# Taskbar Launcher

Taskbar Launcher is a small Windows tray launcher for folders, applications, scripts, files, and nested menus.

## Download

Download the compiled Windows release from:

[Taskbar Launcher Releases](https://git.mget.ca/MGET/Taskbar-Launcher/releases)

## Features

- System tray launcher
- Global hotkey, default `Ctrl+Alt+Space`
- Search/filter in the launcher popup
- Nested menus and drag/drop ordering in Settings
- Per-item icon and display mode
- Automatic icon selection from app/folder targets
- Portable `config.json`
- Backup/restore config
- Optional Start with Windows shortcut
- Windows light/dark theme support

## Screenshots

### Launcher Popup

![Taskbar Launcher popup](docs/screenshots/launcher-popup.png)

### Settings

![Taskbar Launcher settings](docs/screenshots/settings-window.png)

### About

![Taskbar Launcher about window](docs/screenshots/about-window.png)

## Project Layout

```text
TaskbarLauncher/
  App.xaml
  MainWindow.xaml
  Assets/
  Models/
  Services/
  Views/
  docs/
```

## Build

Requires the .NET 10 SDK on the developer machine.

```powershell
dotnet build
```

## Config Files

`config.json` is local runtime data and is ignored by Git. Keep your personal launcher menu there for testing.

`config.example.json` is a public-safe sample config for documentation and reference. New users do not need to copy it; if `config.json` is missing, the app creates a clean starter config on first run.

Personal test configs should stay in `config.json`; public release packages do not include private configs.

## Versioning

The app version is controlled in `TaskbarLauncher.csproj`.

Recommended release flow for maintainers:

1. Update `<Version>` in `TaskbarLauncher.csproj`.
2. Commit the change.
3. Build a release package locally.
4. Tag the release, for example `v1.0.1`.
5. Upload the release zip to Gitea Releases.