If you are stuck on Vanilla’s permission screen, follow these instructions to re-enable the permission and restart Vanilla.

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Starting from macOS Catalina, Vanilla requires Screen Recording permission to be able to hide icons on your Mac.

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Vanilla does not record your screen.

Vanilla takes screenshots of your menu bar to hide icons. There is no personal information in these screenshots. The screenshots are not saved or transmitted anywhere.

The app uses the screenshot to blend in the menu bar with the icons inside the menu bar to create a seamless, minimalist menu bar with fewer icons.

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How do I enable Screen Recording permission for Vanilla?

1. When you first start Vanilla on macOS Catalina, you’ll be prompted to enable the Screen Recording permission. You’ll also be prompted to enable Screen Recording if you disable the permission later.

Click ‘Continue’ to proceed. (Or quit Vanilla if you don’t want to use it.)

2. macOS will prompt you to enable permission for Vanilla to record your screen. Click ‘Open System Preferences’.

If macOS doesn’t prompt you, or you get stuck on Vanilla’s “Enable Vanilla” screen, open System Preferences manually, click the Security and Privacy icon and choose ‘Screen Recording’ in the sidebar.

4. In the Screen Recording section, check the checkbox next to Vanilla. You may need to click the lock in the bottom left to allow editing. Quit Vanilla when macOS prompts you to.

5. Open Vanilla again

“I’m stuck at the screen where Vanilla talks about setting the Screen Recording permissions and the ‘Continue’ button isn’t working”

First, get the latest Vanilla update.

We released a fix that solves this issue in 99% of cases. Download the latest version from Vanilla's homepage here. If you are on Vanilla 1.2.2 or above and still experiencing this issue, proceed as below.

Vanilla has gotten into an unexpected state. It may have lost access to Screen Recording or the permission may have changed while Vanilla was starting up. We’ll fix this by resetting the permission and restarting Vanilla.

1. Quit Vanilla by clicking one of the dots in the menu bar, right-clicking the Dock icon, or through Activity Monitor. (If you can’t find how to quit Vanilla, that’s fine as well, you can proceed as below.)

2. Open System Preferences, click the Security and Privacy icon and choose ‘Screen Recording’ in the sidebar.

3. Un-tick and re-tick the checkbox next to Vanilla. You may need to click the lock in the bottom left to allow editing. If macOS prompts you to quit Vanilla then do so.

4. Open Vanilla again

Still having trouble? Email me at [email protected]

Does Vanilla store or transmit any screenshots?

Vanilla does not store or transmit any of these screenshots. We use these screenshots to create a seamless blending effect between your icons and your menu bar.

Vanilla accesses the internet only to check for updates and validate Pro license codes.

Does Vanilla access any personal data or information?

Vanilla does not access or read any personal information – these screenshots are of your menu bar and your Desktop image. In fact, the screenshots are only of the top 50 pixels of your screen.

How do I contact you?

Feel free to contact me any time via email at [email protected] or on Twitter.

Bartender and macOS Catalina Screen Recording Permission

With macOS Catalina, Bartender requires the Screen recording permission to work.
This is a new Security Setting in macOS Catalina, not a change to how Bartender works.

Bartender does not record the screen.

Bartender needs this permission for 3 reasons;
● To get information about your menu bar items (name, location)
● To get images of the menu bar items to show in Preferences and make show for updates work
● To get images of the menu bar to make the transition of showing hidden items smooth
Bartender does not capture any personal information and only captures images of the menu bar.
Bartender does not store or transmit any of the captured images.

To enable the Screen Recording Permission

1. When you first start Bartender on macOS Catalina , Bartender will prompt you to enable the Screen Recording permission. Click the 'Open macOS Screen Recording Preferences' button
2. In the Screen Recording section, check the checkbox for Bartender.
You may need to click on the 🔒 icon at the bottom left of the window and enter your password before you can check the checkbox.
After that you are all set, no need to restart Bartender (click 'later' if prompted)

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If macOS is not adding Bartender to the Screen Recording List, additional help and suggestions are available here: Bartender not showing in macOS Catalina Screen Recording list