# farmerbb/Taskbar

PC-style productivity for Android

Repository: https://github.com/farmerbb/Taskbar
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/taskbar
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: taskbar, freeform-windows, nougat, android
Last push: 2024-11-21T15:50:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 34/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3681, "days_push": 650, "days_rel": 700, "gap_med": 8.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1244, forks 185 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:06.745795+00:00)

## What it is
Taskbar is an open-source Android app that adds a PC-style start menu and recent apps tray to Android tablets, phones, Android TV, and Chrome OS. It supports Android 10 desktop mode and freeform window multitasking without root.

## Use cases
- add a start menu launcher to my android tablet
- launch apps in freeform windows on android without root
- use my android phone with an external display in desktop mode
- secondary app launcher for chromebook
- turn nvidia shield android tv into a pc-like experience
- quickly switch between recent apps on android

## When to choose
- you want PC-style multitasking or a start menu on Android without root
- you use Android 10+ desktop mode with an external display
- you need a free, ad-free open-source launcher for Android TV or Chrome OS

## When to avoid
- you only need a standard home screen launcher replacement
- your device runs Android 6.0 or lower
- you need window management on non-Android platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, android-tools, cross-platform
- platform: -
- tags: taskbar, start-menu, freeform-windows, app-launcher, desktop-mode, android-tv, chrome-os, multitasking, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- farmerbb/Taskbar (main) score 34

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.745795+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 2026-08-30T05:08:14.740108+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/farmerbb/Taskbar (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.745795+00:00, sha 2c6ba2d151b9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.