Every app wants a spot in your menu bar. On a MacBook with a notch, that space is even tighter — icons can end up hidden behind the camera housing where you can't click them at all. Here's how to fix that with Lounge.

Step 1: Install Lounge and grant Accessibility permission

Download Lounge and open it. macOS will prompt you to grant Accessibility permission — this is required because Lounge repositions menu bar items, which macOS treats as an accessibility-level operation. Approve it in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility.

Step 2: Sort icons into visible and hidden sections

Lounge splits your menu bar into two sections separated by a divider marker. Hold ⌘ and drag any icon across the divider to move it:

Keep icons you check constantly (Wi-Fi, battery, volume) in the visible section.
Move icons you rarely need (rarely-used utilities, background sync tools, one-off menu bar apps) into the hidden section.

Step 3: Set your shortcut

Press ⌘⇧L to instantly toggle the hidden section open or closed from anywhere — no need to move your mouse to the corner of the screen. You can remap this shortcut in Lounge's preferences panel if ⌘⇧L conflicts with another app.

Step 4: Use the notch-aware panel for quick access

If you're on a notched MacBook, hover near the notch instead of using the shortcut. Lounge reveals a panel with both your visible and hidden icons laid out clearly, so you never lose track of what's hidden.

Step 5: Revisit your setup periodically

As you install and uninstall menu bar apps, new icons will land in the visible section by default. Spend thirty seconds every few weeks re-sorting anything new — Lounge remembers your layout automatically, so this is a one-time move per icon, not a recurring chore.

Bonus: clean up your clipboard too

Lounge's built-in clipboard history keeps recently copied snippets searchable from the menu bar, so you don't need a separate clipboard manager cluttering things further.

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