How to Reduce Mac Menu Bar Transparency

  Matt Cone       March 26, 2021      Tutorials Mac


By default, your Mac’s menu bar is transparent, which means the menu bar background color automatically changes depending on whatever application you’re using. You can disable this transparency feature to keep the background color of your menu bar consistent no matter what application you’re using.

Here’s how to reduce your Mac’s menu bar transparency:

  1. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences.

  2. Click Accessability.

    Reduce Mac Menu Bar transparency

  3. From the sidebar, select Display.

  4. Select the Reduce Transparency checkbox.

    Reduce Mac Menu Bar transparency

That’s it! You’ve successfully reduced the transparency of your Mac’s menu bar.

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