Releases: dremin/RetroBar
RetroBar 1.17
Just unzip and run (since the app isn't signed, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway"). Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.
Important
Windows 11 users: Recent updates have impacted RetroBar's ability to hide the default Windows taskbar. Before starting RetroBar, it is recommended to open Windows Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, select "Taskbar behaviors", then enable "Automatically hide the taskbar."
New features
Improvements
- When switching virtual desktops, the taskbar will now show the correct windows (#131)
- Hidden files and folders will no longer unintentionally be shown in Quick Launch (#856)
- Holding the shift key while middle-clicking a task now performs the opposite action to what is configured (#966)
- Fixed Explorer crash loop after restarting Explorer while RetroBar is running on Windows 11 (#457)
- Fixed RetroBar behaving improperly after restarting Explorer (#96, thanks @MKKNinetyTwo!)
- Fixed RetroBar crashing if the log file can't be created (#523)
- Updated translations:
- Croatian (hrvatski) (#952, thanks @som3rando!)
- German (Deutsch) (#823 and #954, thanks @uDEV2019!)
- Hungarian (magyar) (#825, thanks @56k-modem!)
- Polish (polski) (#868, thanks @starleaf-luna!)
- Russian (русский) (#867 and #948, thanks @aeiouaeiouaeiouaeiouaeiouaeiou!)
- Spanish (español) (thanks @xoascf!)
- Turkish (Türkçe) (#834, thanks @mutoyoru!)
Contributors
Assets 5
RetroBar 1.16
Just unzip and run (since the app isn't signed, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway"). Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.
Important
Windows 11 users: Recent updates have impacted RetroBar's ability to hide the default Windows taskbar. Before starting RetroBar, it is recommended to open Windows Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, select "Taskbar behaviors", then enable "Automatically hide the taskbar."
New features
- Added more settings for notification area icons:
- Added a "remove" behavior setting for notification icons, which allows you to completely remove an icon from the notification area (#338)
- Added an "always hide" behavior setting for notification icons, which will suppress notifications from an icon
- In the "Customize Notifications" window, you may now select which icons will be inverted per the "invert system icons" advanced setting. The window shows icons in their inverted state if selected. (#812)
- Notification area icons can now be optionally inverted on Windows 7 and Windows 8
- Added new advanced options: (#810, thanks @xoascf!)
- Automatic update checks can be disabled
- Added a "do nothing" option for using the middle mouse button on a task
- Badges can now be shown on taskbar icons (#797)
- Support for Basque (euskara) (#802, thanks @erlgr!)
Improvements
- Fixed an error appearing when the "show input language" option is enabled (#758)
- Fixed an issue that could cause the taskbar to get stuck visible while auto-hide is enabled
- Fixed the taskbar being one pixel away from the screen edge with certain scaling settings (#735)
- Fixed the Show Desktop button being difficult to click on the Windows 9x themes (#680)
- Fixed the taskbar scale setting causing an incorrectly sized taskbar when the taskbar is not locked (#806)
- Updated translations:
- Chinese (Traditional) (中文(繁體)) (#788, thanks @karurosuma!)
- German (Deutsch) (#789, thanks @uDEV2019!)
- Luxembourgish (Lëtzebuergesch) (#759, thanks @VoXaN24!)
- Portuguese (português) (#809, thanks @pedro-fixingstuff!)
- Russian (русский) (#763, thanks @aeiouaeiouaeiouaeiouaeiouaeiou!)
- Spanish (español) (#807, thanks @xoascf!)
Contributors
Assets 5
RetroBar 1.15
Just unzip and run (since the app isn't signed, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway"). Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.
Important
Windows 11 users: Recent updates have impacted RetroBar's ability to hide the default Windows taskbar. Before starting RetroBar, it is recommended to open Windows Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, select "Taskbar behaviors", then enable "Automatically hide the taskbar."
New features
- Added option to show the input language on the taskbar (#744, thanks @igprya!)
- Network and Power system notification area icons in Windows 11 now open the specific network or power flyout with version 22H2 or later
- Notification area icons can now be middle-clicked (#703)
- Support for Thai (ไทย) (#674, thanks @sfaraway91!)
Improvements
- Improved Windows Vista Aero and Basic themes with scaling/high DPI (#740)
- Improved properties window to better reflect the unlocked taskbar
- Fixed tooltips unexpectedly appearing (#364)
- Fixed auto-hide animation and XP unlocked appearance with RTL languages (#672, thanks @xoascf!)
- Fixed inverting system icons when using software rendering (#700, thanks @xoascf!)
- Fixed notification area icons for some apps, such as DS4Windows, not functioning (#730)
- Fixed some potential errors when taskbar items change (#699)
- Fixed some potential errors when changing theme (#687, thanks @xoascf!)
- Fixed system icons not working in Windows 11 with ExplorerPatcher or StartAllBack (#737)
- Updated translations:
- Croatian (hrvatski) (#678, thanks @som3rando!)
- Portuguese (português) (#725, thanks @pedro-fixingstuff!)
- Russian (русский) (#755)
Contributors
Assets 5
RetroBar 1.14
Just unzip and run (since the app isn't signed, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway"). Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.
Note
Windows 11 users: Recent updates have impacted RetroBar's ability to hide the default Windows taskbar. Before starting RetroBar, it is recommended to open Windows Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, select "Taskbar behaviors", then enable "Automatically hide the taskbar."
New features
- Changed how RetroBar stores settings, so future updates after this one will no longer clear all settings (#666)
- Support for Luxembourgish (Lëtzebuergesch) (#652, thanks @VoXaN24!)
Improvements
- (hotfix) Fixed errors in the Properties window when changing language (#670, thanks @xoascf!)
- Fixed issues with the Windows Vista theme images (#607, #627)
- Fixed occasional missing taskbar items after system display changes when showing RetroBar on multiple monitors, using the "same taskbar as window" setting (#499)
- Fixed the Properties window preview when the taskbar is unlocked with quick launch disabled (#668)
- Updates to translations:
Contributors
Assets 5
RetroBar 1.13
Just unzip and run (since the app isn't signed, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway"). Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.
Note
Windows 11 users: Recent updates have impacted RetroBar's ability to hide the default Windows taskbar. Before starting RetroBar, it is recommended to open Windows Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, select "Taskbar behaviors", then enable "Automatically hide the taskbar."
New features
- Added auto-hide feature (#77)
- The taskbar can now be locked or unlocked (#498)
- When unlocked, the taskbar can be dragged to another edge of the screen
- Added setting to control system icon invert (#637)
- Support for additional languages:
- Latvian (latviešu) (#626, thanks @WF4123!)
- Slovak (slovenčina) (#620, thanks @SAMUELLL41!)
Improvements
- Fixed issue moving the taskbar from the left edge to the top edge in Windows 7
- Improved performance when moving the taskbar
- Updates to translations:
- Croatian (hrvatski) (#573, thanks @som3rando!)
- Persian (فارسی) (#599, thanks @ejrv!)
- Polish (polski) (#591, thanks @MeTonaTOR!)
- Serbian (srpski, српски) (#576, thanks @bzzrak!)
- Spanish (español) (thanks @xoascf!)
- Ukrainian (українська) (#609, thanks @CsyeCokTheSolly!)
- Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) (#589, #622, thanks @michioxd and @cheesethesylveon!)
Contributors
Assets 5
RetroBar 1.12
Just unzip and run (since the app isn't signed, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway"). Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.
Note
Windows 11 users: Recent updates have impacted RetroBar's ability to hide the default Windows taskbar. Before starting RetroBar, it is recommended to open Windows Settings > Personalization > Taskbar, select "Taskbar behaviors", then enable "Automatically hide the taskbar."
New features
- Option to enable a Show Desktop icon at the end of the taskbar (#84, thanks @xoascf!)
- This also supports peek, which can be enabled in the right-click menu
- Option to scale the taskbar to be a larger size (#480)
- Option to close windows on middle-click (#516, thanks @fediaFedia!)
- Support for additional languages:
- Themes such as this one can now center taskbar items (#526)
Improvements
- Debug logging is no longer enabled by default and is now an option (#523)
- Fixed clock AM/PM symbol and separators not changing with system settings (#477, thanks @xoascf!)
- Fixed issues when using multiple displays with mixed DPI (#456)
- Fixed System XP theme not changing color dynamically (#520)
- Fixed system fonts not being used on system themes (#509)
- Fixed version localization in the Properties window (#472, thanks @xoascf!)
- Fixed an error that could occur with quick launch enabled (#560)
- Fixed the Vista start button spilling over onto vertically stacked monitors (#563, thanks @khalleu!)
- Improved spacing around quick launch icons on secondary monitors (#533)
- Improvements to the Properties window (#532)
- Miscellaneous improvements to all languages (#547, thanks @xoascf!)
- Additional language updates:
- Chinese (Simplified) (中文(简体)) (#470, thanks @wcxu21!)
- Polish (polski) (#522, thanks @MeTonaTOR!)
- Portuguese (português) (#539, thanks @pedro-fixingstuff!)
- Russian (русский) (#537, thanks @1280px!)
- Spanish (español) (#517, thanks @xoascf!)
- Turkish (Türkçe) (#484, thanks @mutoyoru!)
- Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) (#497, thanks @s1stine!)
Contributors
Assets 5
RetroBar 1.11
Just unzip and run (since the app isn't signed, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway"). Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.
New features
- Added option to show window thumbnails on hover (#408)
- For systems with multiple displays, added options to show tasks on: (#439)
- All taskbars
- Same taskbar as window
- Same taskbar as window and primary taskbar
- Shift-clicking 'Exit RetroBar' will now restart it instead (#402)
- Support for additional languages:
Improvements
- Moved "RetroBar" settings section to its own tab, added version information, and a GitHub link (#184)
- Custom themes and languages can now also be installed to
%localappdata%\RetroBar\Themesor%localappdata%\RetroBar\Languages - Improved error handling
- Updated languages:
Contributors
Assets 5
RetroBar 1.10
Just unzip and run (since the app isn't signed, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway"). Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.
Starting with v1.9, RetroBar requires .NET 6.0.2 or later instead of .NET Core 3.1. If you haven't already, download the .NET 6 desktop runtime.
New features
- Added progress indicator to tasks (#387)
- Drag items into Quick Launch to create a shortcut (#378)
- Drag items onto the Start button to open the Start menu (#378)
- Location, microphone, and Windows Update icons are now inverted when they should be (#427)
- Support for additional languages:
- Catalan (#390, thanks @jvfjordiv!)
- Lithuanian (#376, thanks @ItsMeSaturn and @xoascf!)
Improvements
Contributors
Assets 5
RetroBar 1.9
Just unzip and run (since the app isn't signed, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway"). Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.
Starting with v1.9, RetroBar requires .NET 6.0.2 or later instead of .NET Core 3.1. If you haven't already, download the .NET 6 desktop runtime.
New features
- ARM64 system support (#66)
- New themes:
- Support for additional languages:
- Bulgarian (#348, thanks @SA2180!)
- Traditional Chinese (#322, thanks @karurosuma!)
- Dutch (#323, thanks @Mathijsz!)
- Romanian (#345 and #347, thanks @florinsdistortedvision and @Edward205!)
- Korean (#359, thanks @Y0Pa!)
Improvements
- Fixed balloon notifications sometimes appearing on the wrong monitor (#311)
- Fixed popup windows not being brought to foreground by the taskbar (#353)
- Fixed positioning issues with tray icons on multiple monitors
- Fixed the scrollbar showing in the taskbar unexpectedly (#314)
- Fixed the taskbar not showing when pressing the Windows key in a full-screen app (#171)
- Fixed taskbar buttons being too short in some themes (#333)
- Fixed spacing issues in some themes (#341, #375)
- Updated languages:
- Russian (#309, thanks @iDolmatov!)
- Vietnamese (#324, thanks @Toasty9004Dev!)
- Updated XP themes to show the date on vertical taskbars (#374)
- Theme authors can now add a Vista-like protruding Start button by setting
UseFloatingStartButtontoTruein the theme - Theme authors can now customize the layout of the clock (#300, thanks @xoascf!)
Contributors
Assets 5
RetroBar 1.8
Just unzip and run (since the app isn't signed, Windows Defender will likely require you to choose "more info," then "run anyway"). Not sure which one to download? Try 64-bit.
New features
- 32-bit system support (#143)
- New themes:
- Scrolling over the volume icon changes volume (#264, thanks @xoascf!)
- Support for additional languages:
- Czech (#238, thanks @mrflamist!)
- English (United Kingdom) (#256, thanks @mrflamist!)
- German (#230, thanks @0x5066!)
- Greek (#257, thanks @ColdSalt09!)
- Turkish (#232, thanks @mutoyoru!)
- System notification area icons that are monochrome white are now dark when necessary (#41)
Improvements
- Accuracy improvements for the Windows XP Classic theme (#248, thanks @xoascf!)
- Custom themes can use large icons by setting
UseLargeIconstoTrue(#289) - Default task context menu item is now correctly bold (#253, thanks @xoascf!)
- Fixed clock position on Windows XP Blue and Silver themes (#270)
- Fixed Explorer taskbar sometimes stuck in autohide after closing RetroBar
- Fixed Start button not appearing as pressed (#255, thanks @xoascf!)
- Fixed Start button showing outline (#133, thanks @xoascf!)
- Fixed windows sometimes maximizing to the wrong size, especially on Windows 7
- Improved reliability of customized notification area icons (#261)
- Updated languages:
