xBar for Windows icon xBar for Windows

Efficiently Organize & Manage Your Windows Desktop

Introducing xBar for Windows

The ultimate tool for optimizing your workflow on Windows. With its fast and easy navigation, you can quickly find and launch software apps, open documents, or access folders and drives.

Drag and drop functionality allows you to easily organize shortcuts into user-defined categories. Plus, its small footprint has no effect on your PCs' performance.

Effortlessly Organize Your Windows Desktop with These 3 Easy Steps

As a Windows appbar, its design allows for quick access to all its features with the added convenience of auto-hide/show, all while being able to dock it on either the left or right side of your screen.

Plus, it offers easily customizable widgets, 21 predefined color themes, or you can choose your own color scheme from a palette of 39 optimized colors to enhance your desktop experience.

Tailoring xBar to Suit Your Workflow Needs

xBar for Windows Screen Shots

xBar for Windows with Black Theme and Docked on the Right, Showcasing 15% Transparency
Click to view additional images showcasing various personalized and customized views of xBar for Windows

Why Choose xBar for Windows?

Fast Navigation

Eliminate the need to remember shortcut names with xBar's categorized design and integrated search.

Low Impact

xBar offers many features in a small package without affecting PC performance.

Dockable & Auto Hide

Pin xBar to the side of the screen and enable auto-hide for quick access.

Drag & Drop

Easily add shortcuts to user-defined categories using drag and drop.

Customizable

Tailor xBar to your workflow needs with widgets, layout, and color options.

Color Themes

Choose from 21 predefined or create your own color theme.

Clock Widget

xBar's Clock Widget offers easy-to-read, large format, digital clock with date options for workflow optimization.

PC Info Widget

xBar's PC Info Widget displays configurable system info-tidbits, ideal when needing technical-support assistance.

PC Sensors Widget

Use xBar's PC Sensors Widget to visually monitor CPU, Memory, Temperature, and Battery performance.

Shortcuts Widget

xBar's Shortcuts Widget organizes apps, documents, and folders into user-definable categories for quick access.

Drives & Folders Widget

xBar's Drives & Folders Widget offers easy access to all drives and quick links to shell and user folders.

Button Bar Widget

xBar's Button Bar Widget offers customizable, one-click access to lock, logout, suspend, restart and shutdown functions.

xBar's Widgets

Each widget is designed to improve productivity by streamlining your Windows workflow with quick access to information and functions. From time and date, to PC performance monitoring, shortcut organization, and drives & folders accessibility. Additionally, they are customizable with options for a personalized experience.

Clock Widget

Stay on top of time and date with xBar's Clock Widget

xBar's Clock Widget allows you to easily keep track of the time and date on your desktop.

Choose between 12-hour or 24-hour display format, add an optional AM/PM time marker, and display the date in long format with locale translations. You can even convert the date to uppercase.

Personalize your experience by right-clicking to display a context menu and choose further customization options.

Clock Widget - 12/24 Hour Digital Clock with Localized Date Format
Clock Widget - 12/24 Hour Digital Clock with Localized Date Format

PC Info Widget

Get Detailed Information About Your Personal Computer

xBar's PC Info Widget allows you to easily access detailed information about your PCs' hardware. View information such as your computer's user, computer name, Windows version, and OS build.

Monitor your LAN and WAN IP addresses and location, primary monitor details, GPU, CPU, and system RAM with 7 display choices. Ideal for troubleshooting and talking to tech support, the PC Info Widget gives you the information you need at your fingertips.

Personalize your experience by right-clicking to display a context menu and choose which information tidbits you want to see.

PC Info Widget: View Windows OS & Hardware Details in One Place
PC Info Widget: View Windows OS & Hardware Details in One Place

PC Sensors Widget

Real-time PC Performance Monitoring

Monitor your computer's performance in real-time with xBar's PC Sensors Widget. View meters for Memory Usage, CPU Usage, CPU Temperature, and Battery Status.

Choose from 3 different types of bar chart meter designs (Flat, Gradient Fill, and 3-D pipe) for a visually appealing display. Personalize your experience by right-clicking to display a context menu and customize which sensors are displayed.

PC Sensors Widget: Monitor PC Performance in Real-Time with Memory, CPU, Temperature, and Battery Sensors
PC Sensors Widget: Monitor PC Performance in Real-Time with Memory, CPU, Temperature, and Battery Sensors

Shortcuts Widget

Efficiently access your frequently used apps, files and folders

With the Shortcuts Widget, efficiently organize and quickly access your Windows Applications, Documents, and Folders with user-defined categories. You can drag and drop applications, files, folders or shortcuts for quick access.

Hold down the shift key while right-clicking on an app or script shortcut to run as administrator, or for a folder, to access additional options like "Open Command Prompt here..." and "Open PowerShell Window here..." as administrator.

Shortcuts Widget: Organize and Quickly Access Windows 10 Apps, Files, Folders with User-Defined Categories and Filtered Keyword Search
Shortcuts Widget: Organize and Quickly Access Windows 10 Apps, Files, Folders with User-Defined Categories and Filtered Keyword Search

Drives & Folders Widget

Efficiently Manage and Navigate Your Digital Workspace

With xBar's Drives & Folders Widget, easily view and access your fixed and removable drives, common library and shell folders, and user-defined folders from your local PC or networked servers.

The widget automatically detects removable USB drives and allows you to hide or show them without media. Enjoy easy access to both the legacy Control Panel and the new Windows Settings app.

Personalize your experience by dragging and dropping your most used folders for quick access, and choose between large and small views to control the number of drives and folders displayed. Additionally, you can hold down the shift key while right-clicking on a folder or drive to access additional options such as "Open Command Prompt here..." or "Open PowerShell Window here..." as an administrator.

Easily View and Access Fixed and Removable Drives, Library/Shell Folders and User-Defined Folders with the Drives & Folders Widget
Easily View and Access Fixed and Removable Drives, Library/Shell Folders and User-Defined Folders with the Drives & Folders Widget

Button Bar Widget

Efficiently Access Windows Functions with the One-Click Button Bar Widget

The Button Bar Widget offers quick access to essential Windows functions with just one click. Customize the widget by right-mouse-clicking to display a popup context menu, allowing you to choose which of the 5 optional buttons to include. The button bar widget automatically resizes based on your choices.

Easily switch between a top or bottom location for the widget. The Button Bar Widget includes options such as 'Lock Windows', 'Log Off Windows', 'Suspend Session', 'Restart Windows', 'Shutdown Windows', that are typically found on the Windows Start Menu, but now conveniently located as buttons for easy access.

Quickly Access Essential Windows Functions with the Customizable One-Click Button Bar Widget
Quickly Access Essential Windows Functions with the Customizable One-Click Button Bar Widget

Eliminate Desktop Clutter and Improve Workflow with xBar - Try it Now!

Buy xBar for just $9.95 USD or take it for a spin for 30 days Free! Up to you.

Efficiently Organize & Manage Your Windows Desktop

xBar for Windows

Version: 2.0.2502.28
Released: Friday, February 28th, 2025
Supported OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
Download Size: 12.39 MB
Disk Space: 20.1 MB