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

Features

System tray launcher
Global hotkey, default Ctrl+Alt+Space
Search/filter in the launcher popup
Recent items section for quickly relaunching entries
Nested menus, drag/drop ordering, and drag/drop item creation in Settings
Right-click launcher entries to edit them in Settings
Right-click launcher entries to pin or unpin them from the top
Right-click item duplication in Settings
Right-click items in Settings to pin them to the top of their menu
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

Settings

About

Project Layout

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

Build

Requires the .NET 10 SDK on the developer machine.

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:

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

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