Hi,
I consider myself a minimalist.
I do not want the roon server menu bar icon in my top menu bar (MacOS).
I still want to start Roon via the dock icon/symbol only!
How can I remove the icon from the menu bar, (also while Roon is running)?
Thanks in advance,
Franz
You can:
either use an utility app to hide menu bar items (free and paid are available)
Vanilla
Dozer
Hidden Bar
Bartender
or try to modify the Info.plist of the RoonServer.app modifying the LSUIElement key (if you’re familiar with such type of things – haven’t tried personally):
I really hate this new menu item. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but ever since it first appeared I started having trouble launching and quitting Roon. This seems like way more of a bug than a feature. What is it supposed to do except be super annoying? Do I really need to download a 3rd party app to get rid of it? lmao guys.
It’s not just an icon:
(Though yeah an option to not display the icon in the menu bar may be good. Of course this will then confuse lots of people who can’t tell if the server is running or not)
Thanks Suedkiez, but it’s still really annoying. When I close a program I expect to close. I guess Roon server isn’t made for laptops? I think switching networks between home and office crashes the server a lot.
Opinions differ I guess. Other people didn’t like that the music stopped if they closed the user interface.
There’s nothing that makes it particularly unsuited to laptops, Many people take their laptop with Roon with them if they are on the move.
Certainly the server shouldn’t crash if you switch networks. If it does, then this is surely a bug that needs fixing, and you should open a new topic in Support for this so that Roon support can take a look. (They don’t usually monitor posts here in Roon Software Discussion)
I finally decided to “take the plunge” and use Roon as nature intended by having a dedicated “server” and always accessing music through a “remote” device. That way the “server” connects via USB-C to my Burson headphone amp. This makes things easier and the sound quality is amazing (greatly improved over bluetooth). It skips sometimes but it’s probably that I’m playing losslessly and streaming over wifi. I will figure that part out eventually.
I know this post is old, but to just add to this for anyone else reading in the future. Roon “Server” (the icon in the menu bar) and Roon “application”, the icon in the Dock of applications… those are not the same thing. You can quit the app, which is what you use to navigate and browse your music and such, and have the server still be running. This is helpful so that you can still have other things, such as phones and tablets, access the server to send music to your speakers. Or, you can quit the Roon Server, and in doing so, it also shuts down the Roon App as well. The only way you can have the app open on a computer without having the server open on that same computer, is to have the server open and running somewhere else, another computer or nucleus for example. Hope this helps clear things up a tad. Cheers!
I like the Roon Server symbol on my iMac, its next to my linked “amphetamine” icon and is a source of reassurance for my troubled mind.
You should be able to turn off the Roon menu icon by going to System Settings → Menu Bar (at the left). Scroll down to the bottom and look for “Allow in the Menu Bar.” Toggle it off.
Hope that helps.