Overhang review
A focused, free utility for finding and opening hidden macOS status items.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Overhang is a free, open-source macOS utility for people who need access to status-bar icons that macOS hides when the menu bar fills up. It lists those hidden items, shows the icon of the app that owns each one, and opens the items' original menus. It supports macOS 14 Sonoma and later on Apple silicon and Intel Macs, including notched Macs and setups with external displays. The focused design makes it a fit for users who want to recover hidden controls rather than redesign the menu bar.
Its standout feature is discovery: Overhang gathers status items hidden by macOS into a separate list and preserves access to their original menus. An optional click-through activation mode uses Accessibility permission; without that permission, selecting a hidden item brings its owning app to the front. Launch at login is available, so the utility can be ready when the Mac starts. Support for both processor types, notched displays, and external displays also gives it a broad fit across supported Mac configurations.
Overhang is deliberately narrow in scope. It recovers items that macOS has already hidden, but it does not hide visible items, rearrange or group them, add custom menu items, or provide keyboard shortcuts. Users looking for menu bar layout control or a more customizable status-item system should choose a product built around those functions instead. Users who mainly need to find and open hidden macOS status items should find Overhang's free, open-source approach well matched to that job.
Overhang pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Finds hidden status items and shows their owning app icons
- Opens the original menus for hidden items
- Supports notched Macs, external displays, Apple silicon, and Intel
- Where it doesn't
- Does not hide visible menu bar items
- Does not rearrange or group items
- No custom menu items or keyboard shortcuts
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