Boring Old Menu Bar

The transparent menu bar, however, is a bit of a legibility nightmare and something I could not live with. So I developed Boring Old Menu Bar to bring the “perfectly fine” macOS Catalina menu bar to macOS 11 Big Sur. Mar 23, 2021 Boring Old Menu Bar was developed to bring the 'perfectly fine' macOS Catalina menu bar to macOS 11 Big Sur. MacOS 11 Big Sur does many things right and after a bit of getting used to, the visual style really grows on you. The transparent menu bar, however, is a bit of a legibility nightmare and something I could not live with. Boring Old Menu Bar was developed to bring the “perfectly fine” macOS Catalina menu bar to macOS 11 Big Sur. MacOS 11 Big Sur does many things right and after a bit of getting used to, the visual style really grows on you. The transparent menu bar, however, is a bit of a legibility nightmare and something I could not live with. To cap it off, we pulled information from the U.S. Census Bureau's County Business Patterns to examine the number of bars in each state per 100,000 residents. Then, each factor was weighed to come up with our Boring Index score, which ultimately determined which state is essentially a snooze fest. Replace the transparent Big Sur menu bar with the 'boring' light and dark versions from Catalina, or a custom color of your choice What's new in Boring Old Menu Bar 1.16: The new version can ignore.

RSS Feed for this tag 78 applications totalLast updated: Apr 21st 2021, 12:53 GMT

MeetingBar 3.2.2

Keep track of your Zoom and Google Meet events, check their details, create new meetings or joint ..

Skeebus 2.4

View your current IP address in your Mac's menu bar at all times, and access more detailed informa..

Instatus Out 1.0.8

Monitor the status of various online services directly from your menu bar, and get a notification ..

Transee 2.0.0

Quickly translate words or phrases between a number of different languages, using the powerful Goo..

Jandi 1.9

Track the number of GitHub contributions you've made in the past ten days from the menu bar, with ..

Forecast Bar 5.7.8

Complex yet intuitive Mac weather app that offers detailed forecasts right in your menu bar and is..

SwiftBar 1.2.2 / 1.3.0 Beta 1

Remarkably powerful and versatile menu bar enhancer that relies on plugins you can create yourself..

ATV Desktop Remote 0.9.8

Control your Apple TV directly from your Mac's desktop using this simple, open-source menu bar app..

Menu Bar Splitter 2.0

Add several types of splitters in your menu bar to separate icons and keep everything well organiz..

Next Meeting 2.7

View your next meeting, appointment or event in your menu bar with the help of this nifty utility .. Wwe raw 2007 pc game setup free download.

Boring Old Menu Barn

RSS Menu 3.1.4

A lightweight and unobtrusive RSS reader that enables you to stay updated with the latest news and..

NoiseBuddy 1.3

Control noise cancelling settings for the AirPods Pro and Beats Solo Pro directly from the menu ba..

Boring Old Menu Bar 1.16

Replace the transparent Big Sur menu bar with the 'boring' light and dark versions from Catalina, ..

Hidden Bar 1.7

Hide menu bar items and avoid clutter without removing the icons altogether, using this impressive..

Rectangle

Refine window management on macOS using dedicated snap areas and customizable keyboard shortcuts to resize windows and move them instantly

The Unarchiver

Powerful and very fast archive expander designed to decompress Zip, Rar, 7-zip,Tar-GZip, Tar-BZip2, StuffIt, LhA and many other archive formats

Microsoft Remote Desktop

Offers you the possibility to quickly connect to a Windows-based computer in order to work with its programs and files, access data and more

Apple Xcode

Full-featured and comprehensive integrated development environment, designed to be used by developers who want to develop and test macOS and iOS applications

Keysmith

Create keyboard shortcuts for simple or highly complex strings of actions, on your desktop and in various applications, by just recording yourself performing the steps

Mimestream

Native macOS Gmail client that uses Google's API in order to provide you with the Gmail features you know and love, all in an efficient Swift-based app

VLC Media Player

Multi-platform multimedia player that helps its users play, convert and stream most popular video and formats via a simple and intuitive user interface

macOS Big Sur

A new macOS that welcomes the arrival of Apple Silicon and offers better integration with mobile platforms, along with fresh visuals and a host of other features

Big Sur Cache Cleaner

User-friendly and intuitive macOS application that makes system maintenance, optimization, tuning and cleaning a lot simpler and faster

AppCleaner

Simple to use macOS utility designed to help you to quickly and properly uninstall any application with a just a flick of your mouse

Alfred

An easy to use productivity application for the macOS that helps you save time by speeding up your searches, on the web or on your Mac

Amphetamine

Straightforward app that integrates itself into the OS X status bar to give you quick access and control over your Mac's energy saver settings

Hidden Bar

Hide menu bar items and avoid clutter without removing the icons altogether, using this impressively straightforward and lightweight app

Aerial

Set the aerial videos recorded for the fourth-generation Apple TV as your Mac's screensaver and enjoy beautiful scenery from around the world

Keka

Powerful yet easy to use file archiver for macOS based on a 7za port that enables you to both compress and extract files with a drag and drop



macOS Big Sur

macOS Big Sur
Big Sur Cache Cleaner
AppCleaner
Alfred
Amphetamine
Hidden Bar
Aerial
Keka
Rectangle
The Unarchiver
Microsoft Remote Desktop
Apple Xcode
Keysmith
Mimestream
VLC Media Player

essentials

Battery Buddy 1.0.3

Cute battery indicator that will go from happy to sad as battery life goes down, then back to smil..

One Switch 1.18

A bunch of useful system switches packed into a small menu bar app, allowing you to activate vario..

Caffeinated 1.20

Boring Old Menu Barbie

Simple yet customizable app that prevents your Mac and display from going to sleep for a certain a..

Clockey 2.0.6

Monitor the current time in various cities or locations around the world, using simple, customizab..

Klokki 1.3.3

Automate time tracking based on a series of user-defined rules, and focus on your work without hav..

Thought Train 1.4.0

A lightweight note app that lets you quickly write down your tasks and memos, which are then shown..

NightOwl 0.3.0

Menu bar app that lets you easily toggle the macOS Dark/Light modes, either manually or on a sched..

Launchey 2.1.4

Place shortcuts for your favorite applications in the menu bar, assign them global hotkeys and cre..

MenuWeather+ 1.1.4

Monitor your local weather conditions from the menu bar, with a minimalistic app for users who are..

macOS 10.14 or later (Intel only)

iGlance 2.1.0

Monitor CPU temperature and utilization, memory and network usage, fan speed and your battery—all ..

AirPods Battery Monitor 1.0.15

Check your AirPods' battery life from the menu bar, at a glance, without having to navigate throug..

Dozer 4.0.0 / 4.2.0 Beta

Hide certan icons in your menu bar with a single click, and then reveal them again just as easily,..

Nocturnal 1.1.1

Manage the macOS Night Shift feature from the menu bar, and reduce your display's brightness to fu..

Menu World Time 1.11

See what the current time is in various cities around the world, with this simple menu bar app tha..

Bartender 3.1.23

A minimalist macOS application which offers you the possibility to quickly manage and organize you..

Timeless 2020.7

Get a general idea of what part of the day it is, but without the anxiety of always knowing the ex..

The more I use MacOS Big Sur the more I like the new interface changes. It takes some getting used to for sure. One complaint people have with Big Sur is Menu Bar transparency. I like this feature; I can work with it. However, some folks just dislike how the Menu Bar appears in Big Sur. There are a couple of things you can do to improve the transparency.

Menu Bar Transparency

Here is how the Menu Bar looks with Big Sur’s transparency activated:

Boring Old Menu Barber Shop

The Menu Bar takes on the background color of the Desktop. Some people think this makes the icons in the Menu Bar somewhat less legible. I think they have a point, but for me the icons still work fine.

If you go into System Preferences and click on “Accessibility” you can set the Menu Bar to not be transparent.

Boring Old Menu Bar Ideas

Just click on “Display” in the left sidebar and then check the box for “Reduce transparency”. That makes the Menu Bar look less transparent.

Now the icons are very contrasty and easy to see. But, that fix is not enough for some people.

Some people that do no like the Big Sur Menu Bar transparency also dislike the fact that it has rounded corners on each end. Now, this is getting a little picky, but if you can have your cake and eat it too, you may as well. One person has created a little App called “Boring Old Menu Bar” which reverts the Menu Bar back to the Catalina appearance. Hey, that works for me if it works for them.

Conclusion

Boring Old Menu Bar Definition

MacOS Big Sur does have major changes to appearance. It takes time to get acclimated to it. I am sure there will be other little fixes to revert certain parts of the OS to more standard looks.