winget install --id CharlesMilette.TranslucentTBAbout TranslucentTB
A lightweight (uses a few MB of RAM and almost no CPU) utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent on Windows 10 and Windows 11.
What's new in 2026.1
Bug fixes - Use a thread for initial XAML diagnostics initialization, to hopefully solve time out issues - Make MultitaskingViewVisibilitySink agile to hopefully reduce issues with desktop switching and Win-Tab - Add functionality to allow killing Explorer when the package gets uninstalled, which should solve issues when the app is immediately reinstalled after being uninstalled - Fix compatibility issues with application that fake a taskbar Various improvements/changes - Support taskbar preview via window messages As always, you can download this release from the Microsoft Store, or by downloading and opening the TranslucentTB.appinstaller file below. Additionally, Windows 11 users can download the portable version by downloading TranslucentTB-portable-x64.zip.
Version history
| Version | Updated | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026.1 | Unknown | Bug fixes - Use a thread for initial XAML diagnostics initialization, to hopefully solve time out issues - Make MultitaskingViewVisibilitySink agile to hopefully reduce issues with desktop switching and Win-Tab - Add fun... |
| 2025.1.0.0 | Unknown | Bug fixes - Use increasingly higher values for VisualDiagConnection when initializing XAML diagnostics - Should solve most "element not found" issues hopefully... Various improvements/changes - RTL languages are now supp... |
| 2025.1 | Unknown | Bug fixes - Use increasingly higher values for VisualDiagConnection when initializing XAML diagnostics - Should solve most "element not found" issues hopefully... Various improvements/changes - RTL languages are now supp... |
| 2024.3.0.0 | Unknown | New features - Reintroduce the Blur feature on XAML-based taskbars (Windows 11 22H2 and up) - It is possible to control the radius of this effect via the blur_radius property in the JSON configuration file. This property... |
| 2024.1.0.0 | Unknown | This release is signed with Azure Code Signing! Future releases will be using ACS as well. ACS creates short-lived certificates for signature so the thumbprint is not fixed, however the certificate subject will always be... |