I use Hidden Bar (https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden) for this. It works well enough despite not being updated in a while, though there is a bit of jank. Just tried out Ice and it seems to be a nice, lower jank replacement! - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago

I switched to HiddenBar a few years ago when a Bartender licence ran out. It's open source, it's free, and it hasn't been taken over by a new owner who won't identify themselves. https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago

The open-source Hidden Bar is my current solution to this problem, but I think I prefer this native fix. https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden

  brew install --cask hiddenbar

. - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

There's Hidden Bar but I think it's a lot like Bartender. It has an arrow too if that's what you want. Source: about 1 year ago

Hidden is a great free and open-source alternative. Source: about 1 year ago

I have 827 (thank you librarything.com for the catalogue) and 7 dictionaries in four languages accumulated over 50-odd years. I have several matching sets I’ve bought as they were issued. You just have to (a) buy books and (b) live a long time. Source: 12 months ago

I use librarything.com to keep track of books I read. One of the things I like most about the site is that it basically works like your own personal library card catalog. You can create "collections" as well as tags to organize your books. You can easily add books by edition, format, or ISBN to your library. And if you have physical books, you can scan the barcodes to add them to your library instead of entering... Source: about 1 year ago

Take a look at librarything.com, probably perfect for small libraries. Source: over 1 year ago

i'll also put in a plug for librarything.com. I prefer it way more than goodreads. It feels less more indie and far smaller. Source: over 1 year ago

I believe you can make comments vs. Private comments on librarything.com. You can also set your entire library to private. Source: over 1 year ago