# tjackenpacken/taskbar-groups

Lightweight utility for organizing the taskbar through groups

Repository: https://github.com/tjackenpacken/taskbar-groups
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/taskbar-groups
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: taskbar-group, desktop-shortcuts, customize, ui
Last push: 2024-07-04T17:39:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2086, "days_push": 790, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2781, forks 238 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:21.596656+00:00)

## What it is
Taskbar Groups is a lightweight Windows utility written in C# that lets users create groups of shortcuts displayed as a single taskbar icon. It provides a GUI for organizing .exe, .lnk, and folder shortcuts into customizable groups with names and icons.

## Use cases
- organize taskbar shortcuts into groups on windows
- create grouped launchers for related apps
- reduce taskbar clutter by combining shortcuts
- pin multiple programs under one taskbar icon
- customize desktop shortcuts with icons and names

## When to choose
- you want to declutter a crowded Windows taskbar
- you need quick access to sets of related applications
- you prefer a simple, free, open-source utility with a GUI

## When to avoid
- you are not running Windows
- you need cross-platform taskbar customization
- you want deep system-level shell integration beyond shortcut grouping

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools, windows, desktop-applications
- platform: windows
- tags: taskbar, shortcuts, launcher, windows-utility, desktop-customization, desktop

## Member repositories
- tjackenpacken/taskbar-groups (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.596656+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:07.020288+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tjackenpacken/taskbar-groups (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:21.596656+00:00, sha 4f0b6404376d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.