THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN DEPRECIATED. PLEASE USE NORMAL RETROBAR AS IT NOW SUPPORTS MULTIPLE MONITORS AND MORE!

RetroBar

Pining for simpler times? RetroBar teleports you back in time by replacing your modern Windows taskbar with the classic Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, or XP style.

RetroBar is based on the ManagedShell library for great compatibility and performance.

Requirements

• Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or later
• .NET Core 3.1 desktop runtime (select the appropriate download button under "Run desktop apps")

Features

• Replaces default Windows taskbar with classic layout
• Native notification area with balloon notification support
• Native task list with UWP app support
• Quick launch toolbar
• Start button opens modern start menu
• Ability to show or hide the clock
• Display taskbar on any side of the screen (even on Windows 11)
• XP-style collapsible notification area
• Custom theme support
• Several themes included:
  • System
  • Watercolor
  • Windows 95-98
  • Windows Me
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP (Blue and Classic)
• Support for the following languages:
  • English
  • Spanish (español)
  • French (français)
  • Portuguese (português)
  • Simplified Chinese (简体中文)

Custom themes

RetroBar supports custom themes. To use custom themes, create a Themes directory in the same directory as RetroBar.exe, and place valid .xaml theme files there.

Themes use the XAML ResourceDictionary format. View the included example themes to get started.