# TranslucentTB/TranslucentTB

A lightweight utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent.

Repository: https://github.com/TranslucentTB/TranslucentTB
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/translucenttb
Homepage: https://translucenttb.github.io
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: taskbar, windows, windows-10, customization, aero, undocumented, blur, fluent-design, discord, gitter, acrylic
Last push: 2026-08-14T05:15:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 50, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3523, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": 179, "gap_med": 132, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 20182, forks 1251 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:29.803192+00:00)

## What it is
TranslucentTB is a lightweight Windows utility that makes the taskbar translucent, transparent, blurred, or acrylic-styled on Windows 10 and 11. It supports per-state colors and dynamic modes that change the taskbar appearance based on open, maximized, Start, Search, or Task View states.

## Use cases
- make my windows taskbar transparent
- give the taskbar an acrylic fluent design look
- change taskbar color when a window is maximized
- hide the taskbar line on windows 11
- customize taskbar appearance per state
- make taskbar clear or blurred

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, low-resource taskbar customization tool on Windows 10/11
- you want dynamic taskbar states that react to open or maximized windows
- you use RoundedTB or ExplorerPatcher and want compatible taskbar styling

## When to avoid
- you are not on Windows
- you want to customize other shell elements beyond the taskbar
- you need a portable tool without admin or store installation

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: taskbar, transparency, acrylic-blur, customization, windows-10, windows-11, fluent-design, aero, desktop

## Member repositories
- TranslucentTB/TranslucentTB (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:29.803192+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 2026-08-29T16:59:19.412466+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TranslucentTB/TranslucentTB (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:29.803192+00:00, sha 0017047091fe)
  - homepage: https://translucenttb.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T07:57:39.732871+00:00, sha 0ab7d0b792d2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.