A lightweight utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent.
GPL-3.0 License
A lightweight (uses a few MB of RAM and almost no CPU) utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent on Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can download the program for free from the Microsoft Store and take advantage of its features like background auto-updates.
Alternatively, you can download TranslucentTB.appinstaller
via the releases tab and open it to install the app.
A portable version of the app is also available on GitHub releases as TranslucentTB.zip
, but this version only works on Windows 11.
If you want to get the latest bleeding edge build, you can grab it over at the Azure Pipelines page. Note that these builds may not work, or include features that are partially complete. Use at your own risk.
To add TranslucentTB to startup, check the "Open at boot" entry in the TranslucentTB tray icon's context menu. If it is grayed out, TranslucentTB startup has been disabled by your organization.
Portable versions can be added to startup by creating a shortcut to the executable in %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
.
We have a Liberapay! Don't hesitate to donate if you appreciate TranslucentTB and would like to support our work.
If you want to contribute to the source code, we have a how-to contribute guide.
Some antiviruses are over eager, so they might flag this program as malicious. IT IS NOT! Over 10M users have downloaded this program safely. The source is open, you can compile it yourself, and we welcome any and all security reviews.
TranslucentTB is a team effort! It is the result of the collective efforts of many people:
Thanks to @dAKirby309 for making the icon! You can find more of his stuff on his DeviantArt profile.
This program is free (as in speech) software under the GPLv3. Please see the license file for more.