jghankins · July 9, 2025 11:51 · Jul 9, 2025
diff --git a/toggle-menu-bar.js b/toggle-menu-bar.js
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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+// Required parameters:
+// @raycast.schemaVersion 1
+// @raycast.title Toggle Menu Bar
+// @raycast.mode compact
+// @raycast.packageName System
+
+// Optional parameters:
+// @raycast.icon 🔄
+// @raycast.description Toggle the visibility of the Mac menu bar
+// @raycast.author Jim Hankins
+// @raycast.authorURL https://cloudbedrock.com
+
+const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+
+try {
+  // Use AppleScript to toggle menu bar auto-hide
+  const script = `
+    tell application "System Events"
+      tell dock preferences
+        set currentState to autohide menu bar
+        set autohide menu bar to not currentState
+        if autohide menu bar then
+          return "Menu bar will auto-hide"
+        else
+          return "Menu bar will always show"
+        end if
+      end tell
+    end tell
+  `;
+
+  const result = execSync(`osascript -e '${script}'`, { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim();
+  console.log(result);
+
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error('Error toggling menu bar:', error.message);
+
+  // Fallback method using defaults
+  try {
+    const currentState = execSync('defaults read com.apple.dock autohide-menu-bar', { encoding: 'utf8' }).trim();
+
+    if (currentState === '1') {
+      execSync('defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-menu-bar -bool false');
+      console.log('Menu bar set to always show');
+    } else {
+      execSync('defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-menu-bar -bool true');
+      console.log('Menu bar set to auto-hide');
+    }
+
+    execSync('killall Dock');
+
+  } catch (fallbackError) {
+    console.error('Fallback method also failed:', fallbackError.message);
+  }
+}