From fc66297a9230911817e33f5f7709437ad6b9f49f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benjamin Bojko Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:32:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add notes on how to hide menu bar in automated fullscreen apps --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8f6a375..4aee4af 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -634,6 +634,14 @@ See [this article](http://blairneal.com/blog/memory-leak-murderer/) about combin [Note: Unsure if this still works in 2019.] If using MadMapper – see [this link](http://blairneal.com/blog/applescript-to-automatically-fullscreen-madmapper-for-installations/) for an AppleScript that will open MadMapper and have it enter fullscreen – and enter “OK” on a pesky dialog box. +#### Fix for menu bar appearing when auto-launching apps + +When launching fullscreen applications on Mac via a launch agent, as a login item or other automation, the menu bar might still appear even if your app is set to fullscreen. + +You can often fix this by: +* Editing your application's `Info.plist` file and changing the `LSUIPresentationMode` to `3` or `4` (`4` hides elements but still allows them to appear by moving the mouse to the screen edges, `3` hides them completely unless you CMD+TAB out of the app). +* Using a utility like [jAppleMenuBar](https://github.com/kritzikratzi/jAppleMenuBar) ([source](https://forum.processing.org/one/topic/osx-menu-bar-still-visible-in-present-mode.html)) + ## Alternate resources: -------------------- The original outdated version of the article from 2012 is [here](http://blairneal.com/blog/installation-up-4evr/)