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Install taskbar with Homebrew Cask
Windows-style taskbar as a Dock replacement. Version 1.6.1,2026,05 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Windows-style taskbar as a Dock replacement
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Project history and usage
Taskbar is a native macOS Dock alternative that presents each open window as a separate Windows-style taskbar button.
Project history
Developer Lawand Dalatieh created Taskbar after using an earlier Windows-style taskbar replacement that was no longer maintained. The developer describes spending roughly a year and a half building the first releases while learning native macOS development.
Taskbar has shipped publicly since 2024 and has continued to add window previews, pinned applications, Spaces and multi-monitor support, configurable appearance, and a Start menu.
Adoption history
Taskbar is distributed directly by lawand.io and through the official Homebrew cask. The official site says it supports both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs across a broad range of macOS releases.
Its intended audience includes people moving from Windows who prefer one visible button per window, as well as macOS users who find the Dock's application-grouped model inefficient.
How it is used
Users grant Accessibility permission so Taskbar can enumerate and switch windows. Screen Recording permission is additionally needed for optional live window thumbnails.
Taskbar can show one bar per display, follow Spaces, pin applications, reorder window buttons, adjust appearance, hide selected applications, and move or hide the standard Dock.
Why package nerds care
Taskbar is a native utility that changes a core desktop interaction without replacing the macOS window system. Homebrew Cask gives this independently distributed application a conventional install and upgrade path.
The project is also an example of a proprietary Mac utility using an official public GitHub repository for issue tracking and release infrastructure without publishing the application source code.
Timeline
- 2024: Taskbar begins shipping publicly.
- 2025: The developer publishes an account of the project's origins and development.
- 2026: The Start menu graduates from beta and ongoing releases improve modern macOS compatibility.
Related projects
- The official site compares Taskbar with uBar, another macOS Dock alternative.
- Taskbar complements macOS facilities such as the Dock, Launchpad, Spaces, and Accessibility APIs rather than replacing the operating system's window manager.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for taskbar. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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| No executable data was present. | |||
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-10-12
manager version1.6.1,2026,05
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://lawand.io/taskbar/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:taskbar |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.1,2026,05 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/taskbar |
| Homepage | https://lawand.io/taskbar/ |
| Upstream docs | https://lawand.io/taskbar/ |
| Source archive | https://lawand.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/taskbar-1.6.1.zip |
| SHA-256 | 86cd42b1c58063f53cb7b2ab4a73d4256da120ab01b229aef7098af39a9e236b |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | taskbar |
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| Artifacts | |
| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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