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Tuck vs Deskworthy

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Tuck compared with Deskworthy
DetailTuck logo TuckDeskworthy logo Deskworthy
What it doesFree menu bar manager for macOS that hides rarely-used icons and reveals them on demand Private, careful apps for Mac
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingCore app is free. Tuck Pro planned one-time price: $12 USD (not yet on sale) All Apps: $25 once for life with updates (founder deal, limited to first 50 buyers), then $9/month or $69/year. Individual apps: $5 each (founder price), then $19 per app one time.
Key features
  • Hide and show menu bar icons with click, hover, scroll or hotkey
  • Keyboard search to find and jump to menu bar items
  • Tuck Bar for icons hidden by the notch on MacBooks
  • Visible, Hidden and Always-Hidden sections for organizing icons
  • Appearance customization with tint, gradient, shadow and border
  • Simple Mode for essential settings only
  • Hotkeys to toggle sections and control reveal gestures
  • Zen mode to hide all sections and lock reveal gestures
  • Support for 20 languages
  • Pro features planned: Profiles, triggers, automation, folders and per-display layouts
  • Disk space analysis and cleanup
  • Mac maintenance and system monitoring
  • Screenshot capture with markup tools
  • Screenshot editing with privacy masking
  • Image compression and batch processing
  • System resource monitoring
  • Offline processing with no uploads
  • License management across multiple computers
  • 7-day free trial on most apps
  • 15-day refund guarantee
What makes it different
  • Free and open source under GPL-3.0 with no account or tracking required
  • Tuck Bar recovers icons hidden by the notch on MacBooks
  • Derived from and credits Thaw and Ice open source projects
  • No account required inside apps, license key based
  • Privacy-first with all processing done locally
  • One-time purchase option with lifetime access
  • Founder deal pricing for early adopters
  • Works across up to 2 computers with license transfer
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)2 +1 (up) since last check5 +2 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)28
Citation Flow (Majestic)191
Referring domains (Majestic)121

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