Install
Get Black Menu Bar on the Mac App Store and open it from the Applications folder. It requires macOS 26 or later, including macOS 27.
As soon as the app opens, the menu bar turns black and the app's icon (a rectangle with a filled top bar) appears on the right side of the menu bar.
Use
Click the icon to open the menu. Black Menu Bar switches the black menu bar on and off; a checkmark means it is on. The app remembers your choice the next time it opens.
System Settings, accessibility options and your wallpaper stay as they are.
Quit and uninstall
Choose Quit in the app's menu, and the menu bar is back to normal right away.
To uninstall, quit the app, then drag Black Menu Bar from the Applications folder to the Trash.
Common questions
Does Black Menu Bar work on macOS 27?
Yes. Black Menu Bar works on macOS 27. It requires macOS 26 Tahoe or later.
Does Black Menu Bar keep my wallpaper as it is?
Yes. Black Menu Bar never replaces, repaints or copies your wallpaper, so dynamic, shuffling and per-Space wallpapers stay as they are.
Does it work on an external display?
Yes. Black Menu Bar makes the menu bar black on every display.
Does Black Menu Bar hide the notch on a MacBook?
Yes. The notch on a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro is black, and Black Menu Bar makes the menu bar around it the same black, so the notch blends into one solid bar.
Contact
Questions? Write to the developer through the contact page.