Legal
Terms of use
CleanBar is free software, offered as it is.
Last updated 1 January 2026
Short version: use it freely on your own devices, don’t sell it or pass it off as yours, never use it to hide that someone is being recorded, and it comes with no warranty.
Agreement
Downloading or using CleanBar means you accept these terms. If you do not, do not install it. Installing it for an employer means you can agree on that organisation’s behalf.
Your licence
You get a free, non-exclusive, worldwide licence to use CleanBar for personal or commercial purposes, on as many devices as you own or control. No key, no registration, no expiry.
You may pass the unmodified installer to someone else, and organisations may deploy it internally without asking first.
What you may not do
- Sell, rent or sublicense the app, or bundle it into a paid product without permission
- Modify, repackage or redistribute an altered build, or present it as your own
- Remove the name, mark or attribution from the app or installer
- Reverse engineer it, except where local law allows
- Use it to conceal a recording indicator, or otherwise to mislead people about being recorded
Honest use
CleanBar hides clutter, not facts. Recording and camera indicators stay visible in every preset by design, and circumventing that is a breach of these terms.
A fixed clock in the screenshot preset is a documentation convention. You are responsible for how you use screenshots, including anywhere a real timestamp matters.
Price and availability
CleanBar is free. Platforms marked as soon are intentions, not commitments, and carry no date. Any part of the app may change or be withdrawn.
If a paid edition ever appeared it would be a separate product, and would not disable or restrict a copy you already have.
Updates
The app does not update itself or check for versions. New releases are posted here and you install them yourself. Future releases may drop support for older systems; the version you have keeps working.
Ownership
The app, its name, its mark and this site remain ours. You receive a licence to use the software, not rights in it. Other trademarks named here belong to their owners and are used only to describe compatibility.
No warranty
CleanBar is provided as it is, with no warranty of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We do not warrant it will be uninterrupted, error-free or compatible with every setup.
It hides and restores bar items and holds notifications briefly. Check your own setup before anything that matters, and keep the presets you rely on tested.
Liability
To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential loss, including anything disclosed or missed during a presentation, recording or screen share. As the app is free, our total liability is limited to what you paid for it.
Nothing here limits liability that cannot be limited by law, and your consumer rights are unaffected.
Ending the licence
Uninstall the app and the licence ends. It also ends automatically if you break these terms. The ownership, warranty and liability sections survive.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of Hong Kong, whose courts have jurisdiction, without affecting mandatory consumer rights where you live. If one clause fails, the rest stands.
Contact
Questions, or permission to redistribute: hello@cleanbarapp.com.