Add a mini browser to the Mac’s menu bar and access websites and services without running Safari
MacBooks have limited screen space and MenubarX helps make the most of it by putting a mini web browser in the menu bar. It is a menu bar browser that emulates Safari on an iPhone.
MenubarX is more than a mini web browser and it comes with a comprehensive menu system with lots of apps ready to run. No apps are installed and everything in MenubarX is a web app, which is a website that looks and feels like an app. This makes it feel like you have access to multiple apps in the menu bar. Search the Mac App Store for MenubarX, install it and try it out – it is free.
MenubarX controls
Use a menu bar browser
Step-by-step
Browse the web from the menu
Install MenubarX from the App Store and run it. It adds an ‘X’ to the menu bar at the right side. Click it and a large collection of icons appears in a scrollable window.
Click the middle icon in the bottomright corner. Move the mouse over ‘User Agent’ and select ‘iOS Safari’. There are other options, but this is the best one.
Move the mouse over ‘Window Size’ and choose an option. An iPhone 8 or 11 is a good choice for a MacBook, but if you have a big screen iMac, select iPad mini.
The MenubarX window is now larger and can show mor
