Taskbar Launcher

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

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

Project Layout

TaskbarLauncher/
  App.xaml
  MainWindow.xaml
  Models/
  Services/
  Views/
  Tools/
  docs/
  builds/        generated locally, ignored by Git

Build

Requires the .NET 10 SDK on the developer machine.

dotnet build

Release

Create the small framework-dependent release package:

.\Tools\New-TaskbarLauncherRelease.ps1

Create a self-contained package that does not require users to install .NET:

.\Tools\New-TaskbarLauncherRelease.ps1 -SelfContained

Release zips are written to:

builds/releases/

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; release packages do not include it unless the release script is run with -IncludeCurrentConfig.

Versioning

The app version is controlled in TaskbarLauncher.csproj.

Recommended release flow:

Update <Version> in TaskbarLauncher.csproj.
Commit the change.
Run .\Tools\New-TaskbarLauncherRelease.ps1.
Tag the release, for example v1.0.1.
Upload the generated zip to Gitea Releases.

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