A lightweight macOS menu bar app that lets you instantly toggle any application on and off with a single click.
Holster sits quietly in your menu bar displaying the icon of your chosen app. One click shows or hides that app — perfect for apps you frequently toggle like Claude, Spotify, Messages, Slack, or Adobe tools.
Think of it as a quick-draw holster for your favorite app.
- One-click toggle — Left-click to show/hide your holstered app
- Native app icon — Menu bar shows the actual icon of your chosen app
- Lightweight — Runs as a pure menu bar app (no Dock icon)
- Simple setup — Right-click to choose or change your target app
- Remembers your choice — Settings persist between launches
Holster lives in the menu bar (circled in red)
Settings panel with no app selected
Settings panel with Claude as the holstered app — menu bar shows the Claude icon
Holster in action — one click shows/hides Claude
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Left-click | Toggle the holstered app (show if hidden, hide if visible) |
| Right-click | Open menu with options |
- Click the Holster icon in your menu bar
- Choose an application from the file picker
- Done! Now left-click anytime to toggle that app
Download the latest .dmg from the Releases page.
- Clone the repository
- Open
Holster.xcodeprojin Xcode - Build and run (⌘R)
- macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later
MIT License — see LICENSE for details.