the Apple icon, and then choose the “System Preferences” option.
If you’re running macOS Big Sur or higher, select the “Dock & Menu Bar” option. If you’re using macOS Catalina or older, choose the “General” option.
From the “Menu Bar” section, click the checkmark next to the “Automatically Hide and Show the Menu Bar” listing. If you’re using macOS Catalina or lower, you’ll find this option in the “Appearance” section.
Now, the menu bar will disappear from your screen.
You can move your cursor to the top of the screen, or you can use the Fn+Control+F2 keyboard shortcut to temporarily show the menu bar. However, if you want to permanently show the menu bar, go back to the System Preferences and disable the “Automatically Hide and Show the Menu Bar” option.
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