Lloyd review
A simple open-source panel for finding and revealing hidden Mac menu-bar icons.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Lloyd is a macOS menu-bar utility for MacBooks with display notches. It captures icons that macOS places behind the notch and presents them in a panel below the menu bar. Users can identify each hidden item by the owning app name, reveal an item into a visible menu-bar slot, and interact with its menu using either left-click or right-click. Lloyd is aimed at users who want a focused way to access obscured menu-bar controls without changing the wider menu-bar layout.
Its standout feature is the hidden-icon panel and the way it connects discovery with access. Hovering shows the owning app, while a selected item can be revealed into a visible slot. Lloyd keeps the cursor in place during synthetic gestures, pins itself to the far-right menu-bar position, and provides the global Control-Option-L shortcut. The published feature set is narrow by design: it does not rearrange or group menu-bar items, add custom menu items, or provide a broader menu-bar organization system.
Lloyd is MIT-licensed open-source software and is distributed directly rather than through the App Store. The application is signed but non-notarized, uses private macOS APIs, and requires Screen Recording and Accessibility permissions. Those requirements matter during setup and may make Lloyd a less suitable choice for users who prefer App Store distribution or want to minimize system permissions. Pick Lloyd when the priority is exposing hidden icons on a notched Mac; choose a broader menu-bar customization tool when rearrangement, grouping, or custom entries are central requirements.
Lloyd pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Identifies hidden icons by their owning app name
- Reveals selected items into a visible menu-bar slot
- Offers left- and right-click interaction plus a global shortcut
- Where it doesn't
- Requires Screen Recording and Accessibility permissions
- Uses private macOS APIs
- Does not rearrange, group, or add custom menu items
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