# glzr-io/zebar

Zebar is a tool for creating customizable and cross-platform taskbars, desktop widgets, and popups.

Repository: https://github.com/glzr-io/zebar
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zebar
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: bar, linux, macos, ricing, statusbar, windows, dock, taskbar, desktop, unixporn, widget
Last push: 2026-03-31T11:16:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 75, release rhythm 75, longevity 82
- inputs: {"age_days": 1160, "days_push": 155, "days_rel": 170, "gap_med": 18, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3032, forks 131 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:38.960485+00:00)

## What it is
Zebar is a cross-platform desktop application for creating customizable taskbars, status bars, desktop widgets, and popups. Widgets are built with web technologies and rendered in lightweight native webviews, with a GUI and marketplace for installing widget packs.

## Use cases
- create a custom taskbar for windows
- build desktop widgets with html and css
- customize a status bar for linux ricing
- install widget packs from a marketplace
- show system stats on my desktop
- make a macos menu bar replacement

## When to choose
- you want highly customizable desktop bars or widgets using web tech
- you need one tool that works on windows, macos, and linux
- you want a lightweight alternative to electron for desktop widgets

## When to avoid
- you need a full desktop environment or dock replacement with deep OS integration
- you prefer native toolkits over web-based UIs
- you need widgets on mobile platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, ui-components, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: taskbar, statusbar, desktop-widgets, ricing, webview, widget-marketplace, unixporn, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- glzr-io/zebar (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:38.960485+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 2026-08-30T07:29:47.438074+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/glzr-io/zebar (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:38.960485+00:00, sha d112d1210658)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.