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title: "Thaw for Mac, a free Droplet in Droppy"
description: "Install the official Thaw menu bar manager directly from Droppy. Thaw is developed by Toni Förster as a modern fork of Ice, with item hiding, search, tinting, and per-display profiles. Droppy keeps Thaw up to date from the official GitHub releases; no extra tooling required."
canonical: "https://getdroppy.app/features/thaw"
last-updated: "2026-10-27"
---

# A tidy menu bar.

Thaw

Install the official Thaw menu bar manager directly from Droppy. Thaw is developed by Toni Förster as a modern fork of Ice, with item hiding, search, tinting, and per-display profiles. Droppy keeps Thaw up to date from the official GitHub releases; no extra tooling required.

![Thaw in Droppy on a MacBook Pro: its page in Settings, a real render of the app](https://getdroppy.app/assets/features/screens/thaw-20261027.webp)

[Download for macOS](https://getdroppy.app/download/latest) [Purchase](https://getdroppy.app/#pricing)

Free with Droppy. Switch it on in Settings, Droplet Store.

## What it does

Install Thaw directly from Droppy. It's the official build by Toni Förster, pulled live from github.com/thaw-app/Thaw. Hide and manage menu bar items, tint the bar, add hotkeys, and let Droppy keep Thaw up to date automatically.

- Hide and organise menu bar items
- Menu bar tinting, shadows, and custom shapes
- Search + hotkeys for fast access
- Auto-update straight from GitHub releases

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## Ready to try Droppy?

Every feature and every Droplet, one price, yours for good.

[Download for macOS](https://getdroppy.app/download/latest)