TaskbarList documentation

Each task below is shown in the app itself. Everything is done from the list's menu, by dragging, or in Settings.

Getting started

Taskbarlist is a program that opens a compact list right above it's location in taskbar in which you can add files, apps and folders from any location on your PC. Pin TaskbarList to the taskbar and let's get started!

Add an item

Right-click the list and choose Add Item. File... picks a file or a program, Folder... picks a folder; the display name is filled in from it and can be changed.

Add places the item in the list.

Add a group

Right-click the list, choose Add Group and type its name. The new group appears at the end of the list.

A group's name collapses or expands it; You can also Rename Group and Remove Group.

Add files by drag and drop

Turn on Keep on Top, in the right-click menu or in Settings › Features, so the list stays open.

Files and folders dragged onto the list are added at its end, ready to be moved where you want.

Move an item to another group

Right-click the item, open Move to Group and choose the group.

Dragging the item into another group works too.

Reorder the list

Drag an item up or down; a line shows where it will land. Groups move the same way.

Hide an icon

Right-click an item and choose Hide Icon to show it as text only. Show Icon, in the same menu, brings the icon back.

Browse folders

Hovering a folder opens its contents next to it, level after level, without leaving the list.

Themes

System follows the Windows light or dark mode. Light and Dark stay fixed, and Aero blurs the desktop behind the list, with adjustable opacity and luminosity. All of them are in Settings › Theme.

TaskbarList in the Dark theme, with a folder opened into two levels of sublists — Dark

TaskbarList in the Light theme, with a folder opened into two levels of sublists — Light

TaskbarList in the Aero theme, the desktop showing through its blurred background — Aero

Settings

Settings is in the list's right-click menu, and in the menu of the tray.

Features: Keep on top, text size, group symbols and the alignment of group names.
Theme: System, Light, Dark or Aero, with Aero's opacity and luminosity.
System: Keep running in tray for instant opening, Start with Windows, and Pin to taskbar.
Config: Export and import the list and settings. Advanced › Edit config file opens config.json; saved changes apply right away.
About: The version, the License Terms and the Privacy Policy.

The Settings window, with the categories Features, Theme, System, Config and About on the left and the Features page open

Keyboard and mouse

Click: Opens the item and closes the list.
Middle-click: Opens the item and keeps the list open for the next one.
Right-click: The menu: add, rename, move, hide icon, remove, Settings, Keep on Top.
Arrow keys: Move through the list; Right opens a folder's sublist, Left goes back.
Enter: Opens the selected item.
Esc: Closes the list.