Taskbar - PC-style productivity for Android

Taskbar places a start menu and up to date apps tray on high of your display screen that's accessible at any time, growing your productivity and turning your Android pill (or phone) into an actual multitasking machine!

Taskbar helps Android 10's Desktop Mode, allowing you to attach your appropriate system to an exterior show and run apps in resizable home windows, for a PC-like experience! On units running Android 7.0 , Taskbar can also launch apps in freeform windows without an external show. No root required! (see beneath for instructions)

Taskbar can be supported on Android TV (sideloaded) and Chrome OS - use Taskbar as a secondary Android app launcher in your Chromebook, or turn your Nvidia Shield into an Android-powered PC!

If you discover Taskbar useful, please contemplate upgrading to the Donate Version! Simply tap the Donate possibility at the backside of the app (or, on the web, click on here).

Features:

• Start menu - shows you all applications installed on the system, configurable as a list or as a grid

• Recent apps tray - reveals your most lately used apps and allows you to easily switch between them

• Collapsible and hideable - present it when you want it, disguise it if you don't

• Many totally different configuration choices - customise Taskbar nonetheless you want

• Pin favorite apps or block those you do not wish to see

• Designed with keyboard and mouse in mind

• 100 percent free, open supply, and no ads

Desktop mode (Android 10 , requires external display)

Taskbar supports Android 10's built-in desktop mode functionality. You can join your compatible Android 10 gadget to an exterior show and run apps in resizable windows, with Taskbar's interface working in your exterior display and your present launcher still operating in your telephone.

Desktop mode requires a USB-to-HDMI adapter (or a lapdock), and a compatible system that helps video output. Additionally, sure settings require granting a special permission by way of adb.

To get began, open up the Taskbar app and click Desktop mode. Then, just tick the checkbox and the app will information you through the setup process. For extra data, click the (?) icon within the upper-right hand corner of the display screen.

Freeform window mode (Android 7.0 , no exterior display required)

Taskbar lets you launch apps in freeform floating home windows on Android 7.0 units. No root entry is required, though Android 8.0, 8.1, and 9 devices require an adb shell command to be run throughout initial setup.

Simply follow these steps to configure your gadget for launching apps in freeform mode:

1. Check the field for Freeform window support inside the Taskbar app

2. Follow the directions that appear in the pop-up to allow the correct settings on your system (one-time setup)

3. Go to your system's latest apps web page and clear all latest apps

4. Start Taskbar, then choose an app to launch it in a freeform window

For more information and detailed directions, click Help directions for freeform mode inside the Taskbar app.

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