iTaskbar For Mac

Whether you are accustomed to using a Windows PC or simply feel that a taskbar would improve your productivity when working on your Mac, you may have found that a search for a tool that makes this possible yields few results.

iTaskbar is a straightforward macOS application that can add a Windows-like taskbar, start menu and quick launch toolbar on your Mac, is very easy to use and offers lots of options for customization.

Relatively simple to install, but those running the latest version of macOS may run into compatibility issues

Before anything else, it is worth noting that iTaskbar is still in active development, and its core design makes it susceptible to compatibility issues with new macOS updates. Also, the app has not been fully tested on the latest versions of the operating system, although we did not run into any issues during our trial.

ITaskbar requires that a part of the System Integrity Protection (SIP) be disabled on macOS 10.11+, and the instructions are available on the developer’s homepage. Windows-like taskbar, start menu and quick launch toolbar on macOS

Once launched, iTaskbar can automatically move your Dock to the left or right side of the screen and enable auto-hide, so as to let you take advantage of the newly added feature.

All active windows are displayed in the taskbar, and you can minimize or switch between them using preset keyboard shortcuts. The start menu lists all installed applications, along with a list of user-defined shortcuts.

Moreover, you can enable the quick launch menu, which keeps the selected applications in the taskbar at all times, for easy access.

You can personalize iTaskbar to a great extent, as there are a number of styles to choose from, and you can choose which elements should be displayed, alter the opacity of the taskbar and its height.

However, the taskbar and start menu do seem a bit out of place on a Mac because of their rather outdated visual design.

In conclusion, iTaskbar is a nifty application that adds a feature many users feel is missing from their Macs: an OS X version of the Windows taskbar and start menu. However, it may have some compatibility issues with the latest OS updates and could do with a redesigned interface.