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Pick the version that matches your macOS.
Bartender 5 (macOS 14 Sonoma+) • Bartender 6 (macOS 26 Tahoe)
Bartender 5
Stable for Sequoia/Sonoma
Bartender 6
For macOS 26 Tahoe
We're aware of a couple of issues with bar styles on Bartender 6. For the moment, you'll have the best experience if you avoid the material styles, and separate pills.
You'll need to enable item indexing to allow your items to persist between reboots. This is found in advanced settings, with a toggle.
Fortunately, it's simple to resolve the Permissions Requests. Please navigate to System Preferences > Screen & System Audio Recording and remove Bartender (as seen in this image), and do the same in Accessibility. If this doesn't work, follow the instructions in the support posts below:
Bartender Permission Issues
You can view your license using our license lookup page!
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Bartender 6 is only compatible with macOS Tahoe & Sequoia. Because of internal changes in macOS, Bartender 6 could only be designed to work with the newest version of macOS. A Bartender 6 license will work with Bartender 5 if you need.
No Bartender 6 is not free. It has a 4 week trial, if you have a license to any previous version of Bartender you can get a great discount on an upgrade license.
If you've previously paid for Bartender, you can use our lookup
If you bought Bartender 5 in 2025 you are entitled to a free upgrade to Bartender 6, grab it on the upgrade page. If you purchased earlier, you can upgrade with a huge discount.
You can also find the Bartender Mac App on Setapp. Setapp offers hundreds of Mac apps for a very reasonable $9.99/mo. Bartender is one of the most popular apps on Setapp! Here's a Bartender App Review by their editorial team.
You need to be on macOS Tahoe or Sequoia, then you can download Bartender 6 from the website, open the disk image and move Bartender 6 to your applications folder. You can then delete any previous versions of Bartender you have and launch Bartender 6.
Click Buy Now, then select Upgrade to Bartender 6. You will be prompted to enter your previous license details, once submitted and instantly verified you will be able to purchase a Bartender 6 license with a discount.
Yes, a license is for use on all the macs you own and are the main user of.
You can read a review of the Bartender Mac App here. Forbes wrote an in-depth review of some of the latest features and why this is must have app for all Mac owners! The Bartender App was also featured on MacStories
Triggers allow you to show a preset based on certain conditions. You can read more about Bartender 6 Triggers in this article!
Unfortunately, this isn't possible due to changes introduced in macOS Tahoe. To make the transition smoother, we recommend screenshotting your current setup before updating to macOS Tahoe or migrating over to Bartender 6! This way you'll have a quick reference for recreating your preferred layout.
Checkout our support page to see solutions to common issues, and get in touch if you need anything else.
If you're interested in covering or collaborating with Bartender, please reach out to [email protected].
For all support for Bartender please email us with as much information as possible by sending feedback in Bartender or by emailing [email protected] Screen recordings and screen shots always help a lot.
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