Version 1.6.3

Released on: 2026-09-06

Changes

• Minor update.
• Version 1 will remain free until an extended date of 2026-12-19.

Version 1.6.1

Released on: 2026-06-02

Changes

• Taskbar now includes a start menu! (#31)
  • The start menu release which has been in Beta since last year is now officially released.
  • By default, the newly-added start menu replaces launchpad/spotlight, but they can be restored to be the default action by right click.
  • Users updating from the Beta to this version will only see minor fixes.
• Custom transparency can now be set! (#42). Note: This is a change in the default appearance of Taskbar but the old appearance can be restored by setting transparency to the lowest value in settings.
• Version 1 will remain free until an extended date of 2026-09-19.
• Fixed bugs:
  • Tasks are put at the end (all the way to the right) when their space changes or when entering/exiting fullscreen (#164). Note: This is a change in the default behavior of Taskbar but the old behavior can be restored in the advanced settings.
  • Inconsistent icon size (#47).
  • Taskbar gets shown at some point later after hiding it (#184).
  • Restore option to show Taskbar only on main display (#186).
  • Autodesk Fusion popups treated as separate windows (#214).

Version 1.5.2.1

Released on: 2025-11-30

Changes

• Minor update.
• Fixed a bug: Minor bug introduced in v1.5.2 (#264).
• Important note for Start Menu beta users

Version 1.5.2

Released on: 2025-11-29

Changes

• Minor update.
• Version 1 will remain free until an extended date of 2026-06-13.
• Important note for Start Menu beta users

Version 1.4.7

Released on: 2025-10-03

Changes

• Minor update.
• Fixed a bug: Launchpad button is not working on macOS 26.0 (Tahoe) (#230).

Version 1.4.6

Released on: 2025-08-22

Changes

• Minor update.
• Version 1 will remain free until an extended date of 2025-12-06.

Version 1.4.5

Released on: 2025-05-19

Changes

• Minor update.
• Version 1 will remain free until an extended date of 2025-Sep-06.
• Future updates to the app will show a button next to the launchpad button. It installs the update when clicked.
• Fixed a bug: Minor visual glitch introduced in v1.4.3 (#177).

Version 1.4.3

Released on: 2025-05-01

Important Update

• Fixed a bug: Taskbar sometimes not visible on startup (#163).

Version 1.4.2

Released on: 2025-04-28

Changes

• Multi-monitor support has been added!
  • Each screen has its own taskbar that only shows that screen's windows.
  • An option is available to make all taskbars show windows from all screens.
  • Individual taskbars can be hidden if needed.

Version 1.3.0

Released on: 2025-01-29

Changes

• Taskbar size and thumbnail size are now configurable! (#36) and (#81).
• Show notification badge for pinned app icons (added using the "Keep in Taskbar" option) (#75).
• Right click context menus and chrome bookmark menus are shown underneath Taskbar (#120).
• Detect the Passwords app's window.
• Make quitting or resetting Taskbar revert the "Fully hide Dock" option (#72).
• Minor bug fixes.
• Minor visual improvements.

Version 1.2.6

Released on: 2024-12-20

Changes

• Minor update.
• Version 1 will remain free until an extended date of 2025-06-01.

Version 1.2.5

Released on: 2024-10-02

Changes

• Minor update.
• Version 1 will remain free until an extended date of 2025-01-01.
• Fixed bugs:
  • No response when clicking on tasks to switch to their windows (#78).
  • Sonoma language popups show up in Taskbar as blank windows (#85).

Version 1.2.1

Released on: 2024-06-07

Changes

• Taskbar is no longer in beta. Version 1 will remain free and expire on 2024-11-01.
• Some parts of the code were re-written to improve stability.
• New features:
  • Windows can now be grouped by application.
  • Dark mode can now be set to override the system theme.
  • Option to hide window titles and only show their icons.
  • Option to show window titles in the thumbnail view.
  • The ability to set how quickly thumbnails appear after hovering.
  • Preference for showing tabs (e.g. Finder) as individual items or not.
  • Option to hide the window's app instead of minimizing it on click.
  • Preference to no longer indicate minimized or hidden windows.
• Fixed bugs:
  • Incorrectly detecting fullscreen windows to decide whether or not to hide Taskbar (#40).
  • Unable to drag and drop tasks when using more than one monitor (#38).
  • Discord remains in Taskbar after being closed (#51).
  • Incorrect "Taskbar" task is added to Taskbar after checking for updates (#24).

Version 1.0.8

Released on: 2024-03-26

Changes

• Beta is extended to 2024-08-01.
• Screen recording permission became optional.
• New installations of Taskbar are signed.
• Some bugs were fixed:
  • Quitting Taskbar makes Alt-Tab's default keyboard shortcut stop working (#15).
  • Incorrectly detecting windows as overlapping Taskbar (on non-main display) and resizing them as a result (#21).
  • Other minor bugs.

Version 1.0.6

Released on: 2024-01-14

Changes

• Initial published version.