OverhangSystem requirements
| Operating system | macOS 14 Sonoma or later |
|---|---|
| Hardware | Apple silicon or Intel, universal binary |
| Disk space | Under 2 MB |
| Network | Not required |
| Permissions | None to install or run. Accessibility is asked for only if you enable click-through |
Display compatibility
Notched Macs
Fully supported, this is where Overhang helps most. The notch removes a section of usable menu bar, so the bar fills up sooner and icons start disappearing earlier.
Macs without a notch
Fully supported. A full menu bar drops icons on any Mac, the notch simply makes it happen with fewer icons.
External displays
Supported. Overhang reads the usable region from the active display rather than assuming a fixed size, and recalculates when the display arrangement changes.
Building from source
| Xcode | 15 or later |
|---|---|
| Swift | 5.9 or later, included with Xcode |
| XcodeGen | Required. Install with brew install xcodegen |
| Dependencies | None. Apple system frameworks only |
| Signing | Ad hoc by default |
Known limitations
Click through does not reach every item
Items built on a standard menu open directly. Some applications handle the mouse event themselves and ignore anything else, so clicking those brings the owning application to the front instead. This depends on how each application was written.
Adding the control costs a slot
On a completely full bar, Overhang's own icon displaces one existing icon. That icon then appears in Overhang's menu, so it stays reachable.