Windows 11 Taskbar Styler

1.10

m417z

explorer.exe

Customize the taskbar with themes contributed by others or create your own

Details

1,059,953 users

Windows 11 Start Menu Styler

1.7

m417z

StartMenuExperienceHost.exe, SearchHost.exe, SearchApp.exe

Customize the Start menu with themes contributed by others or create your own

Details

962,993 users

Windows 11 Notification Center Styler

1.7

m417z

ShellExperienceHost.exe, ShellHost.exe

Customize the Notification Center and Action Center with themes contributed by others or create your own

Details

596,162 users

Taskbar Dock Animation

1.9.2

Ph0en1x-dev

explorer.exe

Animates taskbar icons on mouse hover like in macOS

Details

488,150 users

Taskbar height and icon size

1.3.10

m417z

explorer.exe

Control the taskbar height and icon size, improve icon quality (Windows 11 only)

Details

333,137 users

Windows 11 File Explorer Styler

1.7

m417z

explorer.exe

Customize the File Explorer with themes contributed by others or create your own

Details

328,060 users

Better file sizes in Explorer details

1.6

m417z

All but conhost.exe, Plex*.exe, backgroundTaskHost.exe, LockApp.exe, SearchHost.exe, ShellExperienceHost.exe, StartMenuExperienceHost.exe, msedgewebview2.exe, windhawk.exe, windhawk-ui.exe, *\UI\VSCodium.exe

Enhances file size display in Explorer details with folder sizes, human-readable units (MB/GB), and optional IEC notation (KiB/MiB)

Details

232,561 users

Taskbar Volume Control

1.3.1

m417z

explorer.exe, ShellExperienceHost.exe, SndVol.exe

Control the system volume by scrolling over the taskbar or anywhere with modifier keys

Details

170,576 users

Translucent Windows

1.8.2

Undisputed00x

All processes

Enables native translucent effects in Windows 11

Details

174,239 users

Taskbar Clock Customization

1.8.1

m417z

explorer.exe

Custom date/time format, news feed, weather, performance metrics (upload/download speed, CPU, RAM, GPU, battery), media player info, custom fonts and colors, and more

Details

119,923 users

Taskbar auto-hide when maximized

1.2.6

m417z

explorer.exe

Makes the taskbar auto-hide only when a window is maximized or intersects the taskbar

Details

113,816 users

Windows Animations

1.3.7

ReDrag

All but TextInputHost.exe, ShellExperienceHost.exe, StartMenuExperienceHost.exe, SearchHost.exe, dwm.exe, mmc.exe, git.exe, git-remote-https.exe, AudioCaptureService.exe, AIVisualPIPESvr.exe, GimateServiceHelper.exe, NVIDIA Web Helper.exe

Smooth minimize, restore, close, switch animations for windows.

Details

98,277 users

Taskbar tray system icon tweaks

1.3.1

m417z

explorer.exe

Allows hiding system icons: volume, network, battery, microphone, location/GPS, Studio Effects, Recall, language bar, bell (always or when there are no new notifications), and the "Show desktop" button (hide or set width)

Details

83,415 users

Invisible Window Borders

1.0.0

Bo0ii

All but devenv.exe

Makes window borders invisible while keeping rounded corners

Details

91,656 users

MacOS Minimize Animation

3.1.7

Abdullah Masood

All processes

Smooth macOS-style genie minimize and restore (open) animations for every window.

Details

85,805 users

Slick Window Arrangement

1.0.2

m417z

All processes

Make window arrangement more slick and pleasant with a sliding animation and snapping

Details

74,294 users

Dark mode context menus

1.4.2

Mgg Sk

All processes

Enables dark mode for all win32 menus.

Details

80,172 users

Resource Redirect

1.3

m417z

All processes

Define alternative files for loading various resources (e.g. icons in imageres.dll) for simple theming without having to modify system files

Details

78,153 users

Windows 11 Settings Styler

1.1

m417z

SystemSettings.exe

Customize the Windows Settings app with themes contributed by others or create your own

Details

71,077 users

Middle click to close on the taskbar

1.0.9

m417z

explorer.exe

Close programs with a middle click on the taskbar instead of creating a new instance

Details

61,033 users

Classic context menu on Windows 11

1.0.2

m417z

explorer.exe

Always show the classic context menu without having to select "Show More Options" or hold Shift

Details

50,992 users

Taskbar tray icon spacing and grid

1.4

m417z

explorer.exe

Reduce or increase the spacing between tray icons on the taskbar, optionally have a grid of tray icons (Windows 11 only)

Details

47,157 users

Taskbar Volume Control Per-App

1.1.4

m417z

explorer.exe

Control the per-app volume by scrolling over taskbar buttons

Details

46,421 users

Dynamic Island for Windows

1.3.1

Himanshu

windhawk.exe

A living, breathing pill overlay inspired by iPhone's Dynamic Island. Reacts to media, downloads, clipboard, battery, and more.

Details

50,081 users

Modernize Folder Picker Dialog

1.0.0

aubymori

All processes

Replaces the classic "Browse For Folder" dialog

Details

37,466 users

Taskbar Labels for Windows 11

1.5.1

m417z

explorer.exe

Customize text labels and combining for running programs on the taskbar (Windows 11 only)

Details

37,355 users

Taskbar auto-hide speed

1.1

m417z

explorer.exe

Customize the taskbar auto-hide animation speed and frame rate to make it feel less sluggish and janky

Details

41,338 users

UXTheme hook

1.4

rounk-ctrl

winlogon.exe, explorer.exe, systemsettings.exe, logonui.exe, rundll32.exe

Allows you to apply custom themes

Details

38,061 users

Taskbar Dock Animation Plus

2.0.1

incconutwo

explorer.exe

Animates taskbar icons on mouse hover like in macOS (updated fork with support for all taskbar positions and multi-monitor fixes)

Details

36,755 users

Taskbar Auto-Hide Instant Show

2.2

Bo0ii

explorer.exe

Removes the delay before the taskbar appears with custom animation types (none, slide, elastic, bounce, fade, slide+fade, overshoot)

Details

32,711 users

Taskbar Dock Animation

taskbar-dock-animation

1.9.2

Ph0en1x-dev

explorer.exe

Animates taskbar icons on mouse hover like in macOS

Get Windhawk to install this mod

Details

Settings

Source code

Changelog

Taskbar Dock Animation

This mod adds a macOS-like taskbar animation. The current version is Beta-Testing and not yet fully stable.

Requires Windows 11 or newer to function.

⚠️ Known Issues & Limitations

Icons are sometimes clipped by the taskbar.
Upscaled icons may appear slightly blurry.

"Taskbar height and icon size" Users: If you are using this mod to create a minimalistic taskbar, please keep the Max Scale at or below 130% to avoid clipping issues. This recommendation applies to other scaling mods as well. Dell / Alienware Users: If you encounter specific issues on these devices, please reach out to me directly or open an issue so we can investigate together. StartAllBack Compatibility: This mod does not and will not support StartAllBack. Supporting it would require a complete rewrite of the codebase, which is currently out of scope. Feedback: Feel free to suggest new animation ideas or curves in the mod topic or via direct message!

You can experiment with the radius value to achieve the best result for your setup until proper fixes for the issues above are found.

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