BarStage • For macOS 14+ (Native SwiftUI & AXExtrasMenuBar) • Free Forever (Ad-Supported) Meet BarStage.
Pin Your Own Apps First & Control Every macOS Menu Bar Slot.
BarStage puts your own menu bar apps first in a dedicated My App Bar dock, rescues icons swallowed behind the MacBook camera notch so you can open them in one click, and physically reorders your macOS menu bar slots (#1 rightmost to leftmost) via automated Command-drag.
Designed for Real Classrooms, Tracking Rooms, and Production Workstations
Automatically pins ScreenStage, QuietPlease, Tidy, Loops, Blackbox, Ambient, MIDI Bridge, AI Writer, and Herdr into a dedicated top dock.
Detects menu bar items shoved left of x=575 behind the MacBook camera notch and opens their menus directly via Accessibility AXPress.
Set the exact #1 rightmost to leftmost slot order for every menu bar app and apply it to the live macOS menu bar in one click.
Download & Use Free Forever. Pay Once to Remove Ads.
Every person can download and run the full version of BarStage free forever (supported by a subtle studio sponsor strip and automatic update notifications). Want a 100% ad-free studio interface, or using our Classroom Educational Edition? Choose a one-time license below.
- ✓ Full BarStage feature set unlocked forever
- ✓ Instant direct download with zero login or trial timer
- ✓ Automatic in-app update notifications when new versions ship
- ✓ Includes a compact Build Forward Tech / MusicMind sponsor banner
- ✓ Upgrade to Ad-Free in-app anytime with an
MM1-...key
- ✓ Removes all sponsor banners forever across 3 computers
- ✓ Signed native BarStage.app for macOS 14+ (Apple Silicon & Intel)
- ✓ Dedicated My App Bar dock + 1-click Notch Rescue for hidden icons
- ✓ Exact #1 rightmost-to-leftmost slot ordering with automated Cmd-drag
- ✓ Zero SwiftBar or Hammerspoon dependencies (standalone SwiftUI binary)
- ✓ Offline Ed25519 MM1-... license key for up to 3 personal Macs
- ✓ Removes all sponsor banners across up to 25 lab/studio seats
- ✓ Removes sponsor banners across up to 25 studio, classroom, or lab Macs
- ✓ Standardizes menu bar layouts across shared recording and edit bays
- ✓ Persists slot ordering in ~/.config/barstage/config.json for easy deployment
- ✓ Commercial & institutional receipt for department purchase orders
- ✓ Priority support from Build Forward Tech & MusicMind
Saw "Educational Edition (learn more)" in Your Classroom?
When BarStage is deployed in college recording studios and media classrooms, the bottom of the interface is labeled Educational Edition (learn more). While regular pricing is $9 Personal (3 computers) and $89 Studio Pack (25 computers), enrolled students and educators qualify for a 50% Educational Discount ($5 one-time), and schools can inquire about department site licenses and Purchase Orders (POs).