Ice 0.11.13 (macOS Tahoe Beta 2)

Note

This beta release fixes a majority of known issues introduced in macOS 26 Tahoe.

What's New

• Adopted liquid glass design.
• Reorganized settings interface for more intuitive navigation.
• More helpful descriptions and tips throughout the app.
• Added an option to disable the context menu that appears when right clicking the menu bar.
• Combined or removed some redundant/unused settings.

Known Issues

• macOS Tahoe Only: When using the new transparent menu bar, the area behind the bar may have a noticeably different brightness when Ice's "Menu Bar Appearance" settings are enabled.

  Workaround: Enable the Show menu bar background option in System Settings > Menu Bar.

Full Changelog: 0.11.13-dev.1...0.11.13-dev.2

Ice 0.11.13 (macOS Tahoe Beta 1)

Important

This is a beta build that provides limited support for macOS 26 Tahoe Developer Beta 1.

• Apple made significant changes to the menu bar that require new solutions. This release contains some preliminary fixes and workarounds to restore a basic subset of features. Not everything works the way it should.
• This build is intended for users who have already updated to the Developer Beta. It has not been tested on macOS Sequoia or below. There is also no guarantee that these fixes will continue to work in the next macOS beta release.
• As such, it is strongly recommend to wait until the official release of macOS 26 Tahoe later this year.

What Works

• Showing and hiding menu bar items.
• The Ice Bar.
• Menu bar layout.
• Menu bar appearance.
• Hotkeys.
• Show on click/hover/scroll.
• Auto rehide (all modes).

What Needs Fixing

• Item movement may become sluggish and start to fail intermittently. Possible fixes:
  • Run killall ControlCenter in Terminal.
  • Restart Ice.
  • Restart your computer.
• Temporarily shown items are rehidden without checking if the item's menu is still open.
• Temporarily shown items may not be returned to the correct positions when rehidden.
• Menu bar item search shows incorrect names and app icons.
• Hovering over items in the Ice Bar and Menu Bar Layout shows incorrect names.
• Menu bar spacing requires logout for 3rd party items.

Reporting Bugs

If you encounter a bug in this build, please report it in the linked discussion, rather than creating an issue.

Full Changelog: 0.11.12...0.11.13-dev.1

Ice 0.11.12

What's New

• Ice can now work in a limited mode without screen recording permissions.

Bug Fixes

• Fixes a bug where Ice would think a modifier key was pressed and mistakenly prevent some users from moving items.

New Contributors

• @michyprima made their first contribution in #412

Full Changelog: 0.11.11...0.11.12

Ice 0.11.11

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Ice would crash on launch for some users.
• Fixed a bug preventing the menu bar search panel from appearing in full screen.

Full Changelog: 0.11.10...0.11.11

Ice 0.11.10

What's New

• Menu bar search updates.
• Added the ability to set different menu bar appearances for light and dark mode.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a rare case of menu bar items failing to move.

Other Changes

• Improved menu bar item caching.
• Lots of under-the-hood changes and improvements.

Full Changelog: 0.11.9...0.11.10

Ice 0.11.9

What's New

• Added a setting to show all sections when dragging items.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed some minor behavior glitches with Smart rehide on Sequoia.
• Application menus now correctly hide when showing the always-hidden section.
• Fixed a bug where Ice's app icon would remain in the Dock and app switcher after unhiding application menus.
• The update interface should no longer appear behind other apps when checking for updates from Ice's menu.

Other Changes

• Reworked menu bar item retrieval and caching for better reliability.

Full Changelog: 0.11.8.1...0.11.9

Ice 0.11.8.1

Note

This is a hot fix release that reverts menu bar shape rendering on screens without a notch.

What's New (0.11.8)

• Minor interface changes.
• Adjusted rendering of menu bar shapes.
• Ice now dynamically adjusts its sidebar item sizes to better respect system settings.

Bug Fixes (0.11.8)

• Fixed rare cases of unexpected mouse movement when rehiding temporarily shown items.
• Fixed an issue where long application menus would interfere with temporarily showing items.

Full Changelog: 0.11.8...0.11.8.1

Ice 0.11.8

What's New

• Minor interface changes.
• Adjusted rendering of menu bar shapes.
• Ice now dynamically adjusts its sidebar item sizes to better respect system settings.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed rare cases of unexpected mouse movement when rehiding temporarily shown items.
• Fixed an issue where long application menus would interfere with temporarily showing items.

Full Changelog: 0.11.7...0.11.8

Ice 0.11.7

What's New

• System notifications for updates.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issues with granting permissions.
• Fixed an issue where the app would fail to initialize after launching.
• Fixed an issue preventing the settings window from opening after launching at login.

Other Changes

• Visual adjustments and performance improvements.

Full Changelog: 0.11.6...0.11.7

Ice 0.11.6

What's New

• Added a hotkey to enable/disable the Ice Bar.
• When Command+dragging items in the menu bar, all sections are now shown when the Ice Bar is enabled.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with menu bar item image caching.

Other Changes

• Various minor code improvements.

Full Changelog: 0.11.5...0.11.6