You can then delete any previous versions of Bartender you have and launch Bartender 5. You need to be on macOS Sonoma, then you can download Bartender 5 from the website, open the disk image and move Bartender 5 to your applications folder. If you bought Bartender 4 from July 2022 you are entitled to a free upgrade to Bartender 5, Bartender 5 will accept and use your Bartender 4 license. I recently bought Bartender 4 do I need to pay for an upgrade? It has a 4 week trial after this Bartender 5 will be $16, if you have a license to any previous version of Bartender you can get a great discount on a upgrade license. A Bartender 5 license will work with Bartender 4 if you need. Because of internal changes in macOS, Bartender 5 could only be designed to work with the newest version of macOS. Can I use Bartender 5 on macOS Ventura or earlier?īartender 5 is only compatible with macOS Sonoma.